Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

May 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 How to make the most of chanting, talks, and personalized instruction during sesshin. Sharing the teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of Rochester Zen Center, on the 19th anniversary of his death. Source: Zen: Merging of East and West by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry.  Automated Transcript The post Making the Most of Each Moment of Sesshin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post The Dalai Lama and the Boy appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post Instructions to the Cook appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Longtime Board Trustee and active local member Rebecca Gilbert begins her “Coming to the Path” talk as follows: It’s been a long journey of recovery… 24 years have passed since I found my way to the Zen Center here…. And I thought it might be helpful for people to hear and understand a little bit... Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert.  Automated Transcript The post The Layering of Suffering appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Further exploration of practice off the mat. (Continuing the theme of the teisho of February 19, 2023.) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Stop Fixing Yourself appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

March 2023 Sesshin, Day 6 Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post Illuminating Silence #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post Illuminating Silence #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post Illuminating Silence #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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 The post Illuminating Silence #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.