Zen Talks from Windhorse Zen Community

Mar 05 2025 83 ep. 37 mins 479

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A dharma talk given at the Windhorse Zen Community by Sunya Kjolhede Sensei. Sunya Sensei was sanctioned to teach by Roshi Philip Kapleau, founder of the Rochester Zen Center. These talks are straight to the heart of zen. For more information, see our website, www.windhorsezen.org

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The Importance of Being Nobody

Mar 05 2025 38 mins

In this Dharma talk from May 2024, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede uses the Eight Worldly Winds teaching of the Buddha to show that Zen practice is a radical departure from the whirlwind of our buy/sell society. She also discusses Case #26 of the Mumonkan, Two Monks Roll Up The Blinds. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and Windhorse's Dharma work in Western North Carolina, please go t

How to Take the Practice Home

Feb 26 2025 43 mins

In this talk given on April 28, 2024 at the Windhorse Zen Community outside of Asheville, NC, Roshi Sunya Kjolhede discusses tips on how to take Zen home. She focuses on body practices such as the use of the eyes, centering your attention on your hara (lower belly), and chanting—among many others. To donate or learn more about Sunya-roshi and the dharma work here in Western North

Vimalakirti and the Power of Silence

Feb 19 2025 44 mins

Using Case #84 of the Blue Cliff Record (Hekiganroku), Roshi Sunya Kjolhede discusses the power and necessity of silence in our lives. This talk was given on January 14th, 2024 at Windhorse Zen Community near Asheville, NC. To donate or learn more about us and our dharma work, visit windhorsezen.org Case #84: Vimalakirti's Gate of Non-Duality Vimalakirti asked Manjusri, "What is th

Rohatsu: The Buddha's Enlightenment

Dec 01 2023 42 mins

This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community near Asheville, NC on Sunday, November 26, 2023. To donate or learn more about us and our dharma work, visit windhorsezen.org

Samantabhadra Bodhisattva

Nov 15 2023 51 mins

This teisho was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community in 2016. For more information visit windhorsezen.org, and consider donating to sustain our dharma work while you're there.

Master Hakuin Part 3

Oct 25 2023 39 mins

Part three in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August of 2020. Windhorsezen.org

Master Hakuin Part 2

Oct 18 2023 35 mins

Part two in Sunya Roshi's series on Zen Master Hakuin, given in August 2020. Windhorsezen.org

Looking Into Mirrors- Teisho by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede

Mar 04 2023 47 mins

This talk was given by Roshi Sunya Kjolhede at Windhorse Zen Community on July 12, 2020.

Koan 36 in The Blue Cliff Record: Chosa Goes Picnicking

Feb 10 2023 38 mins

This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at one of our regular Sunday programs on May 2, 2021. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of Zen and former abbot of the Rochester Zen center). She has been practicing

Introduction to the Ox-Herding Pictures

Mar 04 2020 37 mins

This talk was given by Sunya Kjolhede Roshi at one of our regular Sunday program’s. To find out more about all the things the Windhorse Zen Center has to offer, please visit: windhorsezen.org Sunya is a sanctioned Dharma heir of the late, Philip Kapleau Roshi (author of the Three Pillars of Zen and former abbot of the Rochester Zen center). She has been practicing in the Zen tra