October 2020 Sesshin, Day 5: Zen Essence: The Science of Freedom (trans. by Thomas Cleary)

June 2021 Sesshin, Day 1: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Courtois: Teisho by Amala-sensei. Introduction to the text by Yasutani-roshi Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Courtois Quest Books 1986 by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Ta Hui and “Swampland Flowers” #1: 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:... by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Zen Destruction and Aspiration by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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January 2022 Sesshin, Day 5: “Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah: On Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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January 2023 Sesshin, Day 4: Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering by Ajahn Chan (trans. by Paul Breiter): Sesshin: January 2023, Day 4. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Blue Cliff Record Case 61 - Fengxue's "One Atom of Dust": This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on April 22, 2023. Rinsen Roshi discusses the Blue Cliff Record Case 61, Fengxue's "One Atom of Dust." If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Nanduttara: This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 17, 2022. Rinsen Roshi explores Nanduttara's poem "I used to worship fire" (First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening, ed. Susan Murcott)... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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“Subtle Wisdom” by Master Sheng Yen #1: February 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Subtle Wisdom: Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Chan Buddhism” by Master Sheng Yen. Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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January 2022 Sesshin, Day 4: “Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah: On Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter). Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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The Determination to Be Free - Guided Meditation on Renunciation by A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment

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January 2023 Sesshin, Day 1: Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering by Ajahn Chan (trans. by Paul Breiter): Sesshin: January 2023, Day 1. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Fourth Precept: On Honesty: In this Teisho, given on August 31st, 2022, Rinzan Osho continues his examination of the Ten Grave Precepts with Teisho on the Fourth Precept: "We will honor honesty and truth; we will not deceive." Though there are many layers to this precept, at its... by The No-Rank Zendo Podcast

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November 2022 Sesshin, Day 5: The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 5: Description: Zen practice is experiential — we each have to find our way to the truth, giving up our egoistic striving. Source(s): Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996 Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Blue Cliff Record Case 60 - Yunmen's Staff Becomes a Dragon: This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 1, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 60 – the true realization of Buddha nature, and... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: by Shunryu Suzuki by What You Will Learn

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Unmask Yourself: This dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 28, 2023. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the discovering the masks we use to hide ourselves. He explores the importance of the Precepts as a... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Think Neither Good Nor Evil, Case 23 in the Mumonkan: Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede: A look at original vs. actualized enlightenment, Dharma transmission, aspiration, and our True Self as the “Face” behind the mask. by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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#36 WDTM? (1): Does G-d Exist? First you gotta figure out what "G-d" means by Consciously with Menachem Poznanski

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Autumn 2021 Sesshin Day 3: "Fuketsu's One Particle of Dust.": In Autumn Sesshin's Day Three Teisho, given on Oct. 4th, 2021, Rinzan Osho examines The Hekiganroku, Case 61, "Fuketsu's One Particle of Dust." The practice of Zen is the practice of bursting through barriers. The path to realization is difficult. Our... by The No-Rank Zendo Podcast

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Concentration, Wisdom, Character: This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi shares the words of Koun Yamada from his book "Zen: The Authentic Gate" that discusses the three things to develop... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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The Third Noble Truth: This is a Dharma Talk given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Third Noble Truth and the cessation of suffering through realizing the true nature of ourselves and the... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Blue Cliff Record Case 57 – Joshu’s ‘Nondiscrimination”: This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 1, 2023. In this talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) Case 57 – Joshu’s “Nondiscrimination”, and the meaning of not... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Your Own Particular Mara: This Teisho was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on June 18, 2022. Rinsen Roshi discusses a dialogic teaching from the collection First Buddhist Women: Poems and Stories of Awakening (edited by Susan... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Perceiver of the World's Sounds: This Dharma talk was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik at the Great Heartland Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 1, 2022. In this talk, Rinsen Roshi discusses the chapter Perceiver of the World's Sounds from the Lotus Sutra. If you would like to... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Seeing Into Space, Seeing Into Mind: The images revealed by the Webb Telescope will vastly extend our knowledge. Wisdom, however, grows from looking inward. Who is seeing that projection of the mind we call the universe? Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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November 2022 Sesshin, Day 1: The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 1: Description: Biographical material Source(s): Meetings with Remarkable Women by Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987; Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996. Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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The Fourth Noble Truth - Part 1: This Ango Workshop was given by the Reverend Jay Rinsen Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on October 30, 2021. In this special 2 part workshop talk Rinsen Roshi explores the Fourth Noble Truth – the path towards awakening. In Part 1,... by Buddhist Temple of Toledo Podcast

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Meditation: Why Bother?: September 2023 Sesshin, Day 1 Meditation: Why Bother? Developing the Right Attitude. Reading from Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana. Dharma Talk by Ven. Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript by Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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