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Email 03-16-2023

Seeking Trustee Self-Nominations – A New Process for 2023 Once again, as we have done for over 50 years, the Center is searching for volunteer leaders to join our board of trustees. However, this time around, factoring in emerging needs, we’re introducing a new nominations process that we hope will increase transparency, Sangha engagement, and…

Zen of Living and Dying

About every couple of weeks after the Sunday morning sitting at 11:30 a.m., a group of Sangha members meets for an hour on Zoom to provide support for each other while dealing with issues of life, death, and illness. Participants affectionately refer to the group as ZLD. At ZLD meetings, we share, we listen, we…

Parent Practice Group

Calling all those involved in parenting, including grandparents and chosen aunties and uncles! Once a month join Sangha member Susan Rakow on Zoom from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. (Eastern), for a light-hearted, expert-led, educational, and supportive Parent Practice group. Click here to sign up.

Finding Your Seat

Trying to get your Zen practice going, but aren’t quite there yet? Or your practice is going, but it isn’t as regular as you’d like it to be?  Still wondering about certain zendo protocols? Or do you have some posture questions? Then the Finding Your Seat (FYS) program is for you! FYS meets most Saturdays…

Saturday Dokusan (John-sensei)

Dokusan is a one-to-one teaching encounter in private given at this center by a fully authorized Zen teacher — either Sensei John Pulleyn or Sensei Dhara Kowal. It is open to those who have become members of the Center. Dokusan is geared to matters of practice in the narrow sense of the word (e.g., zazen), but…

Email: 03-08-2023

Sangha Entertainment Night Postponed Sadly, we have too few acts ready to go for Saturday night, so we’re going to postpone until the “stars” align. In the meantime, if you have an idea for a skit or any other performance, let us know and we can help find collaborators. If we do round up a…

Sangha Hike

To express interest in any of the upcoming Sangha Hikes, please complete this form: https://rzc.breezechms.com/form/511b50 Mendon Ponds, Sunday, October 22 Join us for a hike at Mendon Ponds. We will be hiking an easy, dog-friendly 2-mile loop around Devil’s Bathtub. You can meet at 11:30 am at the Zen Center (7 Arnold Park) to carpool,…

Hockey Viewing Party

Join our host, Jake Langendorfer for Buffalo at Philadelphia. We’ll be watching the game in the library on the 3rd floor of 5 Arnold Park at 7 p.m. Come to the front door and ring the doorbell. You can look forward to pizza and non-alcoholic beer.

Sangha Entertainment Night

It’s Back! For the first time since 2019! Sangha Entertainment Night will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 11 – and we need performers, as well as audience members. In addition to the onstage antics in the Buddha Hall, we’ll have sweet and savory snacks along with beverages after curtain call…