Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post Enlightenment and Siddhartha appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A look back at the waves–and people’s reactions to them–in the last pandemic, so remarkably similar to today. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post CoronaCast: Second Verse, Same As the First appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A look at the several elements of the ceremony. The ten cardinal precepts are examined in the context of the “five trials” of 2020: the pandemic; its financial consequences; the intensifying effects of climate change; the clearer revelation of systemic racism and its ongoing wounds; and the alarming rise of political divisiveness. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post Jukai–the Ceremony of Taking the Precepts appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

New Zealand’s Pandemic Success Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post CoronaCast: November 24 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Biden and Trump are dramatically different in character, but they have in common, with us, the True Self that is No-self. And all of us are continuously evolving and devolving through the world of samsara. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post Presidents and the Flux of Character appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2020 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on  Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2020 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on  Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2020 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on  Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2020 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on  Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

November 2020 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on  Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast to the Sangha. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post CoronaCast: November 5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Looking at the intersecting national crises of 2020 as an opportunity for us to evolve, reading from a July column by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post Change, and Thus Hope appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Pandemic Refuge” Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post CoronaCast: October 19 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2020 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2020 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2020 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2020 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

October 2020 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post “The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The situation in the U.S. and around the world may be more bleak than ever. But consider: as individuals we manage to carry on with the very bleakest of futures: our own certain death. Rather than dwelling on future catastrophes, practice calls for us always to be fully responsive to the present. That is the... Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The post Even If the World Is Ending, So What? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

September 2020 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Soko Morinaga. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. The post “Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.