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Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground”
29 maart 2025 · 49 min
March 2025 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“An Experience of Enlightenment” #5
28 maart 2025 · 51 min
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 Lees meerThe post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“An Experience of Enlightenment” #4
27 maart 2025 · 50 min
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 Lees meerThe post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“An Experience of Enlightenment” #3
26 maart 2025 · 51 min
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 Lees meerThe post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“An Experience of Enlightenment” #2
25 maart 2025 · 52 min
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 Lees meerThe post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“An Experience of Enlightenment” #1
24 maart 2025 · 49 min
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 Lees meerThe post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Living in Interesting Times
17 maart 2025 · 37 min
Not floundering in dread and resentment, but rising to the occasion in these difficult times when we really don’t know what will happen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding
9 maart 2025 · 50 min
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Winds of Change
2 maart 2025 · 45 min
Nothing is certain. This too will pass. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Tips for Working on Koans, Part 2
23 februari 2025 · 33 min
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 Lees meerThe post Tips for Working on Koans, Part 2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Tips for Working on Koans, Part 1
22 februari 2025 · 48 min
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 Lees meerThe post Tips for Working on Koans, Part 1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Learning Not to Turn Away
16 februari 2025 · 36 min
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 Lees meer
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Silence and Non-doing
9 februari 2025 · 39 min
Learning to let go and listen. Moving from grasping to opening. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Emotional Diversity and Buddhist Practice
27 januari 2025 · 49 min
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 Lees meer
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“Nothing Special: Living Zen”
18 januari 2025 · 43 min
January 2025 Sesshin, Day 6
A commentary on Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post “Nothing Special: Living Zen” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Silent Illumination” #5
17 januari 2025 · 41 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Silent Illumination” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Silent Illumination” #4
16 januari 2025 · 45 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Silent Illumination” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Silent Illumination” #3
15 januari 2025 · 44 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Silent Illumination” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Silent Illumination” #2
14 januari 2025 · 43 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Silent Illumination” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Silent Illumination” #1
13 januari 2025 · 38 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Silent Illumination” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Knowing and Not Knowing
29 december 2024 · 41 min
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 Lees meer
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Deepening Zen #2
15 december 2024 · 29 min
December 2024 Sesshin, Day 2
Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Deepening Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Deepening Zen #1
14 december 2024 · 49 min
December 2024 Sesshin, Day 1
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Right View and the Three Marks of Existence
8 december 2024 · 42 min
The foundation of the Buddha’s Path is recognizing and accepting how “things” are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Practice and the Precepts
30 november 2024 · 44 min
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 Lees meer
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Reflections on an Election Disaster
23 november 2024 · 25 min
Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Get Out of Your Head
17 november 2024 · 38 min
Noticing when we’re lost in the dream and returning to direct, embodied experience. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Es lo que Hay
10 november 2024 · 59 min
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 Lees meer
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Everyday Zen #2
1 november 2024 · 45 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 6
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Everyday Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Everyday Zen #1
31 oktober 2024 · 42 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Everyday Zen #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Faith in Mind #4
30 oktober 2024 · 43 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Faith in Mind #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Faith in Mind #3
29 oktober 2024 · 42 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Faith in Mind #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Faith in Mind #2
28 oktober 2024 · 43 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 2
Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Faith in Mind #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Faith in Mind #1
27 oktober 2024 · 41 min
November 2024 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on the teachings of Chan Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Faith in Mind #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Seeing Through Cynicism
20 oktober 2024 · 43 min
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 Transcript Lees meer
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Living Your Own Life
13 oktober 2024 · 42 min
Breaking free from our preoccupation with the opinions of others. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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Mumonkan (The Gateless Barrier) #22, “Kasyapa and a Flag Pole”
4 oktober 2024 · 47 min
September-October 2024 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meerThe post Mumonkan (The Gateless Barrier) #22, “Kasyapa and a Flag Pole” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Ordinary Wonder” #2
3 oktober 2024 · 47 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Ordinary Wonder” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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“Ordinary Wonder” #1
2 oktober 2024 · 48 min
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 Lees meerThe post “Ordinary Wonder” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Teachings of Bodhidharma #3
1 oktober 2024 · 50 min
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 Lees meerThe post Teachings of Bodhidharma #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Teachings of Bodhidharma #2
30 september 2024 · 50 min
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 Lees meerThe post Teachings of Bodhidharma #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Teachings of Bodhidharma #1
29 september 2024 · 51 min
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 Lees meerThe post Teachings of Bodhidharma #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Mental Maps
22 september 2024 · 47 min
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 Lees meer
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Waking up to Boredom
15 september 2024 · 38 min
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 Lees meer
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Mindfulness in Plain English #2
9 september 2024 · 48 min
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 Lees meerThe post Mindfulness in Plain English #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Mindfulness in Plain English #1
8 september 2024 · 56 min
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 Lees meerThe post Mindfulness in Plain English #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Blue Cliff Record #7 “Fayen’s ‘You are Echo'”
18 augustus 2024 · 42 min
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 Lees meerThe post Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Blue Cliff Record #7 “Fayen’s ‘You are Echo'” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.
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Making Way for Joy
11 augustus 2024 · 42 min
Joy is not outside ourselves. It’s what we uncover through practice. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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No-self, Personality, and Our Desire to Change
4 augustus 2024 · 59 min
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. Automated Transcript Lees meer
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What is Right Speech?
28 juli 2024 · 45 min
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 Lees meer
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