Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)
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.
Episodes
June 2025 Sesshin, Day 6
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 5
Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 4
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 4 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 3
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 3 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 2
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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June 2025 Sesshin, Day 1
Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Finding the Silence that doesn’t depend on conditions. Dharma Talk by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Moshan Liaoran (c. mid-late 800s) was the first female ancestor to be recognized in the official record of Dharma transmission. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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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
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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
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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
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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
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March 2025 Sesshin, Day 6
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding. Automated Transcript
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