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
Aug 4, 2024 • 59min
No-self, Personality, and Our Desire to Change
The radical approach of Zen meditation: Turning inward rather than looking outside ourselves. Reading and commenting on I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality: The Results Were Mixed by Olga Khazan and Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Roshi Soko Morinaga Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
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Jul 28, 2024 • 45min
What is Right Speech?
A look at Right Speech as a form of practice “off the mat”, using ways of responding to micro-aggressions as an example. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Transcript
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Jul 19, 2024 • 47min
Mumonkan # 13, “Tokusan Carries His Bowls”
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 18, 2024 • 44min
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #3
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 3) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 17, 2024 • 44min
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #2
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 2) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 16, 2024 • 46min
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #1
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 1) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 15, 2024 • 41min
Teachings of Yuanwu #2
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, translated by J. C. Cleary (Part 2) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jul 14, 2024 • 40min
Teachings of Yuanwu #1
July 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, translated by J. C. Cleary (Part 1) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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Jun 30, 2024 • 41min
Keep It Simple
The simplicity of Zen practice, with some inspiration from Henry David Thoreau. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Jun 23, 2024 • 49min
No Other
Our discriminating mind divides the social world into groups based on perceived differences — racial, gender, class, age, ability, etc. How can we actualize our intrinsic not-twoness through Zen practice? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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