November 16, 2023
Ceremony of Aid, Thursday, November 16 Tonight, we’ll sit for two rounds followed by the Ceremony of Aid (more details here). As usual, you can listen in on the audio livestream or join on Zoom. Each year, on this Thursday before Thanksgiving, we have a day of fasting here at the Center, and during the…
November 10, 2023
John-sensei and Dhara-sensei’s New Schedule Now that John-sensei has made his way through the initial phase of recovery from his knee replacements, he and Dhara-sensei have begun sharing duties, rather than following the six-month on/six month-off schedule we adopted after Roshi’s move to Florida. This means that our two teachers will divvy up responsibilities for…
November 9, 2023
Thursday, November 16 7:00 p.m. Zazen and Ceremony of Aid: A day of fasting for Zen Center residents, and others are welcome to join in. Monetary offerings collected during the ceremony will be donated to RMAN (Rochester Mutual Aid Network). Sunday, November 19 8:30 a.m. Zazen at 8:30 followed by Ceremony of Gratitude at 9:30…
November 9, 2023
This annual ceremony, second in importance only to ordination, gives us the opportunity to further ground our practice by pledging to do our best to live up to the basic sixteen precepts of Buddhism: the Three Treasures, the Three General Resolutions, and the Ten Cardinal Precepts. All are welcome, whether you’re a member of the…
November 9, 2023
Beginning at 7 p.m., we’ll sit for two rounds followed by the Ceremony of Aid. Mind is unlimited. Chanting when performed egolessly has the power to penetrate visible and invisible worlds. — Roshi Philip Kapleau For our annual Ceremony of Aid, we seek to send spiritual and material aid to where it is acutely needed….
November 9, 2023
RZC trustees and officers, staff, and Sangha members are invited to participate in the first ever Uprooting Racism Winter Sangha Retreat to be held at Chapin Mill from Friday, December 1, to Sunday, December 3, 2023. Here is the schedule of events. Space is limited to fifteen participants. To sign up, please fill out this…
November 3, 2023
November 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
Commentary on the teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 2). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
November 2, 2023
November 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on the teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 1). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
November 1, 2023
November 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 4). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
October 31, 2023
November 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 3). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript