September 15, 2022
On Sunday, August 6, at 11 a.m., Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede will conduct the Ceremony of Becoming a Zen Priest for Sensei Donna Kowal. You are invited to attend in-person in the Buddha Hall at Arnold Park or on Zoom. Speaking on the significance of ordination in his article entitled “What Does It Mean To Be…
September 15, 2022
Thursday Private Instruction and Friday Dokusan Roshi returns to Rochester Thursday evening, September 15, too late to give dokusan. So instead he will give dokusan Friday evening; on Thursday evening Donna Kowal will give Private Instruction. Next week Roshi will return to his usual scheduled dokusan. Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger: Uprooting Racism…
September 15, 2022
The sanctioning ceremony for Donna Kowal will take place on Sunday, October 16, at Chapin Mill, where there’s more room and ventilation. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. It’s relatively short, and light refreshments will follow.
September 11, 2022
September 2022 2-Day Sesshin, Day 2
Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
September 10, 2022
September 2022 2-Day Sesshin, Day 1
Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
September 9, 2022
Sittings During The 2-day Sesshin (September 9-11) Though there will be a sesshin at Chapin Mill this weekend, you can still join the in-person sittings at Arnold Park, except for Friday evening, September 9, which will be informal. You can refer to the online calendar here for the day and times. The regular schedule for morning and evening Zoom…
August 24, 2022
Fall 2022 Calendar Is Now Available A printable quarterly calendar for October, November, and December 2022 is posted on the Center’s website and here. You can also pick up a copy from the table in the Link whenever you stop by the Center. Roshi’s Absence Roshi has gone to Florida to spend the Center’s 2-week…
August 21, 2022
By trying to wall off the inevitable pain we encounter, we make it hurt more and last longer. Acceptance and practice show us another way. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
August 17, 2022
Martha Howden Longtime Sangha member and dogged sitter Martha Howden landed in the hospital several days ago (actually two hospitals, getting shuttled between Strong and Highland here in Rochester) with what at this hour they’re calling an “atypical heart attack.” Myriad tests have now shown that the suspect artery is clean as a whistle, and…
August 16, 2022
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