March 8, 2022
What does your ZIP code have to do with your odds of surviving a deadly heat wave? Join Uprooting Racism for this free virtual screening and discussion event! Cooked: Survival by ZIP Code (2018), a feature documentary by acclaimed director Judith Helfand, interweaves commentary on history, anti-Black racism, segregation, climate justice, and what counts as…
March 7, 2022
Saturday, March 12, 2022, 9:30am – 12:30pm With the start of each New Year, we turn our attention to all the corners and crevices of the Chapin Mill (CM) Retreat Center buildings with our annual “Cleaning of the Temple.” We begin at 9:30 and wind up with a pizza lunch (alternatives available) at 12:30. It’s…
February 8, 2022
Feel like giving back? Join fellow Sangha members in sending notes of gratitude to local critical care nurses! These front-line workers not only care for patients with COVID-19, but for anyone who requires intensive care. All day, everyday, that’s what they do, and the pandemic has taken a toll on them and their loved ones,…
December 18, 2021
Omicron on the Horizon The COVID-19 Task Force met yesterday afternoon, and it was decided that – with the certain arrival of the new Omicron variant and the uncertainty of how it will play out – we can’t guarantee at this point that the Rohatsu hybrid sesshin (January 8 -15, 2022) will go ahead as…
December 16, 2021
Audio Streaming We broadcast live streaming audio from the Arnold Park zendo of our schedule formal sittings. Zoom Sittings We also hold sittings on Zoom every Monday through Saturday morning from 7:00 to 8:00, Sunday morning from 8:30 to 10:30, and Monday through Friday evening from 7:00 to 8:00. Special events such as ceremonies, sesshin,…
April 28, 2021
Chapin Mill Workday This Saturday Join us for our first workday of the season (Saturday, May 1)! We’ll begin work at 9 am and end with a BYO lunch at 1 pm. Everyone is welcome to stick around after and enjoy the property. If you plan on attending, please RSVP (by getting your “free ticket”)…
April 10, 2021
Sangha Meeting Today, Saturday, April 10 A reminder that we have a Sangha meeting, over Zoom, at 1:30 today. The one agenda item: re-opening the Center. Roshi Away The sudden death of one of Roshi’s in-laws will take his wife Angela and him out of state for 3 days. They’ll leave tomorrow (Sunday) and return…
March 11, 2021
Blue Sky Ahead With vaccination efforts picking up speed, Zen Center planning teams are looking more closely at when it will be safe for fully-vaccinated members to join Arnold Park and Chapin Mill residents for daily sittings, and when our next sesshin might be (possibly an online/in-zendo hybrid). With the COVID-19 variants still lurking about,…
December 29, 2020
This year, in the midst of the pandemic, we’re grateful we can come together with Sangha to welcome the New Year. We’ll begin (via Zoom) with zazen at 8 pm and follow a modified schedule that will take us to midnight. Whether you plan to sit with us all night or just for one or…
October 25, 2020
Looking at the intersecting national crises of 2020 as an opportunity for us to evolve, reading from a July column by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof.