Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)
Rochester Zen Center
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.
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Jan 13, 2026 • 46min
Kusan Sunim: “The Way of Korean Zen” #3
January 2026 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Jan 12, 2026 • 50min
Kusan Sunim: “The Way of Korean Zen” #2
January 2026 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Jan 11, 2026 • 47min
Kusan Sunim: “The Way of Korean Zen” #1
January 2026 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor). Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Jan 4, 2026 • 40min
Getting There vs. Being Here
Understanding the Buddha’s fundamental teaching – The origin of suffering is craving, attachment, and ignorance. Seeing how grasping leaves us unable to appreciate our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Dec 14, 2025 • 37min
Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha #2
December 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 2 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Dec 13, 2025 • 37min
Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha #1
December 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Throw Yourself into the House of Buddha: The Life and Zen Teachings of Tangen Harada Roshi”. Part 1 Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated Transcript
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Dec 7, 2025 • 46min
No Map: Finding Our Way In Zen Practice
Exploring sights along the spiritual journey and how to navigate the path of Zen. Includes excerpts from Deepening Zen: The Long Maturation, Book 2 by Roshi Mitra Bishop. Teisho by Sensei Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript
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Nov 29, 2025 • 49min
The Buddhist Precepts
Accepting others as ourselves. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Nov 16, 2025 • 47min
Simple, Not Easy
Why does a practice that is so utterly simple feel so difficult? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Nov 15, 2025 • 48min
Two Flavors of Dharma
Commentary on an Interview of Richard Gere About the Dalai Lama Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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