February 2023 Sesshin Teisho
Blue Cliff Record #21 “Chimon and the Lotus.”
Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptBlue Cliff Record #21 “Chimon and the Lotus.”
“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen
Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Attaining the Way: A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism” by Master Sheng Yen.
“Subtle Wisdom” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Subtle Wisdom: Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Chan Buddhism” by Master Sheng Yen
“Subtle Wisdom” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Teisho by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Subtle Wisdom: Understanding Suffering, Cultivating Compassion Through Chan Buddhism” by Master Sheng Yen.
January 2023 Sesshin Teisho
“Song of Mind” by Sheng Yen, Part 2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Song of Mind” by Sheng Yen, Part 1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #4
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Paul Breiter)
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #3
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Paul Breiter)
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Paul Breiter)
“Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away” by Ajahn Chah #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptCommentary on “Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away: Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering” by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Paul Breiter).
November 2022 Sesshin Teisho
Hekiganroku #86, Ummon’s “Everybody has their own light”
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: What is my light? Why can’t I see it? How do I stop objectifying myself and those around me?
Source(s): The Golden Age of Zen by John C.H. Wu, Doubleday 1996.
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 5
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: 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.
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 4
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: Pride in our good deeds reinforces our sense of self-importance, and therefore works at cross-purposes to our efforts to free ourselves from the delusion of separation.
Source(s): Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996.
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 3
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: A master once said, “The taste of Zen is pain in the knees.” How do we work creatively with pain and weariness in these early days of sesshin?
Source(s): Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996.
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 2
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: Practising right where we are.
Source(s): Meetings with Remarkable Women by Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987; Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996.
The Teachings of Maurine Stuart-roshi 1
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptDescription: Biographical material
Source(s): Meetings with Remarkable Women by Lenore Friedman, Shambhala 1987; Subtle Sound by Roko Sherry Chayat, Shambhala 1996.
September 2022 Sesshin Teisho
Blue Cliff Record #53, “Hyakujo and the Wild Duck”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Master Bassui from Mud and Water (trans. by Arthur Braverman) #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Master Bassui from The Three Pillars of Zen
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Master Foyan from Instant Zen: Waking Up In the Present (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptSeptember 2022 2-Day Sesshin Dharma Talks
Faith: Passages from “And There Was Light” by Jacques Lusseran
Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated TranscriptThe Teachings of Empty Cloud (Xu Yun) followed by Q & A
Dharma Talk by Eryl Kubicka. Automated TranscriptJuly 2022 Sesshin Teisho
Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #3
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptDream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #3
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptDream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptDream Conversations: On Buddhism and Zen: Kokushi, Muso (trans. by Thomas Cleary) #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptJune 2022 Sesshin Teisho
Shoyoroku # 14, “Attendent Huo Serves Tea”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptMumonkan # 9, “Daitsu Chisho Buddha”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptThe Practice of Zen by C.C. Chang #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptThe Practice of Zen by C.C. Chang #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #3
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary) #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptMarch 2022 Sesshin Teisho
“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Joko Beck #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Joko Beck #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Ordinary Wonder: Zen Life and Practice” by Joko Beck
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #4
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #3
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Silent Illumination: A Chan Buddhist Path to Natural Awakening” by Guo Gu #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptFebruary 2022 Sesshin Teisho
“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #4
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #3
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Faith in Mind: A Commentary on Seng Ts’an’s Classic” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptJanuary 2022 Sesshin Teisho
Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptOn Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, (trans. by J.C.Cleary).
Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptOn Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, (trans. by J.C.Cleary).
“Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptOn Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter).
“Being Dharma” by Ajahn Chah #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptOn Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha’s Teachings by Ajahn Chah (trans. by Peter Breiter).
“Everyday Zen: Love and Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Nothing Special: Living Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. TranscriptDecember 2021 Sesshin Dharma Talks
“Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #2
Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor. Automated Transcript“Opening the Hand of Thought” by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi #1
Dharma Talk by Trueman Taylor. Automated TranscriptNovember 2021 Sesshin Teisho
Mumonkan #16, “The Sound of the Bell”
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui”
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptCommentary on Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui, translated by J.C. Cleary.
“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #3
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Everyday Zen” by Charlotte Joko Beck #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen #2
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript“Attaining the Way” by Master Sheng Yen #1
Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated TranscriptSeptember 2021 Sesshin Teisho
Mumonkan # 17, “The National Teacher Calls Three Times”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript“Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu” #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary)
“Zen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu” #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptZen Letters: Teachings of Yuanwu (trans. by J.C. Cleary and Thomas Cleary)
“The Practice of Zen” by Garma C.C. Chang #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript“The Practice of Zen” by Garma C.C. Chang #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript“Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptSwampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui (trans. by J.C. Cleary)
July 2021 Sesshin Teisho
Blue Cliff Record #4, “Tokusan Carries His Bundle”
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated Transcript“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #6
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #5
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #4
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #3
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #2
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
“The Way of Korean Zen” by Kusan Sunim #1
Teisho by Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Automated TranscriptCommentary on The Way of Korean Zen by Kusan Sunim (trans. by Martine Batchelor)
June 2021 Sesshin Teisho
Mumonkan #10, Sozan and Poor Seizei
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptWorking with spiritual poverty.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #4
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptArrival, loss and return — the universe changes on its axis, but how to share this amazing experience with others? Searching for a context for 20 years and finally finding one.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #3
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptA turning point — no need to look further than the mind itself.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #2
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptFlora Courtois’ search for Reality, or the ground of being.
Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Courtois. Quest Books, 1986.
“An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois #1
Teisho by Roshi Amala Wrightson. Automated TranscriptIntroduction to the text by Yasutani-roshi
Text: An Experience of Enlightenment by Flora Courtois. Quest Books, 1986.
May 2021 Sesshin Teisho
“The Third Turning of the Wheel: A Conversation with Joanna Macy”
Dharma Talk by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptDharma talk by Donna Kowal. Reading and commentary on excerpts from an interview with Joanna Macy that explores the Buddha’s teaching of dependent co-arising, nothing exists apart from anything else. (Source: Dharma Rain, edited by Stephanie Kaza and Kenneth Kraft, Shambhala Publications, 2000)
“World as Lover, World as Self” by Joanna Macy
Dharma Talk by Sensei Donna Kowal. Automated TranscriptDharma talk by Donna Kowal. Reading and commentary on excerpts from Chapter One.