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Tame your mind. Open your heart. ​Serve the world.
​Awaken.

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Join us and explore ancient Buddhist wisdom and the bodhisattva path in contemporary life.
​We integrate both traditional Buddhist methods of study, self-reflection, inquiry and meditation with secular, empirically-based practices of mindfulness, altruism and self-compassion. 
weekly meditations, dharma talks, chanting
Everyone is welcome!
All that's required is your wise and open heart.


For as long as space endures, and for as long as living beings remain, may I too abide to dispel the miseries of the world.
—Shantideva

Upcoming Special Events

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Meditation Practice Lab on March 6
The first Meditation Practice Lab of the year will take place on Saturday, March 6 from 2-4:30 p.m. online via Zoom.

It is geared to both beginners and those who have been meditating for a while but wish to strengthen/deepen their practice.

The fee is $25 for Dharma Refuge members; $45 for nonmembers; $10 for students and those with limited incomes.  Advance registration is requested.  Enrollment closes Friday March 5.

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The Six Transcendent States of Bodhisattvas Series
In this new monthly series, guest teacher Greg Seton will be sharing teachings and guided practice based on the Six Pāramitās, also called the six transcendent perfections.

For anyone who wishes altruistically to awaken for the sake of all beings, these are the main practices of a budding bodhisattva on the path, and also the non-dual qualities effortlessly expressed upon awakening.

Teachings will be offered on March 17 and April 7.  Click on the links to learn the topic for each evening.




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Refuge Ceremony on March 31

Join us for a special evening with the Dharma Refuge sangha on Wednesday, March 31. 

Sue Kochan, our teacher, will be offering both Refuge and Bodhisattva Vows during a refuge ceremony. 

The Refuge Ceremony is offered twice each year. Sue believes that this is the right time to also include the Bodhisattva Vow in the ceremony, for all who wish to take it.

To learn more about the Refuge Ceremony, visit our Refuge Ceremony web page. 

Practices & Dharma Talks now online

Our welcoming center of spiritual refuge for all has temporarily moved online.

We're grateful to be working in partnership with the Church on re-opening plans for our Dharma Center. We will resume in-person practices, once it's safe and sensible for visitors, sangha members and volunteers. With palms together we look forward to your presence on Zoom until we can be together at the center.

Join us for Wednesday and Saturday practices and Dharma talks, now held through Zoom.

Wednesdays, from 7:00-9:00 pm or Saturdays from 10:00-11:30 am.

Join a Zoom Practice


Get more details. • Get meeting ID/Password to call in by phone • Learn to use Zoom or request support from us. • Get a link to cut and paste if the link above doesn't work.

We are continually adding guest teachers and speakers to our Wednesday evening practices online. We do encourage you to sign up for our newsletter and check out our practice calendar, Facebook and Meetup for new announcements.

Dharma Refuge
Capacity-Building Capital Campaign

$17,675 pledged toward our $25,000 Goal!!!
Dharma Refuge is in the midst of its first ever Capacity-Building Capital Campaign. 

Our goal is to shift from being an all-volunteer organization to supporting a half-time Meditation Center Administrator. Beginning in 2021 we also hope to begin paying a salary to our teacher, who has served on a voluntary basis since 2008.
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Donate to our Capacity-Building Capital Campaign

Recent Dharma Talk

.Get to know our local teacher, Sue Kochan, through a recent Dharma Teaching (12-12-2019/ An Invitation to Pilgrimage) given at Dharma Refuge. 

(For access to a video archive of teachings by Sue, consider becoming a Sustaining Member of Dharma Refuge.

Mission, Vision, Membership

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Our Teachers

​We study and practice under the guidance of teacher and spiritual director Sue Kochan and our root teacher Anam Thubten Rinpoche, whose lineage and vision inspired the founding of our community.  We also invite guest teachers for special dharma talks and retreats. 
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Buddhist Resources

Check out our recommended Dharma books, publications, affiliated centers and online resources for Dharma as well as secular mindfulness and mindful self-compassion.

A welcoming space

Our practices, classes and retreats welcome everyone into a safe, non-dogmatic sacred space to explore the teachings of the Buddha and to experience the refuge within, our own awakened nature.

​Thanks to our sangha photographers who have so generously contributed their time, talents and photographs to Dharma Refuge! Bowing to: Carole Diamond, Michael Guida, Dave King, Sue Kochan, Judy Lombard of Bits and Peaces Photography, Ivan Ramos, Deb Pierce, Julie Gelfand and Steve Piper of GelfandPiper Photography
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Dharma Refuge meets at Covenant United Methodist Church
 – second floor (elevator accessible)
1124 Culver Rd, Rochester, NY 14609
  • Parking is available at the back of the church or on nearby side streets,
  • Mon-Thur evenings only parking is offered at The Golden Fox Restaurant, immediately across Culver Road. NO PARKING at The Golden Fox Fri-Sun 
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  • Home
  • Practices & Events
    • Calendar
    • Participating at Dharma Refuge, FAQs
    • Zoom - online practices
  • Programs
    • Sustainable Compassion Training: 2021 Winter Practice Program
    • Practice Circles
    • Practice Support - One-on-one meeting opportunties
    • Meditation Labs
    • Bodhisattvas Everywhere Talks
    • Refuge Ceremony
    • Walking the Path: Lineage Training
  • Resources
    • Dharma Resources >
      • Books, Prayers, Documentaries and Links
      • Sangha Readings
      • The Fourteen Precepts of Engaged Buddhism
      • Feast for the Soul Prayers
    • Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
    • Racial Equity and Buddhist Practice
  • Giving
    • Practicing Generosity
    • Volunteer
    • Dharma Refuge Capacity-Building Campaign >
      • Capacity-Building Campaign Pledge Form
    • Make a one-time donation
  • Membership
    • Consider Membership
    • Membership Form
    • Sustaining Members Dharma Library >
      • Video Library of Dharma Talks
      • Lineage & Bodhisattva Training Library >
        • Welcome, Overview, General Resources
        • 2016 Video Archive - The Three Vehicles
        • 2017 - Four Foundations of Mindfulness >
          • 2017 Video Archive
          • 2017 Reading and Guided Meditation >
            • Mindfulness of Body
            • Mindfulness of Feelings
            • Mindfulness of Mind
            • Mindfulness of Dharmas
        • 2018-2019 Video and Transcript Archive - 37 Bodhisattva Practices
  • About
    • About
    • Teachers
    • Solidarity Statement - We affirm that Black Lives Matter
    • Community
    • Fragrance-Free Meditation Center
    • Email Sign-up
    • Contact
    • Scholarship & Work Study Invitation
  • Blog
    • Blog