Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

Body awareness as a key to Zen practice. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Zen and the Body (Part 1) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A “CoronaCast.” Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Advice From a Zen Fool appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The compulsive and unsettled tenor of modern life was diagnosed well over 300 years ago by the French philosopher, Blaise Pascal, who wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Restlessness appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 7 On Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, (trans. by J.C.Cleary). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 6 On Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, (trans. by J.C.Cleary). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 5 On Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 4 On Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 3 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2022 Sesshin, Day 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Transcript The post “Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The three essentials of Zen practice. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Transcript The post Faith, Doubt, Determination appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s latest podcast episode: a blur of change. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post CoronaCast: December 18 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

December 2021 Sesshin, Day 2 Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor.  Automated Transcript The post “Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

December 2021 Sesshin, Day 1 Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor.  Automated Transcript The post “Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Replacing grasping and aversion with awareness. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Zen Practice and the Thinking Mind appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Morality as the first of the three foundations of Zen practice. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post A Look at the Precepts appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2021 Sesshin, Day 7 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated transcript Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan #16, “The Sound of the Bell” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2021 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, translated by J.C. Cleary. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2021 Sesshin, Day 5 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2021 Sesshin, Day 4 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post “Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.