Shinge Roshi will be offering in-person dokusan after 10 a.m. morning service on June 11, June 25 and July 16.
She will be leading the DBZ Anniversary Sesshin on July 2 and 9, so will not be in Syracuse on those Sundays. As a precaution, please bring a mask for in-person dokusan.
Shinge Roshi will be offering in-person dokusan at Hoen-ji after morning service this Sunday, May 29, for Sangha members who are fully vaccinated with boosters, follow our current Covid protocols (see below), and have no symptoms of any kind of respiratory illness. Masks will be required at all times.
Choka (morning service) begins at 10 a.m. Starting at 11 a.m. we will have two periods of zazen during which Roshi will offer dokusan to those in person at Hoen-ji. We will end at 12:30 p.m. Read more »
Thursday, May 15, at 6 p.m. we will chant Tei Dai Denpo, our lineage, followed by zazen and in-person dokusan with Shinge Roshi. Please bring a KN-95 mask for dokusan.
At 9 a.m., in lieu of morning service, we will hold a commemoration service for Nyogen Senzaki, followed by zazen and in-person dokusan with Shinge Roshi and then temple caretaking. Please bring a KN-95 mask for dokusan.
Hoenji will observe the auspicious tradition of chanting the full Diamond Sutra at 9 a.m., in lieu of morning service; it will be followed by zazen and a talk by Shinge Roshi.
On Sept. 8, at 9 a.m., morning service will be followed by in-person dokusan with Shinge Roshi and then temple caretaking. Please bring a KN-95 mask for dokusan.
Please be aware that East Seneca Turnpike connecting South Salina St. and East Brighton Ave. will be closed starting Friday evening through Monday morning, August 23-26, for construction on Route 81. This could affect anyone coming to ZCS for Sunday's services and Annual Meeting. Make your travel plans accordingly. We look forward to seeing you Sunday!
August 25: In-person Dokusan, Board of Trustees Annual MeetingRead more »
On July 14, we invite the Sangha to come to the zendo for short morning service at 9 a.m., followed by in-person dokusan until 11. At 11:15 a.m., we will hold a 49-day memorial service for sangha member Saigyo Terrance Keenan, who passed away on May 25 after a long illness. A catered lunch will be served in the Forman House after the ceremony.
