Podcasts about Teisho

In this Teisho, given on June 23rd, 2025, at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji's Summer Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 70 of the Hekiganroku: Isan's, "I Would Ask You To Say It." How do we find harmony in a world full of dischord? How does Zen training help us to open our ears to listen?

In diesem Teisho schildert Christoph Rei Ho Hatlapa die Entwicklung des Buddhismus vom rein monastischen Theravāda-Weg über das Vimalakīrti-Sūtra, in dessen Mittelpunkt ein auseinandersetzungsfreudiger Laie steht, hin zum Mahayana-Buddhismus, der das Ideal des Arhat in das des Bodhisattva transformiert. Letztere haben das Erwachen in ihrem Leben verwirklicht, verzichten aber auf den Eintritt ins Nirvana und stehen stattdessen allen fühlenden Wesen zur Seite, damit auch diese zum Erwachen gelangen. Im Koan 89 des Hekinganroku wird Avalokiteshvara erwähnt, der große Bodhisattva der Barmherzigkeit. Beim Zuhören erkannte er, dass dieser Prozess in das Abwesende eingebettet ist, als ein Feld des Mitgefühls, das alles miteinander verbindet. Indem sich Avalokiteshvara beim Zuhören darauf konzentrierte, ermöglichte er den Wesen, dem Klang ihrer eigenen Stimme zu lauschen und sich selbst zu verstehen. Dieses raumgebende Zuhören bezeichnete der Buddha als den besten Weg zur Erleuchtung. Dabei tritt Avalokiteshvara mit seinem ganzen Körper in einen offenen und wahrhaftigen Kontakt mit seinem Gegenüber, der immer auf der Verbindung mit dem Abwesenden beruht. Diesem Fluidum der Grenzenlosigkeit, aus dem wir alle hervorgehen und zu dem wir alle zurückkehren, nähern wir uns im tiefen Samadhi während der Zazen-Übung. Um für junge Erwachsene den Aufenthalt im ToGenJi zu ermöglichen, bitten wir um eine Spende: Sie finden die Kontodaten/Paypal auf unserer Website https://choka-sangha.de/spenden/ Herzlichen Dank

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on May 1, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 44th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Basho and a Stick.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

Opening up to life as it is requires us to let go of the desire to be in control of conditions and to get intimate with suffering — not just our own, but the suffering of others and the planet. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Turning to “No Hope” in Difficult Times appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

This is a teisho - kind of like a cross between a Dharma Talk and guided meditation. I hope my words will point you toward how the Great Matter - that which we seek to awaken to and manifest - is never apart from this very place. Ordinary mind is the Way, and is buddha itself. But what does this really mean? Not that we can't hope for relief from the turmoil of our minds as we usually experience them! Mind-with-a-capital-M is not equivalent to our thoughts, feelings, emotions, and concepts. Mind is the undisturbed space within which everything arises, so it is always available to us - never apart from this very place.

In this Teisho, given on May 18th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines Dieu Nhan's Without Words from The Hidden Lamp. When we attach to things, we lose the essence. Zen practice is the practice of presence. Being present, we see that there is nothing to attach to. Then the whole world reveals itself.

Engo Kokugon war ein bedeutender Rinzai-Zenmeister (1063-1135). Er hat die Koan-Sammlung Hekiganroku kommentiert und mit zusätzlichen Versen versehen. In diesem Teisho geht Christoph Rei Ho Hatlapa auf das Erleuchtungsgedicht Engos ein, das im Koan 106 des Shūmon Kattōshū zu finden ist. Darin zeigt sich Engo als ein Mensch, der Beziehungen zu Menschen aus Fleisch und Blut eingeht und auf deren Bedeutung hinweist. Auch Buddha sprach von der Bedeutung spiritueller Freunde, den Kalyāṇamitta, die einander auf dem spirituellen Weg unterstützen. In diesem Sinne ist der ToGenJi-Tempel ein Knotenpunkt in Indras Netz, an dem Menschen zusammenkommen, gemeinsam praktizieren, Freundschaften schließen und auf der Grundlage ihrer Erkenntnisse den Dharma verbreiten. Um für junge Erwachsene den Aufenthalt im ToGenJi zu ermöglichen, bitten wir um eine Spende: Sie finden die Kontodaten/Paypal auf unserer Website https://choka-sangha.de/spenden/ Herzlichen Dank

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Summer Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how the Great Death is just the beginning of a Great Life.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Summer Sesshin, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the relative and transcendent ways to respond to an inquiry.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Summer Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the root of all spiritual practice and how accessing this root is essential to navigating pain and suffering.

 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 20, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi finishes her discussion on the 41st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Everyday Zen #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Teisho by Sangen Salo sensei during zazenkai 28.4.2025 at Helsinki Zen Center, Finland.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 13, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 41st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Bodhidharma Puts the Mind to Rest.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “Everyday Zen: Love & Work” by Charlotte Joko Beck, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Everyday Zen #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 4 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Being Dharma #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 3 Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 3 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Being Dharma #3 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 2 Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 2 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Being Dharma #2 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the June 8, 2025 Zazenkai held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the essence of Prajna.

