March 29, 2024
Below is additional information that is specific to the April 13-20, 2024 (7-day) Sesshin. Here is the daily sesshin schedule. Whether you’re attending sesshin inperson or online, take time to look over the general guidelines and instructions that apply here for in-person and here for online. If attending in-person at Chapin Mill New COVID-19 Protocols We are announcing changes…
February 13, 2024
You’re invited to join this hour-long, hybrid meeting of Uprooting Racism. We begin at 11:15 am (Eastern) in the Garden Conference Room at Arnold Park and on Zoom . The mission of Uprooting Racism is to gain personal insight into racism in order to abandon it on an individual level, dismantle it on an institutional…
December 14, 2023
Repentance Gatha All harmful actions committed by me since time immemorial Stemming from greed, anger, and delusion, Arising from body, speech, and mind, I now repent having committed. More details to come…
November 9, 2023
Thursday, November 16 7:00 p.m. Zazen and Ceremony of Aid: A day of fasting for Zen Center residents, and others are welcome to join in. Monetary offerings collected during the ceremony will be donated to RMAN (Rochester Mutual Aid Network). Sunday, November 19 8:30 a.m. Zazen at 8:30 followed by Ceremony of Gratitude at 9:30…
November 9, 2023
Beginning at 7 p.m., we’ll sit for two rounds followed by the Ceremony of Aid. Mind is unlimited. Chanting when performed egolessly has the power to penetrate visible and invisible worlds. — Roshi Philip Kapleau For our annual Ceremony of Aid, we seek to send spiritual and material aid to where it is acutely needed….
November 9, 2023
RZC trustees and officers, staff, and Sangha members are invited to participate in the first ever Uprooting Racism Winter Sangha Retreat to be held at Chapin Mill from Friday, December 1, to Sunday, December 3, 2023. Here is the schedule of events. Space is limited to fifteen participants. To sign up, please fill out this…
October 11, 2023
At our Introduction to Zen Meditation workshops, we cover the basics of zazen: posture, breath practice, and kinhin (walking meditation). In Zen 101, we discuss the more outward forms of Zen practice such as: Prostrations: How do we do them and why? Traditional Zen chanting. Getting acquainted with some Zen terminology (e.g., Bodhisattva, Jukai, Rakusu,…
August 22, 2023
Free Gokhale Workshop, Thursday, September 14, 7:00 pm. Esther Gokhale, author of 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, an excellent resource on posture and body mechanics, will be in Rochester to lead workshops on September 14 and 15. As she has done in prior years, she has generously offered to lead a free session for our…
August 22, 2023
Sunday, September 17, 11 am: Sangha Conversation on Social Justice Engagement As a follow-up to the discussion that took place at our annual member meeting on June 25, this Zoom meeting will be an opportunity to share and learn about differing needs related to the Zen Center’s engagement with social justice issues. This question arose…
June 21, 2023
The Sangha Programs Office is organizing a contingent of marchers for the upcoming Rochester Pride Parade. We’re looking for people (including allies) who are interested in marching alongside a few RZC staff members. The parade starts at 1:00 pm on July 15 and the route begins on Park Avenue (near Arnold Park) and leads to…