July 2023 Sesshin, Day 6  Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 6 Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/gqnNrTIgBzvOJieX5oKEVdFsRvw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/mumonkan-11-joshu-and-two-hermits/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Mumonkan #11, “Joshu and Two Hermits”

July 2023 Sesshin, Day 5 A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post “Zen Essence” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 5 A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/nP47b_8tn86tGbAoAOJZR09YXDU" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/zen-essence-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Zen Essence” #2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

“Zen Essence” #2

July 2023 Sesshin, Day 4 A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post “Zen Essence” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 4 A commentary on Zen Essence, translated and edited by Thomas Cleary. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/6s7dvUpDf69hduciicE1mYb_3Ug" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/zen-essence-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“Zen Essence” #1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

“Zen Essence” #1

July 2023 Sesshin, Day 3 A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 3 A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/xubR1mSetauoqiZrptQGqPHYtho" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/ta-hui-and-swampland-flowers-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #3

July 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 2 A commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/Vtq_YgFrJ-uJZtlD73k1hAX7sik" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/ta-hui-and-swampland-flowers-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #2

July 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Roshi Kjolhede begins this teisho with biographical highlights of Zen Master Ta Hui, based on Andy Ferguson’s Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Master’s and Their Teachings.   He then continues with a commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript The post Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#july-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">July 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 1 Roshi Kjolhede begins this teisho with biographical highlights of Zen Master Ta Hui, based on Andy Ferguson’s Zen’s Chinese Heritage: The Master’s and Their Teachings.   He then continues with a commentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui. (translated by J.C. Cleary). Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/bmfFBxVWmPo8SiD9AuF8XpjLE5Q" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/ta-hui-and-swampland-flowers-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1

When we let go of all the ways we discriminate between self and other, we open up to the suffering of all beings, and to the transformative power of love. Sources: Anthony De Mello, The Way to Love, Image Books, 1995. bell hooks, “Contemplation and Transformation,” Buddhist Women on the Edge: Contemporary Perspectives from the... Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptThe post Beyond Duality appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

When we let go of all the ways we discriminate between self and other, we open up to the suffering of all beings, and to the transformative power of love. Sources: Anthony De Mello, The Way to Love, Image Books, 1995. bell hooks, “Contemplation and Transformation,” Buddhist Women on the Edge: Contemporary Perspectives from the... Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/dlXsjUr3dzk9IBuOCWsVqMyX5WQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/beyond-duality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beyond Duality</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Beyond Duality

Bill Lindenfelser

Path Talk

Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser. Automated TranscriptThe post Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/9voyb9VsOEsoGBJSYrDG-70sHo8?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/coming-to-the-path-talk-by-bill-lindenfelser/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Coming to the Path Talk by Bill Lindenfelser

Our eagerness to cut short whatever feels tedious by chasing after distractions and excitement comes to diminish our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptThe post Boredom appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Our eagerness to cut short whatever feels tedious by chasing after distractions and excitement comes to diminish our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/YM5TNzg24DFVenseRcuxuxwVhpQ?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/boredom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Boredom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Boredom

Comments about the Center’s Board of Trustees recent decision not to display the Black Lives Matter flag (or other non-Dharma-symbol flags) on the Arnold Park building. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptThe post The Black Lives Matter Flag–To Hang Or Not to Hang? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Comments about the Center’s Board of Trustees recent decision not to display the Black Lives Matter flag (or other non-Dharma-symbol flags) on the Arnold Park building. Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/e-WFxSAtHuwYJWxyf3ZhevOdemI?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/the-black-lives-matter-flag-to-hang-or-not-to-hang/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Black Lives Matter Flag–To Hang Or Not to Hang?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

The Black Lives Matter Flag–To Hang Or Not to Hang?

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.

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #6 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 6 Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/slIt9vtLsGyjdTtaIsBvnIU2Tvw?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #6</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #6

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 5 Commentary on dialogues between Bankei and students (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/M98gvSy9rPGlJSR9yKSVIonTh38?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-5/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #5</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #5

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 4 Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/euUenu3TI01QELt3VC40wgl5tc4?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #4</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #4

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 3 Commentary on Bankei’s public talk delivered during a training period at Ryumon-ji (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/SapNssC0OG7140UX6yxryhLckdQ?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-3/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #3</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #3

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 2 Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 2). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/qv4j_rggLd9yjAIdlIdKULdpj9U?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #2

June 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript The post Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#june-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 1 Commentary on the life of 17th-century Japanese Zen Master Bankei Yotaku (Part 1). Source: The Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei, 1622-1693. Revised edition translated with an introduction by Norman Waddell. North Point Press, 2000. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/FUK98AMya5HF2ldeZWQE54cCQU8?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/unborn-the-life-and-teachings-of-zen-master-bankei-1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Unborn: The Life and Teachings of Zen Master Bankei #1

Two of the four Brahma-viharas. Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated TranscriptThe post Equanimity and Compassion appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Two of the four Brahma-viharas. Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/NYGupiIxFmM3R7YOcUPl0HTkHIA?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/equanimity-and-compassioin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Equanimity and Compassion</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Equanimity and Compassion

How do we embody the Precepts in our everyday lives? An overview of morality in Zen and the RZC’s Taking the Precepts Ceremony. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptThe post Taking the Precepts: An Introduction appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

How do we embody the Precepts in our everyday lives? An overview of morality in Zen and the RZC’s Taking the Precepts Ceremony. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/iJ5XReBgCGPLhrxz6tHlhz4qy1w?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/taking-the-precepts-an-introduction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taking the Precepts: An Introduction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Taking the Precepts: An Introduction

