Opening up to life as it is requires us to let go of the desire to be in control of conditions and to get intimate with suffering — not just our own, but the suffering of others and the planet. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 6
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 4 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 3 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 2
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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Finding the Silence that doesn’t depend on conditions. Dharma Talk by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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Moshan Liaoran (c. mid-late 800s) was the first female ancestor to be recognized in the official record of Dharma transmission. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript

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Our evolutionary heritage instills and reinforces the dream of self and other and blinds us to how little is actually within our control. Everything begins to open up when we drop our demands and learn to work with things as they are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript

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