Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

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.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck (Part 1) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Nothing Special #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 3) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 2) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

January 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Teachings of a Buddhist Monk by Ven. Ajahn Sumedho (Part 1) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.  Automated Transcript The post Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The human experience of time is shaped by social conditioning. Through Zen practice we learn to let go of our attachment to time as linear and cumulative, releasing ourselves into the eternal, present now. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Now is the Time appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

December 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle (Part 2). Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka.  Automated Transcript The post Stillness Speaks #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.