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.
Episodes
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Oct 4, 2024 • 47min
Mumonkan (The Gateless Barrier) #22, “Kasyapa and a Flag Pole”
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 3, 2024 • 47min
“Ordinary Wonder” #2
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice. Edited by Brenda Beck Hess. Shambhala Press, 2021. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 2, 2024 • 48min
“Ordinary Wonder” #1
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice. Edited by Brenda Beck Hess. Shambhala Press, 2021. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Oct 1, 2024 • 50min
Teachings of Bodhidharma #3
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 30, 2024 • 50min
Teachings of Bodhidharma #2
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 29, 2024 • 51min
Teachings of Bodhidharma #1
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 22, 2024 • 47min
Mental Maps
Recognizing our propensity for mental shortcuts that cut us off from what’s actually happening and learning to take more in. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Sep 15, 2024 • 38min
Waking up to Boredom
What is happening in the brain when we feel bored? How can boredom aid us in our practice? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Sep 9, 2024 • 48min
Mindfulness in Plain English #2
September 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Subtitle: Working With This Conceptualizing Mind in Sesshin. Reading from the book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
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Sep 8, 2024 • 56min
Mindfulness in Plain English #1
September 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Subtitle: Working With Problems and Distractions in Sesshin. Reading from the book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript
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