Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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What's Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) about?

Dharma talks by senior teachers, including Sensei John Pulleyn, Sensei Donna Kowal, and Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The Rochester Zen Center was founded in 1966 by Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of 20th century Zen classic, The Three Pillars of Zen.

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Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) episodes:

04.07.2024
What’s the Rush?
Dropping our habitual, compulsive busyness and finding our refuge in the direct experience of this moment.
03.31.2024
Living and Dying
Birth and death are not discrete events, but rather part of a continuing process of coming and going.
03.25.2024
Roshi Gerardo Gally and Casa Zen
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
03.24.2024
The Zen Practice of Non-abiding
Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
03.10.2024
Facing Uncertainty
Daring to live fully in the shadow of possible disaster.
03.03.2024
Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley
Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley. Automated Transcript
02.25.2024
The Ebb and Flow of Zen Practice
Conditions come and go. At times, one may feel motivated and energized by practice, and, at other times, discouraged and stuck in a rut. How do we stay engaged in the midst of changing conditions?
02.18.2024
Getting Beyond Age
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
02.18.2024
Advice on Sesshin Practice #2
Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 2. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack...
02.17.2024
Advice on Sesshin Practice #1
Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 1. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack...
02.11.2024
No-Self and Habits
Full title: No-Self and Habits as Far as the Eye Can See
02.04.2024
Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy
Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy. Automated Transcript
01.28.2024
Our Attitude Toward Practice
Finding a way beyond grasping and rejecting, beyond success and failure.
01.21.2024
Working with Pain
The experience of physical pain is part of the human condition. In taking up a sitting practice, we have the opportunity to learn how to work with pain and transform our relationship to it.
01.12.2024
Nothing Special #3
Commentary on Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice by Charlotte Joko Beck
01.11.2024
Nothing Special #2
Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 2)
01.10.2024
Nothing Special #1
Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 1)
01.09.2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #3
Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 3)
01.08.2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #2
Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 2)
01.07.2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #1
Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 1)
01.05.2024
Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
12.17.2023
Now is the Time
The human experience of time is shaped by social conditioning. Through Zen practice we learn to let go of our attachment to time as linear and cumulative, releasing ourselves into the eternal, present now.
12.10.2023
Stillness Speaks #2
Commentary on Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (Part 2).
12.09.2023
Stillness Speaks #1
Commentary on Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (Part 1).
12.03.2023
Outrage
Full Title: Outrage, Resentment, Acceptance, and Forgiveness.
11.25.2023
The Precepts: Beyond Pride and Perfection
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
11.03.2023
Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #2
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.
11.02.2023
Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #1
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.
11.01.2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #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
10.31.2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #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
10.30.2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #2
Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 2). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996
10.29.2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #1
Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 1). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996
10.22.2023
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger. Automated Transcript
10.15.2023
Establishing and Sustaining Zen Practice
Practice and our lives are not two. Insight comes when the thinking mind falls silent.
09.30.2023
Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #89, “Dongshan’s ‘No Grass’”
September 2023 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
09.29.2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #3
Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 3). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989.
09.28.2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #2
Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 2). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989.
09.27.2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #1
Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 1). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989.
09.26.2023
Teachings of Zen Master Foyan
Commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Foyan. Sources: Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings (Expanded Edition) by Andy Ferguson. Wisdom Publications, 2011. Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala Press, 2000.
09.25.2023
Teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu
Commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu. Sources: Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings (Expanded Edition) by Andy Ferguson. Wisdom Publications, 2011. Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala Press, 2000.
09.17.2023
Work Practice
How to engage your practice in the midst of activity, whether it involves manual work or intellectually-demanding tasks. Resources: Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks by Gary Thorp (Walker Books, 2000). “The Value of ‘Deep Work’ in...
09.10.2023
Working With Obstructions in Our Zazen
Reading from Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana.
09.09.2023
Meditation: Why Bother?
Meditation: Why Bother? Developing the Right Attitude. Reading from Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana.
08.20.2023
Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Mumonkan #38 “A Buffalo Goes Through a Window”
From October 1975 Sesshin, Day 1. A commentary on the koan and the teacher- student dynamic. Played on Founder’s Day – August 20, 2023.
07.28.2023
Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”
July 2023 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
07.27.2023
“Zen Essence” #2
A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary.
07.26.2023
“Zen Essence” #1
A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary.
07.25.2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3
A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary).
07.24.2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2
A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary).
07.23.2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1
Roshi Kjolhede begins this teisho with biographical highlights of Zen Master Ta Hui, based on Andy Ferguson’s Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Master’s and Their Teachings. He then continues with a commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen...

What's Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) episodes:

What’s the Rush?

Living and Dying

Roshi Gerardo Gally and Casa Zen

The Zen Practice of Non-abiding

Facing Uncertainty

Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley

The Ebb and Flow of Zen Practice

Getting Beyond Age

Advice on Sesshin Practice #2

Advice on Sesshin Practice #1

No-Self and Habits

Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy

Our Attitude Toward Practice

Working with Pain

Nothing Special #3

Nothing Special #2

Nothing Special #1

Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #3

Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #2

Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #1

Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma

Now is the Time

Stillness Speaks #2

Stillness Speaks #1

Outrage

The Precepts: Beyond Pride and Perfection

Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #2

Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #1

Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #4

Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #3

Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #2

Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #1

Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger

Establishing and Sustaining Zen Practice

Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #89, “Dongshan’s ‘No Grass’”

Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #3

Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #2

Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #1

Teachings of Zen Master Foyan

Teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu

Work Practice

Working With Obstructions in Our Zazen

Meditation: Why Bother?

Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Mumonkan #38 “A Buffalo Goes Through a Window”

Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”

“Zen Essence” #2

“Zen Essence” #1

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1