TEACHER TALKS
Essays, recorded talks and teachings from Roshi Jundo Cohen and teachers at Treeleaf Sangha
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Zen and the Art of Swimming
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen Sometimes I reach for analogies to express this Zen way. Today, as the weather warms, I turn to swimming … Imagine this world as a…
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Here, There, Everywhere
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen As a young man, in search of “true Zen,” Master Dogen made the dangerous journey to China, experiencing great sea storms and illness along the…
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223: Revolution in the Ten Directions
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen We need a revolutionary movement of left wing, right wing and center together. Yes, it sounds impossible, even counter-intuitive. How can so many different people…
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223: Good Karma for Change
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen In the face of so many, seemingly insurmountable problems in society, in our families, friendships and other relationships, Karma is a sword of change in…
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223: A Buddhist Resistance-NON-Resistance Movement
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen The following is not about politics as such, but it is about fighting (better, “non-fighting“) for a better world, and a more just, less violent…
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“Nothing to Do” is Not “Wallowing in Thoughts”
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen Jan 27, 2025 I have heard some folks misunderstand the “Nothing to Attain, Nothing in Need of Doing” of Shikantaza Zazen as meaning we “just sit there,”…
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“Nothing to Attain,” a Doorless Doorway to Great Enlightenment
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen Jan 22, 2025 I have heard some folks recently criticizing Soto Zen practice (including a Rinzai priest who should know better) because our emphasis on…
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How Zen Solves ALL Your Problems!
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen Jan 17, 2025 In recent weeks, I have been speaking with Dharma Friends and Sangha Members who are struggling with a variety of health, family,…
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Liberation and the Hard World
TEACHER TALKS Roshi Jundo Cohen Jan 10, 2025 As I write these words, fires, earthquakes and wars are raging, children around the world are hungry and in danger, refugees are…