
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

Sep 30, 2022 • 47min
Blue Cliff Record #53, “Hyakujo and the Wild Duck”
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 29, 2022 • 47min
Zen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #2
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 5 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 28, 2022 • 46min
Zen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #1
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 4 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 27, 2022 • 44min
Zen Master Bassui from The Three Pillars of Zen
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 3 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Transcript
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Sep 26, 2022 • 45min
Zen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 2 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 25, 2022 • 44min
Zen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
September 2022 Sesshin, Day 1 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 18, 2022 • 54min
Zen Teacher Authorization
A look at the sanctioning next month of Donna Kowal and at my stepping aside, featuring Case 40 in the Mumonkan, “Kicking Over the Water Bottle.” Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Transcript
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Sep 11, 2022 • 44min
Faith: Passages from “And There Was Light” by Jacques Lusseran
September 2022 2-Day Sesshin, Day 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Sep 10, 2022 • 42min
The Teachings of Empty Cloud (Xu Yun) followed by Q & A
September 2022 2-Day Sesshin, Day 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Aug 21, 2022 • 42min
OK with Things as They Are
By trying to wall off the inevitable pain we encounter, we make it hurt more and last longer. Acceptance and practice show us another way. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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