January 29, 2023
Marsha Linehan is the creator of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) which was the first form of psychotherapy proven effective for suicidal people with personality disorders. Her work was driven by her own struggles and by her experience in Zen training. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
January 27, 2023
Teisho, Coming-to-the-Path Talk, and Sangha Meeting This Sunday’s teisho (January 29) will be given by John-sensei. Next week, Sunday, February 5, Jonathan Hager will give a Coming-to-the-Path talk. After Jonathan’s talk, we’ll have a Sangha meeting during brunch. Sangha Hike, Sunday, January 29 at noon Either meet at the front entrance of the Rochester Zen…
January 25, 2023
It’s a bit too chilly out for an outdoor brunch, but we’d still love to see you! The Sangha Programs Office is organizing a free Sangha Winter Social on Saturday, February 11, at 4:30-6:00pm at Arnold Park. Feel free to dress up a little if that suits you, but there’s no official dress code. Join…
January 20, 2023
The next Coming to the Path talk will be delivered by Anna Belle Leiserson after the morning sitting on Sunday, May 19. In Coming to the Path talks, senior students share their journey to the Dharma and to the Rochester Zen Center. You’re invited to join us onsite in the Arnold Park zendo, on Zoom, or…
January 19, 2023
A Change in Mask Policy (COVID) The Center’s COVID Task Force recently met and made a change in mask-wearing policy at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill: masks are no longer required when in motion throughout the buildings (kinhin, dokusan waiting line, changing room, etc.). The only time we now require masks is during chanting and…
January 17, 2023
The Center’s COVID Task Force recently met and made a change in mask-wearing policy at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill: masks are no longer required when in motion throughout the buildings (kinhin, dokusan waiting line, changing room, etc.). The only time we now require masks is during chanting and recitations in the zendo (e.g., The…
January 15, 2023
Friends, You are welcome to join our next Sangha meeting in-person (after the Sunday morning sitting at Arnold Park) or on Zoom using the usual meeting codes. These gatherings are a chance to let all who are interested know what’s going on and coming up at the Center — plus they’re an opportunity to ask…
January 13, 2023
January 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
January 12, 2023
January 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
January 11, 2023
January 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Paul Breiter) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript