Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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1. Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #4

   1 november 2023 · 40 min

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   November 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
   Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 4). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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2. Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #3

   31 oktober 2023 · 41 min

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   November 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
   Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 3). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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3. Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #2

   30 oktober 2023 · 41 min

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   November 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
   Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 2). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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4. Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #1

   29 oktober 2023 · 41 min

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   November 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
   Commentary on the teachings of Maurine Stuart (Part 1). Source: Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. Edited by Sherry Chayat. Shambhala, 1996 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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5. Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger

   22 oktober 2023 · 59 min

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   Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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6. Establishing and Sustaining Zen Practice

   15 oktober 2023 · 48 min

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   Practice and our lives are not two. Insight comes when the thinking mind falls silent. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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7. Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #89, “Dongshan’s ‘No Grass’”

   30 september 2023 · 38 min

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   September 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
   Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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8. Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #3

   29 september 2023 · 44 min

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   September 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
   Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 3). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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9. Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #2

   28 september 2023 · 44 min

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   September 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
   Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 2). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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10. Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #1

    27 september 2023 · 46 min

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    September 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
    Commentary on the teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck (Part 1). Source: Everyday Zen: Love and Work by Charlotte Joko Beck. Edited by Steve Smith. Harper Collins, 1989. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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11. Teachings of Zen Master Foyan

    26 september 2023 · 46 min

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    September 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    Commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Foyan. Sources: Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings (Expanded Edition) by Andy Ferguson. Wisdom Publications, 2011. Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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12. Teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu

    25 september 2023 · 49 min

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    September 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    Commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu. Sources: Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Masters and their Teachings (Expanded Edition) by Andy Ferguson. Wisdom Publications, 2011. Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Shambhala Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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13. Work Practice

    17 september 2023 · 32 min

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    How to engage your practice in the midst of activity, whether it involves manual work or intellectually-demanding tasks. Resources: Sweeping Changes: Discovering the Joy of Zen in Everyday Tasks by Gary Thorp (Walker Books, 2000). “The Value of ‘Deep Work’ in an Age of Distraction,” Hidden Brain podcast featuring Cal Newport (July 25, 2017). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Transcript Lees meer

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14. Working With Obstructions in Our Zazen

    10 september 2023 · 46 min

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    September 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    Reading from Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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15. Meditation: Why Bother?

    9 september 2023 · 40 min

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    September 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    Meditation: Why Bother? Developing the Right Attitude. Reading from Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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16. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Mumonkan #38 “A Buffalo Goes Through a Window”

    21 augustus 2023 · 52 min

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    From October 1975 Sesshin, Day 1. A commentary on the koan and the teacher- student dynamic. Played on Founder’s Day – August 20, 2023. Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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17. Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”

    28 juli 2023 · 43 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
    Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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18. “Zen Essence” #2

    27 juli 2023 · 46 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
    A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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19. “Zen Essence” #1

    26 juli 2023 · 44 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
    A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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20. Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3

    25 juli 2023 · 44 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
    A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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21. Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2

    24 juli 2023 · 43 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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22. Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1

    23 juli 2023 · 39 min

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    July 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    Roshi Kjolhede begins this teisho with biographical highlights of Zen Master Ta Hui, based on Andy Ferguson’s Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Master’s and Their Teachings. He then continues with a commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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23. Beyond Duality

    16 juli 2023 · 45 min

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    When we let go of all the ways we discriminate between self and other, we open up to the suffering of all beings, and to the transformative power of love. Sources: Anthony De Mello, The Way to Love, Image Books, 1995. bell hooks, “Contemplation and Transformation,” Buddhist Women on the Edge: Contemporary Perspectives from the... Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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24. Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser

    9 juli 2023 · 42 min

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25. Boredom

    23 juni 2023 · 45 min

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    Our eagerness to cut short whatever feels tedious by chasing after distractions and excitement comes to diminish our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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26. The Black Lives Matter Flag–To Hang Or Not to Hang?

    19 juni 2023 · 20 min

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    Comments about the Center’s Board of Trustees recent decision not to display the Black Lives Matter flag (or other non-Dharma-symbol flags) on the Arnold Park building. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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27. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #6

    16 juni 2023 · 43 min

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
    Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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28. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #5

    15 juni 2023 · 44 min

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
    Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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29. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #4

    14 juni 2023 · 44 min

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
    Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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30. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #3

    13 juni 2023 · 48 min

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
    Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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31. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #2

    12 juni 2023 · 42 min

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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32. Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #1

    11 juni 2023

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    June 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Transcript Lees meer

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33. Equanimity and Compassion

    4 juni 2023 · 50 min

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    Two of the four Brahma-viharas. Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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34. Taking the Precepts: An Introduction

    21 mei 2023 · 50 min

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    How do we embody the Precepts in our everyday lives? An overview of morality in Zen and the RZC’s Taking the Precepts Ceremony. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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35. Discovering Awe in Just This

    14 mei 2023 · 41 min

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    Exploring the intersection between Zen practice and neuroscience on our capacity for experiencing awe in ordinary activities. Commentary on Dacher Keltner’s “The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe”, The Atlantic: January 13, 2023. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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36. Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice

    7 mei 2023 · 21 min

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    May 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    Question: Should I try or should I not try? Do I apply effort in practice or do I surrender? Ought there be discipline or should it come naturally? Answer: Yes! Sources: Awakening to Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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37. Making the Most of Each Moment of Sesshin

    6 mei 2023 · 45 min

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    May 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    How to make the most of chanting, talks, and personalized instruction during sesshin. Sharing the teachings of Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of Rochester Zen Center, on the 19th anniversary of his death. Source: Zen: Merging of East and West by Roshi Philip Kapleau. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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38. The Dalai Lama and the Boy

    27 april 2023 · 32 min

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    Bodhin-roshi’s comments on the controversy surrounding the February video of “the Dalai Lama and the boy.” (Correction: the Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959, not 1951 as was stated in the talk.) Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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39. Instructions to the Cook

    23 april 2023 · 56 min

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    A look at Master Dogen’s treatise ‘Instructions to the Cook,’ with reflections on my own experiences as a cook, particularly at the Zen Center, as well as on work practice in general. Dharma Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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40. The Layering of Suffering

    16 april 2023 · 54 min

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    Longtime Board Trustee and active local member Rebecca Gilbert begins her “Coming to the Path” talk as follows: It’s been a long journey of recovery… 24 years have passed since I found my way to the Zen Center here…. And I thought it might be helpful for people to hear and understand a little bit... Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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41. Stop Fixing Yourself

    9 april 2023 · 46 min

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    Further exploration of practice off the mat. (Continuing the theme of the teisho of February 19, 2023.) Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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42. Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls

    31 maart 2023 · 37 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 6
    Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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43. Illuminating Silence #5

    30 maart 2023 · 38 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 5
    Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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44. Illuminating Silence #4

    29 maart 2023 · 40 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 4
    Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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45. Illuminating Silence #3

    28 maart 2023 · 37 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 3
    Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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46. Illuminating Silence #2

    27 maart 2023 · 38 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 2
    Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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47. Illuminating Silence #1

    26 maart 2023 · 40 min

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    March 2023 Sesshin, Day 1
    Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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48. A Buddhist View of Non-violence and the War in Ukraine

    21 maart 2023 · 26 min

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    Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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49. Skillful Effort, Skillful Concentration

    19 maart 2023 · 1 uur 3 min

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    Zen practice is a method, not a technique. As a result, practice can sometimes feel frustrating since there’s no step-by-step instruction manual telling us “Exactly What to Do.” (Nor will there ever be.) So how do we practice? Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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50. Practicing with Our Whole Being

    5 maart 2023 · 45 min

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    We’re socially conditioned to lead with the head, however Zen is not a mental activity. How do we get our practice into the body-mind? Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript Lees meer

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