Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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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.

Episode Date
Turning to “No Hope” in Difficult Times
Jul 06, 2025
Everyday Zen #2
Jun 13, 2025
Everyday Zen #1
Jun 12, 2025
Being Dharma #4
Jun 11, 2025
Being Dharma #3
Jun 10, 2025
Being Dharma #2
Jun 09, 2025
Being Dharma #1
Jun 08, 2025
Beyond Words and No Words
May 18, 2025
Moshan Liaoran and the Way of Women
May 11, 2025
The Delusion of a Separate Self
Apr 27, 2025
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away
Apr 21, 2025
Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha
Apr 20, 2025
Giving Attention
Apr 09, 2025
Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground”
Mar 28, 2025
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #5
Mar 27, 2025
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #4
Mar 26, 2025
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #3
Mar 25, 2025
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #2
Mar 24, 2025
“An Experience of Enlightenment” #1
Mar 23, 2025
Living in Interesting Times
Mar 17, 2025
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Danan Redding
Mar 09, 2025
Winds of Change
Mar 02, 2025
Tips for Working on Koans, Part 2
Feb 23, 2025
Tips for Working on Koans, Part 1
Feb 22, 2025
Learning Not to Turn Away
Feb 16, 2025
Silence and Non-doing
Feb 09, 2025
Emotional Diversity and Buddhist Practice
Jan 27, 2025
“Nothing Special: Living Zen”
Jan 18, 2025
“Silent Illumination” #5
Jan 17, 2025
“Silent Illumination” #4
Jan 16, 2025
“Silent Illumination” #3
Jan 15, 2025
“Silent Illumination” #2
Jan 14, 2025
“Silent Illumination” #1
Jan 13, 2025
Knowing and Not Knowing
Dec 29, 2024
Deepening Zen #2
Dec 15, 2024
Deepening Zen #1
Dec 14, 2024
Right View and the Three Marks of Existence
Dec 08, 2024
Practice and the Precepts
Nov 30, 2024
Reflections on an Election Disaster
Nov 23, 2024
Get Out of Your Head
Nov 17, 2024
Es lo que Hay
Nov 10, 2024
Everyday Zen #2
Nov 01, 2024
Everyday Zen #1
Oct 31, 2024
Faith in Mind #4
Oct 30, 2024
Faith in Mind #3
Oct 29, 2024
Faith in Mind #2
Oct 28, 2024
Faith in Mind #1
Oct 27, 2024
Seeing Through Cynicism
Oct 20, 2024
Living Your Own Life
Oct 13, 2024
Mumonkan (The Gateless Barrier) #22, “Kasyapa and a Flag Pole”
Oct 04, 2024
“Ordinary Wonder” #2
Oct 03, 2024
“Ordinary Wonder” #1
Oct 02, 2024
Teachings of Bodhidharma #3
Oct 01, 2024
Teachings of Bodhidharma #2
Sep 30, 2024
Teachings of Bodhidharma #1
Sep 29, 2024
Mental Maps
Sep 22, 2024
Waking up to Boredom
Sep 15, 2024
Mindfulness in Plain English #2
Sep 09, 2024
Mindfulness in Plain English #1
Sep 08, 2024
Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Blue Cliff Record #7 “Fayen’s ‘You are Echo'”
Aug 18, 2024
Making Way for Joy
Aug 11, 2024
No-self, Personality, and Our Desire to Change
Aug 04, 2024
What is Right Speech?
Jul 28, 2024
Mumonkan # 13, “Tokusan Carries His Bowls”
Jul 19, 2024
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #3
Jul 18, 2024
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #2
Jul 17, 2024
Teachings of Muso Kokushi #1
Jul 16, 2024
Teachings of Yuanwu #2
Jul 15, 2024
Teachings of Yuanwu #1
Jul 14, 2024
Keep It Simple
Jun 30, 2024
No Other
Jun 23, 2024
Forgetting Everything
Jun 07, 2024
Listening to the Mind
Jun 06, 2024
No Big Deal
Jun 05, 2024
Suffering
Jun 04, 2024
The Illusion of a Separate Self
Jun 03, 2024
Zazen
Jun 02, 2024
Returning to Spiritual Practice After Clergy Sexual Misconduct
May 19, 2024
Grasping and Aversion
Apr 28, 2024
Everyday Zen
Apr 19, 2024
Living Dharma #2
Apr 18, 2024
Living Dharma #1
Apr 17, 2024
Attaining the Way #3
Apr 16, 2024
Attaining the Way #2
Apr 15, 2024
Attaining the Way #1
Apr 14, 2024
What’s the Rush?
