Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

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A dharma talk given at the Windhorse Zen Community by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei. Sunya Sensei was sanctioned to teach by Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of the Rochester Zen Center.

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Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community episodes:

12.01.2023
Rohatsu: The Buddha's Enlightenment
This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community near Asheville, NC on Sunday, November 26, 2023. To donate or learn more about us and our dharma work, visit windhorsezen.org
11.15.2023
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
This teisho was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community in 2016. For more information visit windhorsezen.org, and consider donating to sustain our dharma work while you're there.
10.25.2023
Master Hakuin Part 3
Part three in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August of 2020. Windhorsezen.org
10.18.2023
Master Hakuin Part 2
Part two in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August 2020. Windhorsezen.org
03.04.2023
Looking Into Mirrors- Teisho by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede
This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community on July 12, 2020.
02.10.2023
Koan 36 in The Blue Cliff Record: Chosa Goes Picnicking
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs on May 2, 2021. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya...
03.04.2020
Introduction to the Ox-Herding Pictures
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of...
02.12.2020
December 2019 Sesshin-Last Day
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of...
02.05.2020
December 2019 Sesshin-Day 4
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of...
01.22.2020
December 2019 Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina. Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of...
01.15.2020
Beginning Anew and Maya Angelou
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
12.31.2019
October 2019 Sesshin (Day 7)
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
12.24.2019
October 2019 Sesshin (Day 6)
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
12.17.2019
October 2019 Sesshin (Day 4)
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at the Windhorse Zen Community, located in the mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
03.08.2019
Zen Practice and a Tender Heart
This talk was given by, Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the...
02.26.2019
Gentling the Wild Horse Mind
This talk was given by, Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the...
02.20.2019
Code of the Heart (and pericarditis)
This talk was given by, Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the...
02.13.2019
Code of the Heart (and pericarditis)
This talk was given by, Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit our website. windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma...
01.03.2019
Milarepa (part 2)
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during one of our regular Sunday programs at the Windhorse Zen center.
12.27.2018
Milarepa (part 1)
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during one of our regular Sunday programs at the Windhorse Zen center.
12.20.2018
Day 6-2018 December Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during our 2018 Rohatsu Sesshin, at the Windhorse Zen center.
12.12.2018
Day 2. 2018 Rohatsu Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during the 2018 Rohatsu sesshin at the Windhorse Zen center.
11.14.2018
War and Flowers
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
11.09.2018
Day 7. October 2018 Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi on day 7 of our seven day October, 2018 Sesshin.
11.01.2018
Day 6. October 2018 Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during our October 2018 Sesshin.
10.25.2018
Day 4. October 2018 Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during our October, 2018 Sesshin.
10.18.2018
Day 2. October 2018 Sesshin
This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede-Roshi during our October, 2018 Sesshin.
10.11.2018
Lotus Sutra (Part 2)
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
10.02.2018
Lotus Sutra (Part 1)
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
09.17.2018
Slogging Through the Underbrush of the Mind
This talk was given by Sonya-Roshi on the second day of a seven day sesshin.
08.27.2018
Connoisseurs of the Commonplace
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
08.15.2018
The Cantor and the Clansman
This talk was given by Sonya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
08.02.2018
This Breath
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
07.26.2018
The Truth is Ready to Harvest: The Fourth Precept and the Need for Linguistic Honor
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs.
07.19.2018
Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Seven
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi on day seven of this seven day retreat.
07.12.2018
Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Six
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi on day six of this seven day retreat.
07.05.2018
Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Four
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi on day four of this seven day retreat.
06.28.2018
Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Two
This talk was given by Sunya-Roshi on the second day of this seven day retreat.
06.14.2018
The Heart of Jizo Bodhisattva
This unedited Teisho was given by Sunya-Roshi at our regular Sunday sittings. In this talk Sunya goes into the story of Jizo Bodhisattva and sheds some light on one of Japan's most famous Zen figures. Thanks for your continued interest...
05.29.2018
Zen Monk Ryokan, Part III
This unedited dharma talk (teisho) is the third of a three-part series on the life and poems of the 18th c. Japanese monk, Ryōkan Taigu. Sunya-roshi gave this talk during our Sunday program on April 8th, 2018; it includes...
05.29.2018
Zen Monk Ryokan, Part II
This unedited dharma talk (teisho) is the second of a three-part series on the life and poems of the wonderful 18th c. Japanese monk, Ryōkan Taigu. Sunya-roshi gave this talk during our Sunday program on April Fool’s Day and...
04.26.2018
Zen Monk Ryōkan, 'Great Fool' Part I
This unedited dharma talk (teisho) is the first of a three-part series on the life and poems of the wonderful 18th c. Japanese monk, Ryōkan Taigu. Sunya-roshi gave this talk during our Sunday program on March 25,...
10.03.2012
Not Just a Bag of Skin
37 "Not Just a Bag of Skin" Today's teisho by Sunya Sensei is a talk given at our Sunday sitting on September 30th 2012 from our Zendo in the North Carolina Mountains. You can hear a phobe's song in...
09.09.2012
The Tao and Zen, by Mitchell Doshin Cantor Sensei
36 The Tao and Zen, by Mitchell Doshin Cantor - Today's teisho is a talk by Mitchell Doshin Cantor Sensei, a guest speaker at the Windhorse Zen Community in July of 2012. Sensei Cantor discusses the Tao and Zen. Doshin...
08.01.2012
35 The Tao Te Ching, Teisho by Guy Leekley
The Tao Te Ching, Teisho by Guy Leekley Today's teisho is a talk by Guy Leekley, a guest speaker at the Windhorse Zen Community, who discusses how "we can all learn from the ageless spiritual teachings of the Chinese classic, the...
03.07.2010
34 A Grain of Sand
A Grain of Sand - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given during an all-day sitting in March 2009 at our zendo in the North Carolina Mountains. Thanks for your continued interest in these podcasts. Send...
02.14.2010
33 A Spirit of Inquiry, Don't Assume Anything!
A Spirit of Inquiry, Don't Assume Anything!- Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in March 2009 at our zendo in the North Carolina Mountains. Thanks for your continued interest in these podcasts. Send us an...
01.24.2010
32 A Day of Zazen, Fayan's Teachings
A Day of Zazen, Fayan's Teachings - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in January 2009, during an all-day sitting at our zendo in the North Carolina Mountains. Sunya Sensei talks about Master Fayan (known...
01.10.2010
31 Learning Unlearning
Learning Unlearning - Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in September 2008 during the regular Sunday sitting. You can hear the Blue Jays and Carolina wrens that live in the woods near the zendo adding...
02.16.2009
30 Darkness and Light
Darkness and Light - Today's teisho by Today's teisho by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei is from a talk given in December of 2007 during the regular Sunday sitting, at the time of the winter solstice. Thanks for your continued interest in...

