Calendar - Rochester Zen Center

	July 2019
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1 Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 1, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Dokusan Dokusan July 1, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	2 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 2, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Beginners Night - see note Beginners Night - see note July 2, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Arnold Park If this would be your first time sitting with us, please call before 3:30 pm on the Tuesday you'd like to come. We sit three 25-minute rounds with kinhin in between and finish with chanting. During the 2nd round participants are welcome to come to private or group instruction. Refreshments are served after chanting. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 2, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Armold Park, Rochester NY14607 Private Instruction scheduled with John or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • •	3 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 3, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. On Wednesday mornings, Roshi usually gives dokusan - check the calendar. Dokusan Dokusan July 3, 2019 6:15 am - 7:00 am 7 Arnold Park, Rochester, Monroe, New York 14607, United States Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	4 August sesshin deadline August sesshin deadline July 4, 2019 Acceptances are emailed the day after the deadline. You can still apply after the deadline, and there will usually still be room. Center Closed Center Closed July 4, 2019 • •	5 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 5, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Sesshin decisions Sesshin decisions July 5, 2019 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 5, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 5, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Arnold Park Private Instruction scheduled with Eryl or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • • •	6 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Saturday Morning Zazen Saturday Morning Zazen July 6, 2019 6:15 am - 7:30 am 7 Arnold Park Saturday morning zazen begins and ends a half hour later than on weekdays. The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Finding Your Seat Finding Your Seat July 6, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm We meet in the Community Space (the right dorm behind 7 Arnold Park). This is a chance to meet with senior students and discuss posture, practice, Center procedures, and how to get your Zen practice started. • • •
7 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Zazen & Chanting Zazen & Chanting July 7, 2019 8:30 am - 10:15 am On Sundays with no talk or teisho, we sit for three 25 minute rounds with kinhin between and finish with a chanting service. • •	8 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 8, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. • •	9 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 9, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Beginners Night - see note Beginners Night - see note July 9, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Arnold Park If this would be your first time sitting with us, please call before 3:30 pm on the Tuesday you'd like to come. We sit three 25-minute rounds with kinhin in between and finish with chanting. During the 2nd round participants are welcome to come to private or group instruction. Refreshments are served after chanting. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 9, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Armold Park, Rochester NY14607 Private Instruction scheduled with John or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • • •	10 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 10, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. On Wednesday mornings, Roshi usually gives dokusan - check the calendar. • •	11 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 11, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 11, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. • • •	12 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 12, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 12, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 12, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Arnold Park Private Instruction scheduled with Eryl or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • • •	13 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Saturday Morning Zazen Saturday Morning Zazen July 13, 2019 6:15 am - 7:30 am 7 Arnold Park Saturday morning zazen begins and ends a half hour later than on weekdays. The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Finding Your Seat Finding Your Seat July 13, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm We meet in the Community Space (the right dorm behind 7 Arnold Park). This is a chance to meet with senior students and discuss posture, practice, Center procedures, and how to get your Zen practice started. • • •
14 Roshi away Roshi away July 6, 2019 - July 14, 2019 Zazen & Chanting & Youth Sunday Zazen & Chanting & Youth Sunday July 14, 2019 8:30 am - 10:15 am On Sundays with no talk or teisho, we sit for three 25 minute rounds with kinhin between and finish with a chanting service. Zen of Living & Dying Zen of Living & Dying July 14, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm We gather to provide support and discuss the issues of life, death, and sickness from a Buddhist perspective. We meet every 2-3 weeks, following Sunday zazen and brunch. All are welcomed and encouraged to join. Contact Wayman Kubicka (lou.kubicka@gmail.com) for more information. Rainbow Sangha Meeting Rainbow Sangha Meeting July 14, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm • • • •	15 Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 15, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Dokusan Dokusan July 15, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	16 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 16, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Beginners Night - see note Beginners Night - see note July 16, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Arnold Park If this would be your first time sitting with us, please call before 3:30 pm on the Tuesday you'd like to come. We sit three 25-minute rounds with kinhin in between and finish with chanting. During the 2nd round participants are welcome to come to private or group instruction. Refreshments are served after chanting. