Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on the teachings of Roshi Maurine Stuart (Part 3). From Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Roko Sherry Chayat. Shambhala Press, 1996. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Forgetting Everything appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on the teachings of Roshi Maurine Stuart (Part 2). From Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Roko Sherry Chayat. Shambhala Press, 1996. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Listening to the Mind appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on the teachings of Roshi Maurine Stuart (Part 1). From Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Roko Sherry Chayat. Shambhala Press, 1996. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post No Big Deal appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on the teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi (Part 3). From Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Edited by Kogen Czarina. Afterword by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Suffering appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on the teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi (Part 2). From Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Edited by Kogen Czarina. Afterword by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post The Illusion of a Separate Self appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on the teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi (Part 1). From Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Edited by Kogen Czarina. Afterword by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Zazen appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

At the heart of clergy sexual misconduct is the breaking of sacred trust. This is one woman's story of finding her way back to spiritual practice and community in the aftermath of filing a complaint of clergy sexual misconduct.  Coming to the Path Talk by Anna Belle Leiserson.  Automated Transcript The post Returning to Spiritual Practice After Clergy Sexual Misconduct appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Bringing awareness to the habitual reactivity that diminishes our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Grasping and Aversion appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on the teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck from Everyday Zen: Love and Work. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Everyday Zen appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on the teachings of Ajahn Chah (Part 2) from Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters by Jack Kornfield. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Living Dharma #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on the teachings of Ajahn Chah from Living Dharma: Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters by Jack Kornfield Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Living Dharma #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen, Part 3. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Attaining the Way #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen, Part 2. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Attaining the Way #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

April 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Attaining the Way #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dropping our habitual, compulsive busyness and finding our refuge in the direct experience of this moment. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post What’s the Rush? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Birth and death are not discrete events, but rather part of a continuing process of coming and going. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Living and Dying appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Roshi Gerardo Gally and Casa Zen appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor.  Automated Transcript The post The Zen Practice of Non-abiding appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Daring to live fully in the shadow of possible disaster. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Facing Uncertainty appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley. Automated Transcript The post Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.