October 13, 2023
Weekly Schedule Change Starting today, Friday, October 13, we’re going to experiment with making our Friday evening in-person sittings informal and optional for staff at Arnold Park and Chapin Mill. As many of you know, our staff numbers are low, and demands on everyone have increased. Over the years, the nature of residential training at…
October 6, 2023
Saturday Dokusan with John-sensei, October 7 Dokusan is occasionally offered on Saturday mornings to accommodate members who can’t attend regular sittings with dokusan 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…
September 21, 2023
The Fall 2023 calendar is available here. Sangha Meeting Recap This past Sunday, we held a Zoom conversation that highlighted differing needs and expectations regarding the Center’s engagement with anti-racism and social justice issues in general. With some 50 participants, including members of the Board of Trustees and other leaders, it was an opportunity to…
September 14, 2023
Reminder: Esther Gokhale Workshop, Thursday, September 14, 7:00 pm Zazen and Teisho by Dhara-sensei, Sunday, September 17, 8:30 am In the zendo at Arnold Park, we’ll have one extended round of sitting with a bell at the half-way point for a posture change, followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and then teisho. All will…
September 8, 2023
September 7-day Sesshin Deadline Yesterday was the application deadline for the September 23-30 sesshin led by Dhara-sensei. You may still apply by clicking here. No Formal Sitting at Arnold Park Friday Evening, September 8 The 2-day sesshin at Chapin Mill begins tonight. Joining Sittings During the Upcoming 2-day sesshin (September 8-10) While sesshin is underway…
August 22, 2023
Reminder: Summer Break, August 23 to September 5 During the break we’ll continue to hold Zoom sittings Monday through Saturday morning from 7:00 to 8:00, Sunday morning from 8:30 to 9:30, and Monday through Friday evening from 7:00 to 8:00. In addition, the Arnold Park zendo will be open for members to come and sit…
August 18, 2023
Zen Bow, Spring/Summer 2023 The latest issue of Zen Bow is available here. (Hard copies will be printed and mailed to those who have requested them within the next few weeks.) Founder’s Day: Roshi Philip Kapleau’s Birthday This Sunday, August 20, as part of our annual remembrance of Kapleau-roshi, who was born August 20, 1912,…
August 11, 2023
Ordination of Dhara-sensei This past Sunday, Sensei Donna Kowal was ordained by Bodhin-roshi as a Zen Buddhist priest and received the Dharma name Dhara (pronounced DAH-RAH). Dhara is a Sanskrit name that means continuous flow or stream. It also means earth, as in that which sustains and upholds. If you missed the ordination ceremony, it…
August 3, 2023
This Saturday, August 5: Annual Picnic and More At Arnold Park we’ll have the usual formal morning sitting from 6:30 to 7:30 am (no chanting). Later, at Chapin Mill, we’ll have our annual picnic. All are invited – Sangha, friends, children, and dogs! We’ll get underway at 11 am with games, then have lunch at…
July 22, 2023
Joining the 7-day Sesshin on Zoom (July 22-29) While sesshin is underway at Chapin Mill, you can still join the in-person sittings at Arnold Park. Refer to the weekly schedule here for the days and times. (Chanting, dokusan, and Private Instruction are not offered at Arnold Park sittings during sesshin.) The regular schedule for morning and evening…