What's Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community episodes:

Rohatsu: The Buddha's Enlightenment

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

Master Hakuin Part 3

Master Hakuin Part 2

Looking Into Mirrors- Teisho by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede

Koan 36 in The Blue Cliff Record: Chosa Goes Picnicking

Introduction to the Ox-Herding Pictures

December 2019 Sesshin-Last Day

December 2019 Sesshin-Day 4

December 2019 Sesshin

Beginning Anew and Maya Angelou

October 2019 Sesshin (Day 7)

October 2019 Sesshin (Day 6)

October 2019 Sesshin (Day 4)

Zen Practice and a Tender Heart

Gentling the Wild Horse Mind

Code of the Heart (and pericarditis)

Code of the Heart (and pericarditis)

Milarepa (part 2)

Milarepa (part 1)

Day 6-2018 December Sesshin

Day 2. 2018 Rohatsu Sesshin

War and Flowers

Day 7. October 2018 Sesshin

Day 6. October 2018 Sesshin

Day 4. October 2018 Sesshin

Day 2. October 2018 Sesshin

Lotus Sutra (Part 2)

Lotus Sutra (Part 1)

Slogging Through the Underbrush of the Mind

Connoisseurs of the Commonplace

The Cantor and the Clansman

This Breath

The Truth is Ready to Harvest: The Fourth Precept and the Need for Linguistic Honor

Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Seven

Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Six

Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Four

Summer Solstice Sesshin 2018--Day Two

The Heart of Jizo Bodhisattva

Zen Monk Ryokan, Part III

Zen Monk Ryokan, Part II

Zen Monk Ryōkan, 'Great Fool' Part I

Not Just a Bag of Skin

The Tao and Zen, by Mitchell Doshin Cantor Sensei

35 The Tao Te Ching, Teisho by Guy Leekley

34 A Grain of Sand

33 A Spirit of Inquiry, Don't Assume Anything!

32 A Day of Zazen, Fayan's Teachings

31 Learning Unlearning

30 Darkness and Light