Exploring the intersection between Zen practice and neuroscience on our capacity for experiencing awe in ordinary activities. Commentary on Dacher Keltner’s “The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe”, The Atlantic: January 13, 2023. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptThe post Discovering Awe in Just This appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Exploring the intersection between Zen practice and neuroscience on our capacity for experiencing awe in ordinary activities. Commentary on Dacher Keltner’s “The Quiet Profundity of Everyday Awe”, The Atlantic: January 13, 2023. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/BUUI2q3bzQjZirlizQj3KBac-fU?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/discovering-awe-in-just-this/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discovering Awe in Just This</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Discovering Awe in Just This

May 2023 Sesshin, Day 2 Question:  Should I try or should I not try? Do I apply effort in practice or do I surrender? Ought there be discipline or should it come naturally? Answer: Yes! Sources: Awakening to Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. Automated Transcript The post Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

<a href="https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/sesshin/#may-2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">May 2023 Sesshin</a>, Day 2 Question:  Should I try or should I not try? Do I apply effort in practice or do I surrender? Ought there be discipline or should it come naturally? Answer: Yes! Sources: Awakening to Zen by Roshi Philip Kapleau; Stories of the Spirit, Stories of the Heart by Christina Feldman and Jack Kornfield. Dharma Talk by Ven. Jissai Prince-Cherry. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/iwsOi90Vo7L06WWaCghCjNWGpKE?utm_source=copy_url" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Automated Transcript</a> The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/not-too-hard-not-too-soft-finding-the-sweet-spot-in-practice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Not Too Hard, Not Too Soft: Finding the Sweet Spot in Practice

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Thank You Rzc

I hear, I do, and I am thank for for these skillful RZC talks.  In gassho.

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Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

Covid-19 is highlighting human contradictions: the dilemma of social distancing vs. social solidarity, as well as the tension between our ignoble reactions (e.g., panic hoarding) and our noble responses (generous helpfulness). Our True Self is neither of these alone. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Human Contradictions Exposed by the Pandemic appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Covid-19 is highlighting human contradictions: the dilemma of social distancing vs. social solidarity, as well as the tension between our ignoble reactions (e.g., panic hoarding) and our noble responses (generous helpfulness). Our True Self is neither of these alone. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/human-contradictions-exposed-by-the-pandemic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Human Contradictions Exposed by the Pandemic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Human Contradictions Exposed by the Pandemic

A presentation of studies suggesting that gratitude, compassion, and decent pride are features of morality that foster self-control and perseverance more than do will-power and grit. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Nuturing Self-control Through the Social Emotions appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A presentation of studies suggesting that gratitude, compassion, and decent pride are features of morality that foster self-control and perseverance more than do will-power and grit. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/nuturing-self-control-through-the-social-emotions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nuturing Self-control Through the Social Emotions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Nuturing Self-control Through the Social Emotions

A report on the Duke University conference celebrating the installation of Roshi Kapleau’s archives. Roshi Kjolhede focuses on the unique challenges Kapleau faced — and we continue to face — in adapting Zen to the West. His archives can be found at the Duke University Libraries’ Philip Kapleau papers, 1952-2009 and undated. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Philip Kapleau: Planting Seeds While Trailing Vines appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A report on the Duke University conference celebrating the installation of Roshi Kapleau’s archives. Roshi Kjolhede focuses on the unique challenges Kapleau faced — and we continue to face — in adapting Zen to the West. His archives can be found at the Duke University Libraries’ Philip Kapleau papers, 1952-2009 and undated. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/philip-kapleau-planting-seeds-while-trailing-vines/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philip Kapleau: Planting Seeds While Trailing Vines</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Philip Kapleau: Planting Seeds While Trailing Vines

A Mahayana take: it’s not just about “me” and “my.” Also, some words about worry, stress, and anxiety. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Preparing Ourselves for the Coronovirus for the Sake of Others appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

A Mahayana take: it’s not just about “me” and “my.” Also, some words about worry, stress, and anxiety. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/preparing-ourselves-for-the-coronovirus-for-the-sake-of-others/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Preparing Ourselves for the Coronovirus for the Sake of Others</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Preparing Ourselves for the Coronovirus for the Sake of Others

Stepping back to look at the massive national and global changes we’re living through. All bets are off, yet we have Zen practice to help us ride the process and transform crisis into opportunity. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Out With the Old, In With–What? appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Stepping back to look at the massive national and global changes we’re living through. All bets are off, yet we have Zen practice to help us ride the process and transform crisis into opportunity. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/out-with-the-old-in-with-what/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Out With the Old, In With–What?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Out With the Old, In With–What?

Teisho by Bodhin Kjolhede. From a 1st-century Buddhist text. Unedited transcript Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. TranscriptThe post Twenty-eight Benefits of Meditation appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Bodhin Kjolhede. From a 1st-century Buddhist text. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/3YmFRDPb7D1V-f9vK5WBp2dG7gY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unedited transcript</a> Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. <a href="https://otter.ai/u/3YmFRDPb7D1V-f9vK5WBp2dG7gY" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript</a>The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/twenty-eight-benefits-of-meditation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twenty-eight Benefits of Meditation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Twenty-eight Benefits of Meditation

An overview of today’s ceremony of Receiving the Precepts, with a look at how the Internet adds further challenges in upholding the Ten Cardinal Precepts. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post Jukai and the Internet appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

An overview of today’s ceremony of Receiving the Precepts, with a look at how the Internet adds further challenges in upholding the Ten Cardinal Precepts. Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede.The post <a href="https://www.rzc.org/news/jukai-and-the-internet/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jukai and the Internet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.rzc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rochester Zen Center</a>.

Jukai and the Internet

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