Rochester Zen Center Teisho (zen Talks)

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post November 2020 Sesshin, Day 2: Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post November 2020 Sesshin, Day 1: Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast to the Sangha. The post CoronaCast: November 5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Looking at the intersecting national crises of 2020 as an opportunity for us to evolve, reading from a July column by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. The post Change, and Thus Hope appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Pandemic Refuge” The post CoronaCast: October 19 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post October 2020 Sesshin, Day 5: Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post October 2020 Sesshin, Day 4: Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post October 2020 Sesshin, Day 3: The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post October 2020 Sesshin, Day 2: The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede The post October 2020 Sesshin, Day 1: The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen (trans. T. Cleary). Text from Zen Master Lanxi Daolong (Jap.: Daikaku) appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

The situation in the U.S. and around the world may be more bleak than ever. But consider: as individuals we manage to carry on with the very bleakest of futures: our own certain death. Rather than dwelling on future catastrophes, practice calls for us always to be fully responsive to the present. That is the... The post Even If the World Is Ending, So What? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor The post September 2020 Online Sesshin, Day 2: Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Soko Morinaga appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor The post September 2020 Online Sesshin, Day 1: Novice to Master: An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity by Soko Morinaga appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Dharma talk by John Pulleyn: Looking at ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) as presented by Russ Harris in his book, The Happiness Trap, and how it fits with Zen practice. The post The Happiness Trap appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Depression Compared and Contrasted with Boredom.” The post CoronaCast: August 27 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

In the midst of massive suffering from the pandemic, many people, due to their circumstances, are experiencing unexpected personal contentment (and sometimes guilt as a result). How do we come to terms with this paradox–and move through in service to our bodhisattva vows? The post Thrivers’ Guilt appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Pandemic Ruin and Renaissance.” The post CoronaCast: August 19 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Roshi Philip Kaleau, played on Founder’s Day – August 16, 2020. The post Teisho by Roshi Philip Kapleau, October 1976 Sesshin, Day 4: Mumonkan #3 “Gutei’s Finger” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Roshi’s weekly podcast: “Grit, competence, and zazen.” The post CoronaCast: August 12 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Whatever adversities we white people have suffered in our lives, structural racism isn’t one, and in that sense, at least, we’ve been privileged. We might deny having that advantage, or distance from it, but we can use our opportunities to join with others to begin dismantling systemic racism. The post Considering White Privilege appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.