Apr 07, 2024
Living and Dying
Mar 31, 2024
Roshi Gerardo Gally and Casa Zen
Mar 25, 2024
The Zen Practice of Non-abiding
Mar 24, 2024
Facing Uncertainty
Mar 10, 2024
Coming to the Path Talk by Christopher Maley
Mar 03, 2024
The Ebb and Flow of Zen Practice
Feb 25, 2024
Getting Beyond Age
Feb 18, 2024
Advice on Sesshin Practice #2
Feb 18, 2024
Advice on Sesshin Practice #1
Feb 17, 2024
No-Self and Habits
Feb 11, 2024
Coming to the Path Talk by Maimoona Ramaswamy
Feb 04, 2024
Our Attitude Toward Practice
Jan 28, 2024
Working with Pain
Jan 21, 2024
Nothing Special #3
Jan 12, 2024
Nothing Special #2
Jan 11, 2024
Nothing Special #1
Jan 10, 2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #3
Jan 09, 2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #2
Jan 08, 2024
Teachings of a Buddhist Monk #1
Jan 07, 2024
Gaza: Revenge and the Law of Karma
Jan 05, 2024
Now is the Time
Dec 17, 2023
Stillness Speaks #2
Dec 10, 2023
Stillness Speaks #1
Dec 09, 2023
Outrage
Dec 03, 2023
The Precepts: Beyond Pride and Perfection
Nov 25, 2023
Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #2
Nov 03, 2023
Teachings of Charlotte Joko Beck #1
Nov 02, 2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #4
Nov 01, 2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #3
Oct 31, 2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #2
Oct 30, 2023
Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart #1
Oct 29, 2023
Coming to the Path Talk by Ven. Kanji Argetsinger
Oct 22, 2023
Establishing and Sustaining Zen Practice
Oct 15, 2023
Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #89, “Dongshan’s ‘No Grass’”
Sep 30, 2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #3
Sep 29, 2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #2
Sep 28, 2023
Teachings of American Zen teacher Joko Beck #1
Sep 27, 2023
Teachings of Zen Master Foyan
Sep 26, 2023
Teachings of Zen Master Yuanwu
Sep 25, 2023
Work Practice
Sep 17, 2023
Working With Obstructions in Our Zazen
Sep 10, 2023
Meditation: Why Bother?
Sep 09, 2023
Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau: Mumonkan #38 “A Buffalo Goes Through a Window”
Aug 20, 2023
Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”
Jul 28, 2023
“Zen Essence” #2
Jul 27, 2023
“Zen Essence” #1
Jul 26, 2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3
Jul 25, 2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2
Jul 24, 2023
Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1
Jul 23, 2023
Beyond Duality
Jul 16, 2023
Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser
Jul 09, 2023
Boredom
Jun 23, 2023
The Black Lives Matter Flag–To Hang Or Not to Hang?
