Nothing is certain. This too will pass. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Winds of Change appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

February 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 In part two of her overview of working with koans, Jissai Prince-Cherry emphasizes the importance of engaging the heart and mind and the need to feel and live with the koan. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript The post Tips for Working on Koans, Part 2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

February 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 In the first of her two talks about koan work, Jissai Prince-Cherry also discusses breath practices and shikantaza. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript The post Tips for Working on Koans, Part 1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Noticing how we habitually lose focus in the face of boredom and frustration and finding the wherewithal to stay engaged. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Learning Not to Turn Away appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Learning to let go and listen. Moving from grasping to opening. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Silence and Non-doing appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

A commentary on an episode of the Hidden Brain podcast: "Emotions 2.0: What’s Better than Being Happy?" and how being open to a variety of emotions, including negative ones, dovetails with Buddhist practice. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Emotional Diversity and Buddhist Practice appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 A commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Nothing Special: Living Zen” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 The fifth and final commentary in a series on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Continuing the commentary from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Continuing the commentary from Day 1 and Day 2 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Continuing the commentary from Day 1 on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

January 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening by Zen Master Guo Gu Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post “Silent Illumination” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

A look at knowing and not knowing, in the intellectual sense — that is, using the discriminating mind — versus the Zen sense of waking up to the truth of No Self. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Knowing and Not Knowing appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

December 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript The post Deepening Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

December 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript The post Deepening Zen #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

The foundation of the Buddha’s Path is recognizing and accepting how “things” are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Right View and the Three Marks of Existence appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

The true potential of Taking the Precepts comes from our efforts to live them, to integrate them into our practice and our everyday interactions. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Practice and the Precepts appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Reflections on an Election Disaster appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Noticing when we’re lost in the dream and returning to direct, embodied experience. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Get Out of Your Head appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

It is what it is. The recent presidential election affected many people on a deep emotional level, and in differing ways. From the vantage point of Zen practice, how do we work with whatever we’re feeling? How do we step back and see more clearly things as they are? Dharma Talk by Tom Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Es lo que Hay appeared firs…

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Everyday Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Everyday Zen #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Faith in Mind #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Faith in Mind #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Faith in Mind #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

November 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Faith in Mind #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Cynicism is a mindset characterized by mistrust and negativity, obstructing one’s ability to see things clearly. It’s also a social phenomenon that can spread across individuals and communities. A look at the science of cynicism and how Zen practice can help us to uncover our innate clarity and compassion. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Tr…

Breaking free from our preoccupation with the opinions of others. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Living Your Own Life appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan (The Gateless Barrier) #22, “Kasyapa and a Flag Pole” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice. Edited by Brenda Beck Hess. Shambhala Press, 2021. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “Ordinary Wonder” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Charlotte Joko Beck’s Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice. Edited by Brenda Beck Hess. Shambhala Press, 2021. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post “Ordinary Wonder” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Bodhidharma #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Bodhidharma #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Guo Gu’s The Essence of Chan: A Guide to Life and Practice According to the Teachings of Bodhidharma. Shambhala Press, 2012. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Bodhidharma #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

Recognizing our propensity for mental shortcuts that cut us off from what’s actually happening and learning to take more in. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Mental Maps appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

What is happening in the brain when we feel bored? How can boredom aid us in our practice? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Waking up to Boredom appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

September 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Subtitle: Working With This Conceptualizing Mind in Sesshin. Reading from the book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Mindfulness in Plain English #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

September 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Subtitle: Working With Problems and Distractions in Sesshin. Reading from the book Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Mindfulness in Plain English #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

October 1973 Sesshin, Day 6 From October 1973 Sesshin, Day 6. A commentary on the koan. Played on Founder’s Day – August 18, 2024. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Automated Transcript The post Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Blue Cliff Record #7 “Fayen’s ‘You are Echo'” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…

Joy is not outside ourselves. It’s what we uncover through practice. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Making Way for Joy appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

The radical approach of Zen meditation: Turning inward rather than looking outside ourselves. Reading and commenting on I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality: The Results Were Mixed by Olga Khazan and Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Roshi Soko Morinaga Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automa…

A look at Right Speech as a form of practice “off the mat”, using ways of responding to micro-aggressions as an example. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Transcript The post What is Right Speech? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan # 13, “Tokusan Carries His Bowls” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 3) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Muso Kokushi #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 2) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Muso Kokushi #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen by Muso Kokushi, translated by Thomas Cleary (Part 1) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Muso Kokushi #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, translated by J. C. Cleary (Part 2) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Yuanwu #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

July 2024 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu, translated by J. C. Cleary (Part 1) Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Teachings of Yuanwu #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

The simplicity of Zen practice, with some inspiration from Henry David Thoreau. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Keep It Simple appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.由Rochester Zen Center

Our discriminating mind divides the social world into groups based on perceived differences — racial, gender, class, age, ability, etc. How can we actualize our intrinsic not-twoness through Zen practice? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post No Other appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.…