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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….

Email 01-20-2024

Teisho by Dhara-sensei Tomorrow, Sunday, January 21 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, you can also join on Zoom or our audio livestream. Also Tomorrow: Winter…

Email 01-06-2024

Roshi’s Latest Podcast Episode Click here to listen to Roshi’s latest talk entitled “Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma.” No Formal Sitting Tomorrow at Arnold Park Although there will be no formal sitting on Sunday morning, the rest of the in-person sitting schedule at Arnold Park will be as usual this coming week, and…

Email 12-29-2023

Schedule for New Year’s Winter break is over, and the Center is gearing up for New Year’s Eve on Sunday. First, a reminder that there are no in-person sittings at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill on Sunday morning. The evening begins at 8 pm and runs through midnight. We’ll be doing plenty of zazen as…

Email 12-19-2023

Center on Break The Center’s winter break begins tomorrow, December 20, and will run through Wednesday, December 28. The zendos at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill are open to members during the break (although the heat at Chapin Mill will be turned down very low to conserve energy). Zoom sittings will continue uninterrupted, except for…

Email 12-15-2023

2024 Winter Calendar The calendar for January, February and March can be downloaded here. You can also pick a copy up in the Link at Arnold Park. Teisho by Dhara-sensei, Sunday, December 17 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…

Email 12-15-2023

An Update on Barry Keesan and Chanting Service Today Barry is improving and graduated from the ICU to a regular stroke ward on Tuesday night. Once he’s able to swallow well enough to safely eat and drink, he should be able to leave the hospital for long-term rehab.  This afternoon, at 3:15 in the Arnold Park…

Email 12-07-2023

Buddha’s Enlightenment Ceremony Tonight! This evening’s sitting will conclude with the annual ceremony that commemorates the Buddha’s Great Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, complete with sutra reading, chanting, and warm kheer (milk-rice) in the candle-lit dining room. Sitting begins at 7:00 pm, and the ceremony follows at 8:00. Everything, including the sitting, will also be…