Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

Dharma Talk by John Pulleyn on Catching a Feather on a Fan: A Zen Retreat With Master Sheng Yen. The post February/March 2021 Sesshin, Day 1: Catching a Feather on a Fan appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Digital overstimulation and now the pandemic has generated a culture of negation, withdrawal, and numbness. But there’s a better way to retreat, every day, from overwhelming circumstances, while engaging with the world. The post Embracing Nothingness–But In What Way? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Miscellaneous reflections on love, seen through the lens of Dharma. Unedited transcript The post Love Makes the World Go ‘Round appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: Integrating Two of the Buddhist Paramitas in Getting Scheduled for a Vaccination The post CoronaCast: February 10 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor Sources referenced: Malcolm Gladwell. Outliers: The Story of Success. Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Norman Fischer. Taking Our Places: The Buddhist Path to Truly Growing Up. HarperOne, 2004. Jeffrey R. Young. “Researcher Behind ‘10,000-Hour Rule’ Says Good Teaching Matters, Not Just Practice.” EdSurge, May 5, 2020. “Unconditionally Steadfast.” Tricycle interview... The post The Long Game: Persistence and Working With a Teacher appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A look at what the Buddhist Sangha, or community, meant in Asia, how it has changed since coming to Western countries, and what it might become for the Rochester Zen Center. Sources quoted: Stephen Batchelor. “Creating Sangha.” Tricycle, Winter, 1995.  Thich Nhat Hanh. “The Fertile Soil of Sangha.” Tricycle, Summer, 2008. The post Sangha Sculpting Sangha appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weeky podcast: New Government as Rebirth The post CoronaCast: January 22 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 7: Blue Cliff Record #14, “Ummon’s Teaching in Reference to Oneness” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 6: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 5: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 4: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 3: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 2: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Readings from Wild Ivy: The Spiritual Autobiography of Zen Master Hakuin (mostly the Introduction) and The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin. Both translated by Norman Waddell. The post January 2021 Online Sesshin, Day 1: Teachings and Life of Zen Master Hakuin appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Atlantic writer George Packer sees the new year as a “plastic hour,” a rare chance for the U.S. to transform sickness and dysfunction into renewal. This mirrors the catalytic potential of personal dis-ease to lead us to spiritual practice. The post National Crisis, National Opportunity appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma talk by John Pulleyn. A look at a neuroscientist’s explanation of how our brain creates the hallucination we take for reality and a modern day Stoic’s approach to the fix that puts us in. The post Working with an Untrustworthy Brain appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

2020 put many of us in a time warp that will run well into 2021. What’s going on, really? And how does daily Zen practice help us ride the waves? The post Pandemic Time Melting and Freezing appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast on the pandemic. The post CoronaCast: December 17 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma talk by Eryl Kubicka The post December 2020 Online Sesshin, Day 2: Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom by Joseph Goldstein appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post Enlightenment and Siddhartha appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.