Jun 19, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #6
Jun 16, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #5
Jun 15, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #4
Jun 14, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #3
Jun 13, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #2
Jun 12, 2023
Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #1
Jun 11, 2023
Equanimity and Compassion
Jun 04, 2023
Taking the Precepts: An Introduction
May 21, 2023
Discovering Awe in Just This
May 14, 2023
Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice
May 07, 2023
Making the Most of Each Moment of Sesshin
May 06, 2023
The Dalai Lama and the Boy
Apr 27, 2023
Instructions to the Cook
Apr 23, 2023
Coming to the Path Talk by Rebecca Gilbert
Apr 16, 2023
Stop Fixing Yourself
Apr 09, 2023
Mumonkan #13, Tokusan Carries His Bowls
Mar 31, 2023
Illuminating Silence #5
Mar 30, 2023
Illuminating Silence #4
Mar 29, 2023
Illuminating Silence #3
Mar 28, 2023
Illuminating Silence #2
Mar 27, 2023
Illuminating Silence #1
Mar 26, 2023
A Buddhist View of Non-violence and the War in Ukraine
Mar 21, 2023
Skillful Effort, Skillful Concentration
Mar 19, 2023
Practicing with Our Whole Being
Mar 05, 2023
Blue Cliff Record #21 “Chimon and the Lotus.”
Feb 25, 2023
“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen
Feb 24, 2023
“Subtle Wisdom” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Feb 23, 2023
“Subtle Wisdom” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Feb 22, 2023
Practice Off the Mat
Feb 19, 2023
It’s OK to Suffer
Feb 12, 2023
Coming to the Path Talk by Jonathan Hager
Feb 05, 2023
Marsha Linehan and Radical Acceptance
Jan 29, 2023
“Song of Mind” by Sheng Yen, Part 2
Jan 13, 2023
“Song of Mind” by Sheng Yen, Part 1
Jan 12, 2023
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #4
Jan 11, 2023
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #3
Jan 10, 2023
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #2
Jan 09, 2023
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #1
Jan 08, 2023
Zen and Religion
Dec 18, 2022
The Privilege of Being Present at Transitions
Dec 04, 2022
Working with the Urge to Consume
Dec 04, 2022
The Precepts, Part 2: The Ten Cardinal Precepts
Nov 26, 2022
Thanksgiving Advice
Nov 23, 2022
The Precepts, Part 1: The Three Poisons, Repentance, The Three Refuges, and The Three Pure Precepts
Nov 13, 2022
Hekiganroku #86, Ummon’s “Everybody has their own light”
Nov 04, 2022
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 5
Nov 03, 2022
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 4
Nov 02, 2022
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 3
Nov 01, 2022
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 2
Oct 31, 2022
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 1
Oct 30, 2022
Zen Destruction and Aspiration
Oct 09, 2022
Blue Cliff Record #53, “Hyakujo and the Wild Duck”
Sep 30, 2022
Zen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #2
Sep 29, 2022
Zen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #1
Sep 28, 2022
Zen Master Bassui from The Three Pillars of Zen
Sep 27, 2022
Zen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
Sep 26, 2022
Zen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
Sep 25, 2022
Zen Teacher Authorization
Sep 18, 2022
Faith: Passages from “And There Was Light” by Jacques Lusseran
Sep 11, 2022
The Teachings of Empty Cloud (Xu Yun) followed by Q & A
Sep 10, 2022
OK with Things as They Are
Aug 21, 2022
Teisho by Roshi Kapleau: Hekiganroku #38, “Fuketsu and the Dharma Seal”
Aug 14, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #3
Jul 29, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #2
Jul 28, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #1
Jul 27, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #3
Jul 26, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
Jul 25, 2022
Dream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
Jul 24, 2022
Seeing Into Space, Seeing Into Mind
Jul 17, 2022
Zen Buddhism–Religion, or Not?
Jul 10, 2022
Faith
Jun 26, 2022
Forbearance: the Third Paramita
Jun 19, 2022
Shoyoroku # 14, “Attendent Huo Serves Tea”
Jun 11, 2022
Mumonkan # 9, “Daitsu Chisho Buddha”
Jun 10, 2022
The Practice of Zen by C.C. Chang #2
Jun 09, 2022
The Practice of Zen by C.C. Chang #1
Jun 08, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #3
Jun 07, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #2
Jun 06, 2022
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #1
Jun 05, 2022
The First Precept: Not to Kill
May 22, 2022
Coming to the Path Talk By Desiree Jaeger-Fine
May 15, 2022
Master Hakuin’s Chant in Praise of Zazen, Part 2
May 08, 2022
Master Hakuin’s Chant in Praise of Zazen, Part 1
May 01, 2022
Being Sangha
Apr 24, 2022
Learning to Want What We Have
Apr 17, 2022
Coming to the Path Talk by Jeanette Prince-Cherry
Apr 10, 2022
“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Joko Beck #2
Apr 02, 2022
“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Joko Beck #1
Apr 01, 2022
“Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice” by Joko Beck
Mar 31, 2022
“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #4
Mar 30, 2022
“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #3
Mar 29, 2022
“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #2
Mar 28, 2022
“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #1
Mar 27, 2022
Practice and the Inner Critical Voice
Mar 20, 2022
Ups and Downs of Practice
Mar 13, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What Would Buddha Do?
