March 19, 2020
Remote “Dokusan” From Roshi: Since the Center is closed these days except to staff, I will start offering dokusan by phone to others. This will start with just local formal students of mine – that is, local members who have gone through a New Student Ceremony. Depending on the demand, I may extend it to…
March 17, 2020
Ongoing C-virus Issues Please stand by one more day for a schedule for remote dokusan and private instruction. We had a detailed message half-written today before getting an influx of breaking news and morphing guidelines regarding staff living restrictions, which plunged Roshi and his advisers into more meetings. Regarding live streaming of sittings, the regular…
March 14, 2020
Coronavirus Update The Center’s working group on COVID-19, which includes two physicians, met again this morning to discuss ongoing efforts to limit Sangha exposure and to outline courses of action to take when (not “if”) the number of local cases rises. Some of the following restrictions are quite severe, but this is the time, everyone agreed,…
March 12, 2020
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update Like most of you, we’ve been following the progression of the coronavirus around the world and here in this country. It seems clear to us that, barring a dramatic containment response from government, we are likely to see conditions similar to those today in Northern Italy, where people who could otherwise…
September 25, 2019
Rochester Climate Strike This Friday, September 27 From Roshi: Alarmed at our overheated planet and governmental failure to address climate change? Dreading the world we could be leaving for our descendants? Come join Sangha members – and probably hundreds of others – for the local Rochester Climate Strike this Friday afternoon. It’s sponsored by a…
July 5, 2019
An Announcement from Roshi about the 2020 Summer Sesshins In scheduling 7-day sesshins for next year, I’ve invited Amala-sensei to lead the two in the summer, and am pleased to say that she has agreed to do so. In recent years one or another of my teacher-disciples, at my invitation, has stepped in to lead…
April 19, 2019
Ken Kraft Memorial Service On Saturday, May 4, at 3:30 pm, there will be a memorial service for Kenneth Kraft, who died last fall. Ken was a member of the Center for almost 50 years, and proved to be a valuable resource to us as a Zen Bow contributor, a member of the Center’s Board of Trustees,…
September 22, 2018
Memorial Service for Audrey Fernandez, Sunday, September 23, 11:00 a.m. Founding Zen Center charter member Audrey Fernandez died peacefully this morning at 8:25. She was 91. There will be a memorial service for her tomorrow morning at 11:00 in the zendo. There will also be a public funeral service in October; the date will be…
August 8, 2018
Memorial Service for Cynthia Seefeld, Sunday, August 12, 11:00 am Sangha member Cynthia Seefeld passed away early Friday morning in her hometown of Milwaukee. She had entered hospice the week before at her residence, Eastcastle Place, a retirement living community. Many of us here remember her, as she spent a full sixteen years on staff….
July 25, 2018
Memorial Service for Jeffrey Kurland Long-time Center member and sesshin veteran Jeffrey Kurland has died after a long battle with cancer. His wife Roberta and their daughters will be here tomorrow (Wednesday, July 25) for a service in the zendo at 2:30 pm. Old friends and other Sangha members are welcome to come.