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Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

About Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara

Pat Enkyo O’Hara, Roshi, is the founder of Village Zendo in New York City as well as a founding teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order, which began with the vision of Bernie Glassman, from whom she received dharma transmission. She holds a doctorate in media ecology and for many years taught new media technologies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is the author of Most Intimate: A Zen Approach to Life’s Challenges.

The Promise and Peril of Spiritual Authority

by Gina Sharpe, Pilar Jennings, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Melvin McLeod| November 10, 2020

The Promise and Peril of Spiritual Authority

Gina Sharpe, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, and Pilar Jennings examine spiritual power, the roots of its abuse, and how we might learn to hold it differently going forward.

Senjoy and Her Soul

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| May 26, 2020

Senjoy and Her Soul

Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara shares a teaching about returning to the true, whole self after experiencing loss. A Zen koan that takes on the problematic question of our self-identity on a personal level begins simply with a question. Zen teacher Goso asked, “Senjo and her soul are separated—which is the true Senjo?” The question is […]

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

by Ira Sukrungruang, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Toni Bernhard, Larry Yang, Charles R. Johnson, Karen Maezen Miller, Karen Connelly and Shinso Ito| January 19, 2020

How to Be a Good Citizen in Troubled Times

A good society is built one citizen at a time. Here are some Buddhist-inspired ways to be a good citizen in these troubled political times.

Gender and Sexuality: From “Other” to Others

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| September 17, 2019

Gender and Sexuality: From “Other” to Others

Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara on how to move past our discomfort and old ideas and make Buddhist communities welcoming to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations.

Our Moment of Possibility and Joy

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| June 3, 2018

Our Moment of Possibility and Joy

Who am I, really? Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara shares three teachings that have given her solace and strength as she’s asked that question.

Stand Against Suffering: A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers

by Bhikkhu Bodhi, Myokei Caine-Barrett, Norman Fischer, Joan Halifax, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, Jack Kornfield, Ethan Nichtern, Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Lama Rod Owens, Greg Snyder, Gina Sharpe, Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Jan Willis| August 21, 2017

Stand Against Suffering: A Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers

Thirteen leading Buddhist teachers call on Buddhists and all people of faith to take a stand against policies of the new administration.

How to Make All Your Work Meaningful

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| July 27, 2017

How to Make All Your Work Meaningful
Image by Mark T. Morse.

Whether you’re waiting tables or washing laundry, meditating or making art, the key, Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara teaches, is always to savor the task at hand.

Include Everything

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| July 19, 2017

Include Everything

A teaching on fear and street retreats by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara.

The Work of the Moment

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| April 18, 2015

The Work of the Moment
Shambhala Sun, Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Zen, Work, Lion's Roar, BuddhismImage by Mark T. Morse.

Like the monk who strived so hard he couldn’t see the goddess right behind him, if we push too hard for results we miss what is most intimate. When we and our work are one, says Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara, even the most mundane of life’s activities are profound and beautiful.

Which River Will You Cross?

by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara| November 10, 2014

Which River Will You Cross?

Whether buying products on the Internet or Skyping with our students and teachers, we instantly recognize our interdependence, and yet how about when we walk outside our door?

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