Mar 10, 2022
Russia Invades Ukraine
Mar 06, 2022
“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #4
Feb 26, 2022
“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #3
Feb 25, 2022
“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Feb 24, 2022
“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Feb 23, 2022
Zen and the Body (Part 2)
Feb 13, 2022
Zen and the Body (Part 1)
Feb 06, 2022
Advice From a Zen Fool
Jan 31, 2022
Restlessness
Jan 23, 2022
Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #2
Jan 15, 2022
Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #1
Jan 14, 2022
“Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #2
Jan 13, 2022
“Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #1
Jan 12, 2022
“Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck
Jan 11, 2022
“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2
Jan 10, 2022
“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #1
Jan 09, 2022
Faith, Doubt, Determination
Dec 19, 2021
CoronaCast: December 18
Dec 19, 2021
“Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #2
Dec 12, 2021
“Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #1
Dec 11, 2021
Zen Practice and the Thinking Mind
Dec 05, 2021
A Look at the Precepts
Nov 27, 2021
Mumonkan #16, “The Sound of the Bell”
Nov 13, 2021
“Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui”
Nov 12, 2021
“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #3
Nov 11, 2021
“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2
Nov 10, 2021
“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #1
Nov 09, 2021
“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Nov 08, 2021
“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Nov 07, 2021
“Razor-Wire Dharma: A Buddhist Life in Prison”
Oct 17, 2021
The Spirit of Practice
Oct 10, 2021
Mumonkan # 17, “The National Teacher Calls Three Times”
Oct 01, 2021
“Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu” #2
Sep 30, 2021
“Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu” #1
Sep 29, 2021
“The Practice of Zen” by Garma C.C. Chang #2
Sep 28, 2021
“The Practice of Zen” by Garma C.C. Chang #1
Sep 27, 2021
“Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui”
Sep 25, 2021
Letting Go of Fear-Based Strategies
Sep 19, 2021
Recognizing the Inevitable
Sep 12, 2021
Anatta: The Teaching of Not-Self
Aug 16, 2021
CoronaCast: August 6
Aug 06, 2021
Blue Cliff Record #4, “Tokusan Carries His Bundle”
Jul 30, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #6
Jul 29, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #5
Jul 28, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #4
Jul 27, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #3
Jul 26, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #2
Jul 25, 2021
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #1
Jul 24, 2021
Untangling the Knots, Engaging with the Practice
Jul 18, 2021
Ordinary Mind is the Way, Case 19 in the Mumonkan
Jun 29, 2021
Juneteenth and the Work of Ultimate Liberation
Jun 20, 2021
Mumonkan #10, Sozan and Poor Seizei
Jun 09, 2021
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #4
Jun 08, 2021
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #3
Jun 07, 2021
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #2
Jun 06, 2021
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #1
Jun 05, 2021
No Teachers, No Students, Nothing To Be Taught
May 30, 2021
The Middle Way
May 16, 2021
CoronaCast: May 11
May 11, 2021
“The Third Turning of the Wheel: A Conversation with Joanna Macy”
May 09, 2021
“World as Lover, World as Self” by Joanna Macy
May 08, 2021
The Illusion of Human Identity
Apr 25, 2021
CoronaCast: April 12
Apr 20, 2021
Impermanence
Apr 18, 2021
“Zen Dawn, Early Zen Texts from Tun Huang” #2
Apr 07, 2021