
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 27, 2021 • 46min
“The Practice of Zen” by Garma C.C. Chang #1
September 2021 Sesshin, Day 3 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 25, 2021 • 42min
“Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui”
September 2021 Sesshin, Day 1 Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui (trans. by J.C. Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Sep 19, 2021 • 52min
Letting Go of Fear-Based Strategies
To one degree or another, we allow habitual reactions to pain and anxiety to limit our lives. Zen practice shows us another way. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Sep 12, 2021 • 41min
Recognizing the Inevitable
Like individuals, all nations and worlds pass. By fully facing this, with daily practice we can breathe life and even joy into our lives. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Transcript
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Aug 16, 2021 • 55min
Anatta: The Teaching of Not-Self
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Aug 6, 2021 • 21min
CoronaCast: August 6
Roshi’s latest podcast: Deja Vu – Adapting to the COVID variants. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 30, 2021 • 45min
Blue Cliff Record #4, “Tokusan Carries His Bundle”
July 2021 Sesshin, Day 7 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 29, 2021 • 44min
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #6
July 2021 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 28, 2021 • 44min
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #5
July 2021 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 27, 2021 • 45min
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #4
July 2021 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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