Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

Rochester Zen Center

Dharma talks by senior teachers, including Sensei John Pulleyn, Sensei Donna Kowal, and Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. The Rochester Zen Center was founded in 1966 by Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of 20th century Zen classic, The Three Pillars of Zen.

300 Episodes

The Delusion of a Separate Self
4/27/2025
44:55
Our evolutionary heritage instills and reinforces the dream of self and other and blinds us to how little is actually within our control. Everything begins to open up when we drop our demands and learn to work with things as they are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post The Delusion of a Separate Self appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away
4/21/2025
40:06
April 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 A commentary on Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away (Ajahn Chah). High ideals and daily frustrations- a story; Comments on Ajahn Chah’s meditation instructions; and Keep at it. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha
4/20/2025
48:09
April 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha (Tangen Harada Roshi) and Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away (Ajahn Chah). Tips on zazen posture & practice; Working with pain in sesshin; Biography of Ajahn Chah; Comments on impermanence and practice. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
Giving Attention
4/9/2025
49:16
What is attention? How do we cultivate it? How do we work with our habits of mind and avoid being swayed by the “attention economy”? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Giving Attention appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground”
3/28/2025
48:31
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #5
3/27/2025
50:47
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #4
3/26/2025
50:15
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #3
3/25/2025
50:41
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #2
3/24/2025
52:12
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #1
3/23/2025
49:23
March 2055 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

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Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

Rochester Zen Center

300 Episodes

The Delusion of a Separate Self

Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away

Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha

Giving Attention

Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground”

“An Experience of Enlightenment” #5

“An Experience of Enlightenment” #4

“An Experience of Enlightenment” #3

“An Experience of Enlightenment” #2

“An Experience of Enlightenment” #1