Eido T. Shimano Roshi

Eido T. Shimano Roshi

Eido T. Shimano Roshi is the former abbot of the New York Zendo in New York City, and of Dai Bosatsu Zendo, a Zen monastery in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York.

Recent Articles

Just Say Hai!

The essence of Zen practice, says Eido Shimano Roshi, can be condensed into one word: Hai! (Yes!) The difficulty is learning to say Hai! without adding “But, but…”

No Choice But Radical Acceptance

When you understand that this present moment is all there is, you have no choice but radical acceptance. Two teishos by Eido Shimano Roshi

What More Need You Seek?

A Teisho by Eido Shimano Roshi on Rinzai and his Zen.