Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

Understanding the Buddha’s fundamental teaching – The origin of suffering is craving, attachment, and ignorance. Seeing how grasping leaves us unable to appreciate our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Getting There vs. Being Here appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

December 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka.  Automated Transcript The post Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Decemner 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka.  Automated Transcript The post Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Exploring sights along the spiritual journey and how to navigate the path of Zen. Includes excerpts from Deepening Zen: The Long Maturation, Book 2 by Roshi Mitra Bishop. Teisho by Sensei Jissai Prince-Cherry.  Automated Transcript The post No Map: Finding Our Way In Zen Practice appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Accepting others as ourselves. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post The Buddhist Precepts appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Why does a practice that is so utterly simple feel so difficult? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Simple, Not Easy appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Commentary on an Interview of Richard Gere About the Dalai Lama Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Two Flavors of Dharma appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #6 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Illuminating Silence #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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

How does our True Self that is No Self function in everyday life? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Self and No Self appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

What we’re looking for is here. Learning not to look past this moment. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post This Moment Itself Is Mind appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan #47, “Tosotsu’s Three Barriers” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Harada Tangen Roshi #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Harada Tangen Roshi #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Zen Master Hakuin #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.