Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

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.

Conditions come and go. At times, one may feel motivated and energized by practice, and, at other times, discouraged and stuck in a rut. How do we stay engaged in the midst of changing conditions? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post The Ebb and Flow of Zen Practice appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Getting Beyond Age appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

February 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 2. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield; One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages by Rafe Martin; Taking Flight: A... Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry.  Automated Transcript The post Advice on Sesshin Practice #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

February 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Chan Master Sheng Yen’s Helps and Hindrances to Sesshin Practice, Part 1. Sources: Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic by Chan Master Sheng Yen; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield; One Hand Clapping: Zen Stories for All Ages by Rafe Martin; Taking Flight: A... Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry.  Automated Transcript The post Advice on Sesshin Practice #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Full title: No-Self and Habits as Far as the Eye Can See Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post No-Self and Habits appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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

Finding a way beyond grasping and rejecting, beyond success and failure. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Our Attitude Toward Practice appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The experience of physical pain is part of the human condition. In taking up a sitting practice, we have the opportunity to learn how to work with pain and transform our relationship to it. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Working with Pain appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice by Charlotte Joko Beck Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Nothing Special #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 2) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Nothing Special #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.