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Email 03-09-2024

Upcoming Sangha Programs Saturday, March 9 3:30 pm, DepreshZen, now meeting weekly Sunday, March 10  11:15 am, Uprooting Racism 11:30 am, Zen of Living & Dying Spring Forward Early Sunday Morning Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday, March 10, at 2 am. Be sure to set your clocks one hour ahead before going to bed…

Email 03-08-2024

Healing Chanting Service for Gerardo-roshi Today We will hold another chanting service dedicated to Gerardo-roshi today at 3:00 pm Eastern in the Arnold Park zendo. The service will also be broadcast on Zoom. All are welcome to attend. Gerardo-roshi is leader of Casa Zen, our sister center in Mexico City, and has been diagnosed with…

Email 03-01-2024

Spring 2024 Calendar Download or print the calendar for April, May, and June 2024 here. Or pick up a copy in the Link at Arnold Park. Saturday Dokusan with John-sensei, March 2 Dokusan is occasionally offered on Saturday mornings to accommodate members who can’t attend regular sittings with dokusan during the week. To participate, take…

Email 02-29-2024

Healing Chanting Service for Gerardo-roshi on Friday Last week, after his surgery to eradicate squamous cell carcinoma, Gerardo-roshi underwent more tests, and was diagnosed with lymphoma. He is undergoing more tests but will soon start chemotherapy. There will be a chanting service for Roshi tomorrow at 3:00 pm Eastern, in the Arnold Park zendo. The…

Email 02-21-2024

The Latest from Roshi Bodhin-roshi’s recent podcast episode, “Getting Beyond Age,” is available here. Teisho by Dhara-sensei, Sunday, February 25 Starting 8:30 am in the Arnold Park zendo, we’ll sit one extended round with a bell at the half-way point for posture change, followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and Sensei’s teisho. As always,…

Email 02-16-2024

Joining the 2-day Sesshin on Zoom (February 16-18) Although the regular schedule of Zoom sittings is suspended during sesshin, even if you’re not signed up for it, you’re welcome to join any block of sesshin (though without private instruction) in our usual Zoom room. The 2-day sesshin schedule is posted at (https://www.rzc.org/sesshins-meditation-retreats/daily-sesshin-schedule/2-day/). Sittings (And Dokusan)…

Email 02-09-2024

Cleaning of the Temple: Chapin Mill, Saturday, February 10 We’ll begin with a brief chanting service at 9:30 am at Chapin Mill before turning our attention to all the corners and crevices of the buildings. We’ll end with a pizza lunch (alternatives available) at 12:30. Contact Trueman to join us. If you’ve never visited Chapin…

Email 02-02-2024

Spring Arrival of Senseis Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede is very happy to announce that this spring and summer he will authorize two more of his senior students, Rick Smith and Richard von Sturmer, as full Zen teachers. Both of them have spent many years working through the koan collections with him and playing leading roles in…

Email 01-30-2024

Seeking Trustee Self-Nominations Once again, as we have done for over 50 years, the Center is searching for volunteer leaders to join our board of trustees. Do you have leadership experience in some area of organizational functioning, such as human resources, operations, legal matters, financial planning, technology, marketing, fundraising, etc.? If so, you may be…

Email 01-26-2024

Saturday dokusan (John-sensei), January 27 Saturday-morning dokusan was instituted to accommodate members who can’t make it to the regular dokusans held during the week. To participate, take a seat on the left side of the Arnold Park zendo, near the Kannon Room, any time before 10:00 am. An announcement will be made before dokusan begins….