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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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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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Decemner 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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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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Accepting others as ourselves. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Why does a practice that is so utterly simple feel so difficult? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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Commentary on an Interview of Richard Gere About the Dalai Lama Talk by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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November 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Illuminating Silence: Insights on the Path of Chinese Zen” by Master Sheng-Yen and John Crook Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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Coming to the Path Talk by Catherine Jones. Automated Transcript
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How does our True Self that is No Self function in everyday life? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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1 What we’re looking for is here. Learning not to look past this moment. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript
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October 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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October 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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October 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Ichi Tantei, One Doing: Tangen Roshi of Bukkokuji.” Edited by Ron Klein. Translated by Belenda Attaway Yamakawa. Independently published, 2024. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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October 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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October 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “The Essential Teachings of Zen Master Hakuin.” Translated by Normal Waddell. Shambhala, 1994 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal. Automated Transcript
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this would be nice if they stayed out of make believe of demons and heaven and all those type of nonsense.