Getting There vs. Being Here

An episode of the Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks) podcast, hosted by Rochester Zen Center, titled "Getting There vs. Being Here" was published on January 4, 2026 and runs 40 minutes.

January 4, 2026 ·40m · Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

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Understanding the Buddha’s fundamental teaching – The origin of suffering is craving, attachment, and ignorance. Seeing how grasping leaves us unable to appreciate our lives. Teisho by Sensei John Pulleyn. Automated Transcript

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