Our holiday break begins on Wednesday, December 20. We’ll start back up on Thursday morning, December 28. As always, the zendos at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill are available to members, and we’re happy to say that the Zoom sittings will continue, uninterrupted, during the break. The one exception is that there will be no…

If you’d like to start the new year fueled by zazen, come join with others in the Sangha for our annual New Year’s eve celebration. We’ll welcome in 2024 on Sunday evening with sitting and ceremonies, starting at 8:00 p.m. and winding up a little past midnight (with eggnog of course!). The ceremony (and sitting)…

DepreshZen is an informal, online gathering for Sangha members to explore and discuss mental health. We meet for an hour most Sundays at 3:30 pm Eastern. DepreshZen provides a safe space to talk, educate, and share experiences and perspectives of mental health, including how it can affect Zen practice. Our discussions explore meaning, purpose, and reflection…

Our next Term Intensive (TI) runs October 10-24, 2024. The Term Intensive offers us a supportive structure in which to extend our practice efforts for a set period of time. Participants pledge to uphold a schedule of increased sitting and, if they wish, other aspects of discipline that relate directly or indirectly to their Zen…

With the start of each New Year, we turn our attention to all the corners and crevices of the Arnold Park (AP) buildings with our annual “Cleaning of the Temple.” We begin with a brief chanting service at 9:45 and wind up with a pizza lunch (alternatives available) at 12:30. It’s your temple – join…

On Thursday evening, December 7,  we’ll hold the annual ceremony that commemorates the Buddha’s Great Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, complete with sutra reading, chanting, and warm milk-rice in the candle-lit dining room.  Sitting begins at 7 pm, and the ceremony will follow at 8:00. You’re invited to join us in the zendo at Arnold…

We’ll sit for two rounds followed by a Famine Relief Ceremony.  This is a fast day for Zen Center residents, and others are welcome to join in. Monetary offerings collected during the ceremony are donated to Rochester Mutual Aid Network (RMAN). These will be matched by the Center within the limits of the Center’s budget.

This event will be held in the Sangha library. Our friendly host will have pizza & chips with salsa. Game starts at 1:00, pre-party starts at 12:15. In case you are not familiar with where the library is located, come to our front door for directions.

On November 19, the Center will hold our annual Ceremony of Gratitude. Zazen is at 8:30am followed by the ceremony at 9:30am in the Arnold Park zendo. In many ways, Thanksgiving is the most Buddhist of national holidays – a time when we pause to give and to contemplate all the things we are grateful…

Need a boost? Join us for a fun and lively social gathering! Escape from the news-and-doomscrolling cycle and meet Sangha members old and new. This new Sangha Program is hosted by Rachel Clar, a big-hearted extrovert who knows how to laugh. Gather in the Arnold Park dining room at 5 p.m., and be ready for…