Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)
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.
Latest episodes
Apr 20, 2025 • 48min
Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha
April 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha (Tangen Harada Roshi) and Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away (Ajahn Chah). Tips on zazen posture & practice; Working with pain in sesshin; Biography of Ajahn Chah; Comments on impermanence and practice. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
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Apr 9, 2025 • 49min
Giving Attention
What is attention? How do we cultivate it? How do we work with our habits of mind and avoid being swayed by the “attention economy”? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 28, 2025 • 49min
Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground”
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 27, 2025 • 51min
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #5
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 26, 2025 • 50min
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #4
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 25, 2025 • 51min
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #3
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 24, 2025 • 52min
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #2
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 23, 2025 • 49min
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #1
March 2055 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Mar 17, 2025 • 37min
Living in Interesting Times
Not floundering in dread and resentment, but rising to the occasion in these difficult times when we really don’t know what will happen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 9, 2025 • 50min
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding. Automated Transcript
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