July 16, 2020
In August, the Seeing Through Racism group is starting a series of Zoom discussions around Ruth King’s Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From the Inside Out. We’ve chosen this book because it’s a rare combination of a Black Buddhist teacher writing about both meditation and anti-racist activism with expertise, compassion, and practicality.
July 9, 2020
Online Workshop at the Center: a practical introduction to Zen In-person full-day introductory workshops have been suspended since March of last year, but we are now offering an online introduction taught by the Abbot, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede (pronounced “coal-heed”), and his senior students. Because beginning in Zen isn’t as simple as deciding to attend a…
July 21, 2019
Welcome! The family program at the Rochester Zen Center is rooted in the belief that Zen practice can be integrated with family life. We welcome the children and families of all Zen Center members, no matter what their spiritual backgrounds. We work to create opportunities for children and parents to engage in regularly scheduled activities…
March 1, 2019
Please join us the weekend of May 24 – May 26 for a celebration of the Buddha’s birthday. Friday, May 24: Temple Night/Jukai 5:45 p.m. Children’s Jukai (in the Buddha Hall) Refreshments for children immediately after the ceremony (in the dining room) 7:00 p.m. Temple Night concluding around 9::00 with Jukai (Taking-the-Precepts) An unstructured time…
November 27, 2018
On Tuesday, December 10, 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!
July 19, 2018
Thanks to the efforts of Jeanette Prince-Cherry, we now have a number of the Zen Center’s many recipes online, and we’ll continue to add more. These recipes are shared to support Sangha in their efforts to eat a more compassionate diet. Check out the recipes collection here.
July 4, 2018
We aim for a Sangha Dinner every three months and the next is planned for July 13. We’ll start cooking at 4:30 pm and begin eating around 5:45 pm. Participants may arrive any time before 5:45 pm to help cook or just to eat. After dinner we’ll clean up the kitchen. If you plan on attending, please email Devin Wiesner…
July 4, 2018
Sesshins are Zen meditation retreats held in strict silence with about 10 hours a day of formal zazen. The Center schedules two of these relatively short sesshins each year, one in September and the other in February or March. They’re led by one of Roshi’s senior students (Eryl Kubicka for this one) and, for those…
July 4, 2018
We’re just beginning to collect sign-ups for Thanksgiving dinner here at the Center. You can sign up on a sheet in the Link, or call the Center, and we will pencil you in. Bring a vegetarian dish, hand-made or store-bought, to share. Dinner begins at 4 pm in the dining room at Arnold Park, but…
May 3, 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 Tuesday evening with sitting and ceremonies, starting at 8 pm and winding up a little past midnight. For the many…