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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Apr 27, 2023 • 32min
The Dalai Lama and the Boy
Bodhin-roshi’s comments on the controversy surrounding the February video of “the Dalai Lama and the boy.” (Correction: the Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959, not 1951 as was stated in the talk.) Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Apr 23, 2023 • 56min
Instructions to the Cook
A look at Master Dogen’s treatise ‘Instructions to the Cook,’ with reflections on my own experiences as a cook, particularly at the Zen Center, as well as on work practice in general. Dharma Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger. Automated Transcript
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Apr 16, 2023 • 54min
Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert
The layering of suffering. Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert. Automated Transcript
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Apr 9, 2023 • 46min
Stop Fixing Yourself
Further exploration of practice off the mat. (Continuing the theme of the teisho of February 19, 2023.) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 31, 2023 • 37min
Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 6 Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 30, 2023 • 38min
Illuminating Silence #5
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 5 Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 29, 2023 • 40min
Illuminating Silence #4
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 4 Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 28, 2023 • 37min
Illuminating Silence #3
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 3 Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 27, 2023 • 38min
Illuminating Silence #2
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Mar 26, 2023 • 40min
Illuminating Silence #1
March 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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