Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)
Rochester Zen Center
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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Oct 26, 2025 • 40min
Coming to the Path Talk by Catherine Jones
Coming to the Path Talk by Catherine Jones. Automated Transcript
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Oct 19, 2025 • 45min
Self and No Self
How does our True Self that is No Self function in everyday life? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 12, 2025 • 38min
This Moment Itself Is Mind
What we’re looking for is here. Learning not to look past this moment. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Oct 3, 2025 • 50min
Mumonkan #47, “Tosotsu’s Three Barriers”
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 2, 2025 • 50min
Harada Tangen Roshi #2
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 1, 2025 • 53min
Harada Tangen Roshi #1
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 30, 2025 • 50min
Zen Master Hakuin #3
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 29, 2025 • 47min
Zen Master Hakuin #2
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 28, 2025 • 46min
Zen Master Hakuin #1
October 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 21, 2025 • 57min
The Two Sides of Practice: Mindfulness and Concentration
Though zazen is mainly considered a concentration practice, mindfulness plays an important role as well. Whether we’re working in the kitchen or walking in a park, everything flows more freely once mindfulness is in the forefront and we get out of the way. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
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