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 16, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Armold Park, Rochester NY14607 Private Instruction scheduled with John or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • •	17 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 17, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. On Wednesday mornings, Roshi usually gives dokusan - check the calendar. Dokusan Dokusan July 17, 2019 6:15 am - 7:00 am 7 Arnold Park, Rochester, Monroe, New York 14607, United States Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	18 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 18, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 18, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Dokusan Dokusan July 18, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • • •	19 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 19, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Posture workshop with Esther Gokhale Posture workshop with Esther Gokhale July 19, 2019 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm • •	20 Saturday Morning Zazen Saturday Morning Zazen July 20, 2019 6:15 am - 7:30 am 7 Arnold Park Saturday morning zazen begins and ends a half hour later than on weekdays. The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Dokusan Dokusan July 20, 2019 10:00 am - 11:00 am Any member who can't make it to the regular dokusans held during the week can come to this informal Saturday dokusan. Take a seat in the zendo on the left side near the Kannon room and the back stairs any time before 10:00 a.m. There will be an announcement made before dokusan begins, some time between 10:00 and 10:15. Call us if you have questions. Finding Your Seat Finding Your Seat July 20, 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm We meet in the Community Space (the right dorm behind 7 Arnold Park). This is a chance to meet with senior students and discuss posture, practice, Center procedures, and how to get your Zen practice started. • • •
21 Zazen Zazen July 21, 2019 6:15 am - 7:30 am https://www.rzc.org/news/all-day-sitting/ Zazen & Teisho & Youth Sunday Zazen & Teisho & Youth Sunday July 21, 2019 8:30 am - 10:30 am On Sundays with a teisho or Dharma talk, we begin sitting one extended round (usually 50 minutes) with a bell at the half-way point for a posture change. The round is followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and the teisho or talk. Zazen Zazen July 21, 2019 11:00 am - 12:50 pm https://www.rzc.org/news/all-day-sitting/ Zazen Zazen July 21, 2019 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm https://www.rzc.org/news/all-day-sitting/ Sangha Hike Sangha Hike July 21, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Mendon Ponds Park. We'll leave from 7 Arnold Park at 1:40 pm. Meeting spot: the Mendon Ponds West parking lot off of Pond Road (3rd entrance) closest to Wild Wings. • • • • •	22 Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 22, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Dokusan Dokusan July 22, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	23 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 23, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Beginners Night - see note Beginners Night - see note July 23, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Arnold Park If this would be your first time sitting with us, please call before 3:30 pm on the Tuesday you'd like to come. We sit three 25-minute rounds with kinhin in between and finish with chanting. During the 2nd round participants are welcome to come to private or group instruction. Refreshments are served after chanting. Private Instruction Private Instruction July 23, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Armold Park, Rochester NY14607 Private Instruction scheduled with John or Trueman, beginning with the second round of sitting. Please check RZC for availability. • • •	24 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 24, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. On Wednesday mornings, Roshi usually gives dokusan - check the calendar. Dokusan Dokusan July 24, 2019 6:15 am - 7:00 am 7 Arnold Park, Rochester, Monroe, New York 14607, United States Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • •	25 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 25, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. Dokusan Dokusan July 25, 2019 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Dokusan is offered to members and begins during the sitting, with the start time depending on how many people are going. If you plan to go, sit in the center aisle or on the left side of the zendo. Otherwise, sit on the right. • • •	26 Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 26, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am Description:The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. •	27 July/August sesshin July/August sesshin July 27, 2019 - August 3, 2019 https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/ Sesshin begins Sesshin begins July 27, 2019 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm • •
28 July/August sesshin July/August sesshin July 27, 2019 - August 3, 2019 https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/ Zazen Zazen July 28, 2019 8:30 am - 10:15 am • •	29 July/August sesshin July/August sesshin July 27, 2019 - August 3, 2019 https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/ Evening Zazen Evening Zazen July 29, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Our usual schedule is three 35-minute rounds of sitting with kinhin in between. We end with the Four Vows. • •	30 July/August sesshin July/August sesshin July 27, 2019 - August 3, 2019 https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/ Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 30, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. Beginners Night - see note Beginners Night - see note July 30, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 7 Arnold Park If this would be your first time sitting with us, please call before 3:30 pm on the Tuesday you'd like to come. We sit three 25-minute rounds with kinhin in between and finish with chanting. During the 2nd round participants are welcome to come to private or group instruction. Refreshments are served after chanting. • • •	31 July/August sesshin July/August sesshin July 27, 2019 - August 3, 2019 https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/ Morning Zazen Morning Zazen July 31, 2019 5:45 am - 7:00 am The usual format is a one hour round with a bell and the opportunity to change your posture at the halfway point. Chanting follows the sitting. On Wednesday mornings, Roshi usually gives dokusan - check the calendar. • •

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