Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) Podcast
1) The Dharma of Birds
All beings and things expound the Dharma. With their spontaneity and wholehearted singing, what can we learn from birds?
2) Stop Fixing Yourself
Trying to be perfect backfires and cuts us off from life. Openness and willingness is a better way.
3) Blue Cliff Record #11: “Obaku’s ‘Mash Eaters'”
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.
4) Sesshin Encouragement
Three encouragement talks given by Roshi Philip Kapleau during a 1975 sesshin, accompanied by comments from his successor, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Presented in honor of Founder’s Day—Roshi Kaplea...Show More
5) Unselfing
Forgetting the self and awakening to the “world of ten thousand things.”
6) Shoyoroku #20: Dizang’s “Most Intimate”
July 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
7) Mumonkan #15: Tozan and Sixty Blows
July 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
8) Teachings of Zen Master Daikaku #2
A commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Daikaku, Part 2. Source: The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen by Thomas F. Cleary (Editor).
9) Teachings of Zen Master Daikaku #1
A commentary on the teachings of Zen Master Daikaku, Part 1. Source: The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen by Thomas F. Cleary (Editor).
10) Teachings of Zen Masters Foyan and Daikaku
A commentary on the teachings of Zen Masters Foyan and Daikaku. Sources: Instant Zen: Waking Up in the Present by Thomas Cleary (Translator) and The Original Face: An Anthology of Rinzai Zen by Thomas...Show More