July 26, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #3
July 2022 Sesshin, Day 3
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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July 25, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
July 2022 Sesshin, Day 2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
July 24, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
July 2022 Sesshin, Day 1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
July 23, 2022
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Joining the 7-day Sesshin (July 23-30) on Zoom The regular schedule for morning and evening Zoom sittings is suspended during sesshin. However, even if you’re not signed up, you’re welcome to join any block of sitting (though without dokusan) in our usual Zoom room. If you do join us, please log on before a block…
July 20, 2022
Founder’s Day
This is our annual remembrance of Roshi Philip Kapleau, Founder of the Rochester Zen Center. We will begin sitting one extended round (usually 50 minutes) with a bell at the half-way point for a posture change. The round will be followed by kinhin, a short chanting service, and then a recorded teisho by Roshi Philip…
July 17, 2022
Seeing Into Space, Seeing Into Mind
The images revealed by the Webb Telescope will vastly extend our knowledge. Wisdom, however, grows from looking inward. Who is seeing that projection of the mind we call the universe? Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
July 15, 2022
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Sangha Picnic, Tomorrow, Saturday, July 16 Our annual picnic at Chapin Mill begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday with fun and games from the “Buddha Bazaar.” Upon working up an appetite, we’ll enjoy a potluck lunch from 1 to 2 p.m. The Center will provide sweet corn, fruit, beverages, and ice cream. Please bring a…
July 10, 2022
Annual Sangha Picnic
Summer is here, and the potluck picnic at Chapin Mill, our retreat center outside of Batavia, is coming soon! This year’s picnic is set for Saturday, August 5. Come and enjoy Sangha, great food, games, and 125 acres of woods, ponds, foxes, turtles, and much more. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with members –…
July 10, 2022
Zen Buddhism–Religion, or Not?
The book Buddhism, by Smith and Novak, identifies six aspects of religion. How many fit with Zen? Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
July 7, 2022
Email: 07-07-2022
New Fees for Online Sesshin It has been our policy that if you’re attending sesshin online and wish to go to dokusan, you need to attend at least two of the four daily blocks of sitting. Beginning with the July sesshin, online sesshin participants will also need to pay $5 for each block they plan…