Teisho, (pronounced “TAY-show”), is a formal (though largely extemporaneous) commentary given at Rochester Zen Center by either Sensei Dhara Kowal or Sensei John Pulleyn while facing the altar. In sesshin it is usually on a koan or other Zen text, whereas outside sesshin it may be on a non-Zen article or book. A teisho is a not a lecture or sermon, but rather a presentation of the teacher’s direct experiential understanding.

Past teisho can be found in our Podcast and Audio Archives at https://www.rzc.org/library/archives-podcast/