Sensei Jissai Prince Cherry on Rochester Zen Center, Koan Work, Zen Training in 2025.
In this episode, Dharma Gates' Founder Aaron interviews Sensei Jissai Prince Cherry, a transmitted Zen teacher in the lineage of Roshi Philip Kapleau and the Rochester Zen Center. Sensei Jissai serves as a teacher at both the Rochester Zen Center and Louisville Zen Center. In this interview, Aaron and Jissai discuss Jissai's encounter with Zen, training in the context of family life, the power of Zen training in meeting challenge, Koan work, and adapting Zen training to this time. Rochester Zen Center - https://www.rzc.org/ Louisville Zen Center - https://www.louisvillezen.org/
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