April 13, 2022
Center Closed for a Week With the COVID spike worsening here in Monroe County (over 800 new cases were reported yesterday) and with one confirmed and one probable case among staff, the Center’s COVID-19 Task Force has decided that the Center’s Arnold Park and Chapin Mill locations will both be closed to non-residents until Thursday,…
April 12, 2022
No Dokusan Tomorrow Morning, Wednesday, April 13 Dokusan is cancelled Wednesday morning and rescheduled for Thursday morning. Accordingly, there will be both morning and evening dokusan on Thursday, April 14. Sensei’s Vacation Next Week Next week, there will be dokusan Monday evening, April 18. Then, Sensei will be out of town from Tuesday, April 19,…
April 8, 2022
Saturday Dokusan, April 9 To attend Saturday morning dokusan with Sensei, take a seat on the left side of the Arnold Park zendo, near the Kannon Room, any time before 9:00 am. An announcement will be made before dokusan begins. This extra dokusan is to accommodate members who have a hard time making it during the week….
March 26, 2022
Roshi’s Return Roshi (and his wife Angela) are booked to return to Rochester on April 30, and he’ll be back in the saddle then through October. Roshi Dokusan Suspended Roshi and Angela (joined by Gerardo-sensei) will be in Mexico for a week from April 2 (the last day of sesshin) through April 9. In Roshi’s…
March 18, 2022
Zazen and Dharma Talk This Sunday, March 20 This Sunday Trueman Taylor will give a Dharma talk after morning zazen. As usual, we’ll start at 8:30 with a 50-minute round with a bell at the half-way point for posture change. The round is followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and the Dharma talk. You’re…
March 11, 2022
Roshi’s Latest Podcast It’s been about a month since Roshi’s last podcast. Check out his latest here. It’s entitled “Ukraine and Russia: What Would Buddha Do?” Spring Forward Early Sunday Morning Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 am. Be sure to spring your clocks forward one hour before going to bed on Saturday…
March 2, 2022
Dispensing (In Part) with Masks! With the steep drop in Monroe County’s infection rate, the Center’s COVID-19 task force is no longer requiring masks during the workday or for zazen and kinhin. We will continue wearing masks for chanting, including when we recite the Four Vows and Verse of the Rakusu. We’ve resumed chanting on…
February 17, 2022
Dharma Talk This Sunday (February 20) Postponed This Sunday’s Dharma Talk has been re-scheduled for Sunday, March 20. This Sunday, February 20, we’ll sit for three 30-minute rounds with kinhin in between, ending with the Four Vows. Are Zen Center Library Books Lying around Your Home? Because of COVID-19 restrictions during the past two years, we now…
February 10, 2022
Happy Friday! Join host Brenda Reeb on February 11, 4:30-5:45 pm EST, on Zoom for this Friday social event. How was your week? What are you looking forward to over the weekend? Want companionship in a socially distant way? Need help with something? We’ll use a round-robin format to check in with everyone who wants…
February 3, 2022
The Center Reopens This Sunday, February 6 The Center’s COVID-19 task force met on Tuesday, and decided that the Center can reopen for in-person sittings, starting this Sunday, February 6. Please follow these protocols if you plan to return to sitting in-person (and we hope you do!) at Arnold Park or Chapin Mill: To attend…