December 7, 2021
Please join Uprooting Racism for our forthcoming discussion of Zenju Earthlyn Manuel’s deeply personal, insightful book, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening through Race, Sexuality, and Gender. The free discussion will take place on Zoom on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 7:00-8:30pm Eastern. We ask that for this event, participants read the entire book ahead of time…
December 3, 2021
Uprooting Racism Speaker Series: Conor Dwyer Reynolds of the Police Accountability Board Please join Uprooting Racism for a free Zoom discussion with Conor Dwyer Reynolds, Executive Director of the Rochester Police Accountability Board (PAB). The event will take place from 7:00 to 8:30 pm EST on Sunday, January 30. All are welcome, Zen Center members…
August 22, 2021
September, 2021: The Sangha Programs Office team is delighted to announce that they have launched two new online groups. Monthly Dharma Reflections One program is Dharma Reflections, which takes place the second Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 2:15pm Eastern on Zoom. Longtime RZC member and practitioner Larry McSpadden will lead a friendly discussion,…
July 21, 2020
A full list of news and events, starting with the most recent.
July 19, 2020
Donations from our members and friends comprise the lion’s share of the Center’s annual budget, which supports daily sittings, retreats, podcasts, publications, and more. You can now donate to the Center through PayPal using a credit card, and you have the choice of paying in one lump sum or by a recurring monthly payment,…
July 16, 2020
In August, the Seeing Through Racism group is starting a series of Zoom discussions around Ruth King’s Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From the Inside Out. We’ve chosen this book because it’s a rare combination of a Black Buddhist teacher writing about both meditation and anti-racist activism with expertise, compassion, and practicality.
July 9, 2020
Online Workshop at the Center: a practical introduction to Zen In-person full-day introductory workshops have been suspended since March of last year, but we are now offering an online introduction taught by the Abbot, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede (pronounced “coal-heed”), and his senior students. Because beginning in Zen isn’t as simple as deciding to attend a…
July 21, 2019
Welcome! The family program at the Rochester Zen Center is rooted in the belief that Zen practice can be integrated with family life. We welcome the children and families of all Zen Center members, no matter what their spiritual backgrounds. We work to create opportunities for children and parents to engage in regularly scheduled activities…
March 1, 2019
Please join us the weekend of May 24 – May 26 for a celebration of the Buddha’s birthday. Friday, May 24: Temple Night/Jukai 5:45 p.m. Children’s Jukai (in the Buddha Hall) Refreshments for children immediately after the ceremony (in the dining room) 7:00 p.m. Temple Night concluding around 9::00 with Jukai (Taking-the-Precepts) An unstructured time…
November 27, 2018
On Tuesday, December 10, 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. Don’t miss this one!