December 10, 2022
Coming-to-the-Path Talk Cancelled – Tomorrow, December 11 Sangha member (and Zen Center board chair) Jonathan Hager, scheduled to give tomorrow’s Coming-to-the-Path talk, is still recovering from COVID. Though he’s recuperating well, he’s still highly positive, so the talk will be rescheduled for next year. Instead, the schedule tomorrow morning will be three 30-minute rounds with…
December 8, 2022
Tonight: Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony We’ll have the annual celebration of the Buddha’s Great Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, complete with sutra reading and chanting, followed by warm milk-rice in the candle-lit dining room. Sitting begins at 7 pm, and the ceremony starts at 8:00. If you can’t make it in-person, you may join via Zoom…
December 5, 2022
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…
December 4, 2022
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
December 4, 2022
Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript
December 2, 2022
Teisho and Coming-to-the-Path Talk This Sunday’s teisho (December 4) will be given by Donna-sensei. Next week, Sunday, December 11, Jonathan Hager will give a Coming-to-the-Path Talk. Memorial for Victims of Club Q Shooting in Colorado Springs On Saturday, December 3, at noon, Bachelor Forum, the oldest gay-owned-and-operated club in Rochester, will host a community memorial…
November 30, 2022
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…
November 26, 2022
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
November 25, 2022
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…
November 25, 2022
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…