September 25, 2020
Tri-state Weekend Intensive In recent years Roshi has gone to Cleveland to conduct an annual Weekend Intensive at the house of the Cleveland Zazen Group, joined by a contingent from the Louisville Zen Center. The same sesshin-lite event will take place this weekend via Zoom, but to keep things simple for those managing the WI,…
September 20, 2020
The situation in the U.S. and around the world may be more bleak than ever. But consider: as individuals we manage to carry on with the very bleakest of futures: our own certain death. Rather than dwelling on future catastrophes, practice calls for us always to be fully responsive to the present. That is the…
September 19, 2020
Agenda and Zoom Info for Sunday’s Annual Meeting We hope that many of you can join us this Sunday, September 20, at 5:00 PM EDT for the Center’s annual meeting of members. We will be using the standard Rochester Zen Center Zoom meeting number and password. Here for your reading pleasure are the meeting agenda along…
September 13, 2020
Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor
September 12, 2020
Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor
September 10, 2020
This Week’s CoronaCast from Roshi (September 9) Daniel Prude and Rochester: Going Beyond Black and Blue Joining the 2-day Sesshin (September 11-13) A reminder for people who are not attending sesshin: you are welcome to join any parts of the sesshin. If you do, please enter before the block of sitting begins in order to…
September 9, 2020
Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Daniel Prude and Rochester: Going Beyond Black and Blue.”
September 4, 2020
Saturday Sangha Check-in Don’t forget that if you’d like to do some in-person Sangha socializing tomorrow, Saturday, September 5, you can come to the Arnold Park garden at 1:00 or so (enter through the gate in the parking lot). It will be something of an experiment: BYO sandwich (if you’d like), keep at least six…
August 30, 2020
Dharma talk by John Pulleyn: Looking at ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) as presented by Russ Harris in his book, The Happiness Trap, and how it fits with Zen practice.
August 27, 2020
Arnold Park Social Postponed There was going to be a low-key gathering in the Arnold Park garden this Saturday, but now rain is forecast. So we’re postponing the get-together for a week, until Saturday, September 5. This Week’s CoronaCast by Roshi: August 27, 2020. Depression compared and contrasted with boredom. Finding Your Seat (FYS) can…