June 2025 Sesshin, Day 1 Commentary on “Being Dharma: The Essence of the Buddha's Teachings” by Ajahn Chah, Part 1 Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post Being Dharma #1 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 6, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 39th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Unmon and a Mistake in Speech.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on March 3rd, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 38th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as A Buffalo Passes Through A Window.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

 This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 28, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 38th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as A Buffalo Passes Through A Window.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

In this Teisho, given on April 20th, 2025, Rinzan Osho examines case 68 of the Hekiganroku: Kyozan Asks Sancho's Name. Deep investigation takes us to a place so vast and free that we can feel the relief of "nothing matters." From that place, we can spring forth revived, and with a profound sense that "everything matters." 

Moshan Liaoran (c. mid-late 800s) was the first female ancestor to be recognized in the official record of Dharma transmission. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Moshan Liaoran and the Way of Women appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

**Room Echo is Present in this podcast due to the way the talk was recorded. Attempts have been made to reduce the impact on the intelligibility of the teaching.**   This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 21, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 37th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Oak Tree in the Front Garden.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

Genjo Marinello Osho presented this Teisho during the May 4, 2025 Zazenkai, held at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how we are all the very hands and eyes of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.

This episode is a Teisho, an encouragement talk that's meant to be listened to while you are sitting quietly. Zen teachers give Teisho during sesshin, and this amounts to a more formal kind of Dharma talk, almost like a meditation. It's not meant to be educational. I'm curious as to how it will come off if you listen to it while walking or driving or doing something else. Maybe it'll be cool. But I recommend sitting still if you're able. Teisho are generally only given during sesshin and not recorded, but I recreated one from the sesshin I led last week for you.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on February 14, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 36th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Meeting a Person of the Tao Along the Way.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

Our evolutionary heritage instills and reinforces the dream of self and other and blinds us to how little is actually within our control. Everything begins to open up when we drop our demands and learn to work with things as they are. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn.  Automated Transcript The post The Delusion of a Separate Self appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

In this Teisho, given on March 2nd, 2025, the final day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines case 60 of the Hekiganroku: Ummon's Staff Becoming a Dragon. The staff has swallowed up the universe, where are the mountains, rivers and the great world?

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 28, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 34th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Wisdom Is Not The Tao.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during April Zazenkai, 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what it is to really realize our seamlessness with the intimate infinite.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 24, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 33nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as No Mind, No Buddha.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

What is attention? How do we cultivate it? How do we work with our habits of mind and avoid being swayed by the “attention economy”? Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Giving Attention appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on January 12, 2024. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 32nd case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as The Buddha Responds to an Outsider.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

In this Teisho, given on February 29th, 2025, the second day of No-Rank Zen Temple's Spring Odayaka Sesshin, Rinzan Osho examines Lingzhao's Shining Grasses. To open to Dharma practice and the deep spiritual life, one has to be willing to do hard things with an everyday mind.        

Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi - ZMM - 3/28/25 - Perfecting our actions is how we cultivate the qualities of a bodhisattva, and this is what is practiced in the moral and ethical teachings of Zen Buddhism. In this realm of existence, we can have a positive effect even on difficult circumstances. This talk by Shugen Roshi explores what is of benefit in this present life and how a practitioner can live in accord with this. - Teisho during the March 2025 Fusatsu at ZMM.

March 2025 Sesshin, Day 6 Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post Shoyoroku (Book of Serenity) #4, “The Buddha Points to the Ground” appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 20, 2023. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 31st case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Joshu Sees Through an Old Woman.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the sixth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how too much medicine becomes poisonous, and how to transcend both medicines and poisons.

March 2025 Sesshin, Day 5 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #5 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the fifth day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores what we see when we look in the mirror collectively and personally.

March 2025 Sesshin, Day 4 Commentary on “An Experience of Enlightenment” by Flora Courtois. The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Teisho by Sensei Dhara Kowal.  Automated Transcript The post “An Experience of Enlightenment” #4 appeared first on Rochester Zen Center.

Anne Sendo Osho gave this Teisho during the middle day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the importance of recognizing our own inner sage.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the third day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores the qualities one should find in a senior Zen monk and the fact that none of us will always be in the groove of excellence. 

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the second day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores how to find the path to the "One and Only" in the midst of our collective suffering.

Genjo Marinello Osho gave this Teisho during the first day of Spring Sesshin 2025, at Chobo-Ji. This talk explores THIS reality prior to heaven and earth; it has no form, let alone a name.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Dec 7, 2023. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 30th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Mind is Buddha.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.

This Teisho was given by the Reverend Karen Do'on Weik Roshi at the Buddhist Temple of Toledo on Nov 29, 2023. In this talk Do'on Roshi discusses the 29th case from the Mumonkan (aka The Gateless Gate) known as Not the Wind, Not the Flag.   If you would like to learn more about the Buddhist Temple of Toledo or to make a donation in support of this podcast please visit buddhisttempleoftoledo.org.   Part of Reverand Do'on's Teisho on the Mumonkan series.