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You Can't Talk About Zen

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Release Date: 04/02/2025

2024 Rohatsu (IV): How Do You Step From The Top of a 100' Pole? show art 2024 Rohatsu (IV): How Do You Step From The Top of a 100' Pole?

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

This teisho is from the seventh day of Windhorse's 2024 Rohatsu Sesshin offered by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede. In it, she begins by discussing Case #46 of the Mumonkan, "How do you step from the top of a 100 foot pole?" To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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2024 Rohatsu (III): A Huge Foolish Project show art 2024 Rohatsu (III): A Huge Foolish Project

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

This teisho is from the fifth day of Windhorse's 2024 Rohatsu Sesshin offered by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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2024 Rohatsu (II): Preaching Facing Oneness show art 2024 Rohatsu (II): Preaching Facing Oneness

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Roshi Sunya Kjolhede discusses Case #14 of the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku) on the third day of Windhorse's 2024 Rohatsu Sesshin. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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2024 Rohatsu Sesshin (I) show art 2024 Rohatsu Sesshin (I)

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

In this teisho, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede reflects on the spiritual, cultural, and historical context of the Buddha's awakening, emphasizing its relevance to our present-day challenges. She calls us to renew their dedication and to affirm that the potential for awakening exists within all beings, right here and now. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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To Cherish All Life show art To Cherish All Life

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

In this teisho, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede discusses the importance of the animal kingdom, one of the six realms of existence in the Buddhist Wheel of Life. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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Death Practice: On Suzuki Shōsan show art Death Practice: On Suzuki Shōsan

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

In this teisho from November 2024, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede discusses the life and teachings of Suzuki Shōsan (1579-1655). Originally a samurai warrior, Shōsan studied Zen and became a teacher. One of the practices he advocated was to keep awareness of your eventual death in the forefront at all times. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org

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The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Four) show art The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Four)

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Here, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede concludes her series on the life and teachings of Master Dahui (his Japanized name is Daie Zenji) from the October 2024 7-Day Sesshin. He is one of the greatest Zen Masters of Song Dynasty China. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org. 

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The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Three) show art The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Three)

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Roshi Sunya Kjolhede continues her series on the life and teachings of Master Dahui (his Japanized name is Daie Zenji). He is one of the greatest Zen Masters of Song Dynasty China. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org. 

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The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Two) show art The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part Two)

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Roshi Sunya Kjolhede continues her series on the life and teachings of Master Dahui (his Japanized name is Daie Zenji). He is one of the greatest Zen Masters of Song Dynasty China. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to windhorsezen.org. 

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The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part One) show art The Life and Teachings of Master Dahui (Part One)

Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

From this first teisho of the Fall 2024 sesshin, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede begins her series on the life and teachings of Master Dahui (his Japanized name is Daie Zenji). As she discussed in the previous podcast on his "Vow for Enlightenment" chant that we use at Windhorse, he is one of the greatest Zen Masters of the Song Dynasty in China. But, she begins the teisho with some admonishments on how we should take care in how we treat each other—both in sesshin and out. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina (and beyond), please go to...

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In this teisho from the second day of the Summer 2024 sesshin, Sunya-roshi talks about how we ultimately cannot talk about Zen. Zen Practice needs to be embodied. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and the dharma work here in Western North Carolina, please go to windhorsezen.org