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A look at the enormous influence that habits of mind have on our lives and practice. We can begin by starting to wake up to some of what the...
Dharma Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger. Automated Transcript The post Living in the Grass Hut appeared first on Rochester Zen Center .
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Thoughts Are Not The Problem appeared first on Rochester Zen Center .
Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Right Effort, Right Patience appeared first on Rochester Zen Center .
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 6 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post Commentary on Joko Beck’s “Everyday Zen” appeared fi...
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 5 Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by A...
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 4 Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by A...
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 3 Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by A...
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 2 Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by A...
March 2026 Sesshin , Day 1 Commentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by A...
Learning to let the mind settle Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post A Quiet Mind appeared first on Rochester Zen Ce...
Deepening your practice requires effort and persistence, and also the courage to let go of being in control. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. A...
February 2026 Sesshin , Day 2 Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Guo Gu “Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist...
February 2026 Sesshin , Day 1 Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript The post Guo Gu “Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist...
A commentary on the relationship between Zen practice, on and off the cushion, and anchoring in the tanden. Teisho by Sensei Jissai Prince-C...
Coming to the Path Talk by Barry Keesan. Automated Transcript The post Coming to the Path Talk by Barry Keesan appeared first on Rochester Z...
What is the true spirit of the Four Bodhisattvic Vows? How can we make them the foundation of our life, even in the face of hardship? Source...
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Hekiganroku #24 , “Irongrindstones Tetsuma” appeare...
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 5 Commentary on Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart. (ed. by Roko Sherry Chayat). Teisho by Sensei...
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 4 Commentary on Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart (ed. by Roko Sherry Chayat). Teisho by Sensei D...
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 3 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal....
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 2 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal....
January 2026 Sesshin , Day 1 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal....
Understanding the Buddha’s fundamental teaching – The origin of suffering is craving, attachment, and ignorance. Seeing how grasping leaves...
December 2025 Sesshin , Day 2 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Pa...
December 2025 Sesshin , Day 1 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Pa...
Exploring sights along the spiritual journey and how to navigate the path of Zen. Includes excerpts from Deepening Zen: The Long Maturation,...
Accepting others as ourselves. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post The Buddhist Precepts appeared first on Rocheste...
Why does a practice that is so utterly simple feel so difficult? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Simple, Not Eas...
Commentary on an Interview of Richard Gere About the Dalai Lama Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Two Flavors of...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 6 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 5 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 4 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 3 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 2 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
November 2025 Sesshin , Day 1 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook T...
Coming to the Path Talk by Catherine Jones. Automated Transcript The post Coming to the Path Talk by Catherine Jones appeared first on Roche...
How does our True Self that is No Self function in everyday life? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Self and No Se...
What we’re looking for is here. Learning not to look past this moment. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript The post This Mom...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan #47, “Tosotsu’s Three Barriers” appeared f...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 5 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda A...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 4 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda A...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 3 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Tei...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 2 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Tei...
October 2025 Sesshin , Day 1 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994. Te...
Though zazen is mainly considered a concentration practice, mindfulness plays an important role as well. Whether we’re working in the kitche...
All beings and things expound the Dharma. With their spontaneity and wholehearted singing, what can we learn from birds? Teisho by Sensei Dh...
Trying to be perfect backfires and cuts us off from life. Openness and willingness is a better way. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated...
What is a Zen teacher? What can a Zen teacher give you? This commentary was given on the day after her Zen teacher sanctioning ceremony. It...
Three encouragement talks given by Roshi Philip Kapleau during a 1975 sesshin, accompanied by comments from his successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjol...