December 2, 2018
A non-Buddhist comes to awakening before the Buddha, sitting in silence, while his longtime disciple Ananda, standing in attendance, remains dumbfounded. How notions of identity can bind us. Who awakens? No one!
November 30, 2018
If you’d like to start the new year fueled by zazen rather than by intoxicants or TV, come join with others in the Sangha for our annual celebration. We’ll welcome in the New Year on Sunday evening with sitting and ceremonies, starting at 8 pm and winding up a little past midnight. For the many…
November 28, 2018
Sign Language Interpreter for Workshop Thanks to two volunteers from the Rochester Institute of Technology, our Introductory Workshop this Saturday, December 1, will be signed. If you know someone from the deaf community who might like to attend, let him or her know! Arnold Park Temple Cleaning: New Date Because of how the calendar works…
November 27, 2018
On Thursday, November 29, 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!
November 24, 2018
The ceremony of Jukai (Taking the Precepts) is basically an initiation into the Dharma. To be a Buddhist is to commit to aligning oneself with what is real–direct experience, not thoughts. It is to see things as they are in order to be with things as they are.
November 23, 2018
Tonight Is Temple Night Beginning around 7:00 this evening (Friday, November 23), you’re invited to join in our twice-a-year informal sitting in the Buddha Hall (right behind 5 Arnold Park). You are free to sit anywhere (moving your mat as you wish) and to make prostrations and offer incense at any of the altars, as…
November 20, 2018
Temple Night – Friday, November 23 During Temple Night, we transform the Buddha Hall into a space for free-form devotions and sitting meditation, buoyed by exquisitely appointed altars bathed in soft light. Beginning around 7:00 pm, you’re invited to join in our twice-a-year informal sitting in the Buddha Hall (right behind 5 Arnold Park). All are welcome,…
November 17, 2018
Ceremony of Gratitude Tomorrow Morning, Sunday, November 17 Our Ceremony of Gratitude this year takes place during the regular Sunday sitting (tomorrow morning, starting at 8:30 am). When you come into the Link, note pads and pencils will be out, and you can write a sentence or two about anything you want to give thanks…
November 16, 2018
Ingredients 3 pounds white or sweet potatoes, scrubbed clean ¼ cup olive oil, more or less 2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground rosemary (optional) ¼ tsp black pepper Instructions Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F. Chop scrubbed potatoes into 1”x1” cubes, approximately; it’s better to chop them too large than too small. Put chopped potatoes…
November 16, 2018
Ingredients 1 – 2 Tbs olive oil for cooking ½ tsp salt 1 tsp basil 1 lb. frozen cut green beans, thawed Instructions To thaw green beans, boil a kettle full of water, cover frozen green beans with boiling water, soak a moment, then drain. Repeat, if necessary, to thaw thoroughly. Sauté thawed green beans…