Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

Dharma talks by senior teachers, including Sensei John Pulleyn, Sensei Donna Kowal, and Roshi Bodhin

Episodes

Total: 331

Faith in Mind #2

2024/10/28

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei

Faith in Mind #1

2024/10/27

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei

Seeing Through Cynicism

2024/10/20

Cynicism is a mindset characterized by mistrust and negativity, obstructing one’s ability to see thi

Living Your Own Life

2024/10/13

Breaking free from our preoccupation with the opinions of others. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  A

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life an

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life an

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life an

Mental Maps

2024/9/22

Recognizing our propensity for mental shortcuts that cut us off from what’s actually happening and l

Waking up to Boredom

2024/9/15

What is happening in the brain when we feel bored? How can boredom aid us in our practice? Teisho by

September 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Subtitle: Working With This Conceptualizing Mind in Sesshin. Reading f

September 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Subtitle: Working With Problems and Distractions in Sesshin. Reading f

October 1973 Sesshin, Day 6 From October 1973 Sesshin, Day 6. A commentary on the koan. Played on Fo

Making Way for Joy

2024/8/11

Joy is not outside ourselves. It’s what we uncover through practice. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.

The radical approach of Zen meditation: Turning inward rather than looking outside ourselves. Readin

What is Right Speech?

2024/7/28

A look at Right Speech as a form of practice “off the mat”, using ways of responding to micro-aggres

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, tra