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Zencare Podcast

172 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratings

Listen to dharma talks from the teachers and guest teachers of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Buddhist teachings are woven into topics such as contemplative care, engaged Buddhism, social change, meditation and stillness, dealing with addiction, being with suffering, and the arts and challenges of care for the self and others.

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Difference and Oneness | Koshin Paley Ellison

March 27, 2024 16:30 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

“We indulge in our fears way too much in the guise of protecting our freedom.”     In this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei asks us to look closely at what separates us from ourselves and each other. There is difference and we are all one. But our fears hold us back and create distance between […] The post Difference and Oneness | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Blooming Takes Time | Koshin Paley Ellison

March 20, 2024 16:30 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

“If the practice is going well no one is becoming like anyone else.”     In this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei invites us to experience what happens when we wholeheartedly practice. What changes within ourselves? What blooms between one another?     Genyu Kojima Roshi asks his sangha to consider what ‘bad’ religion is. It […] The post Blooming Takes Time | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Affirm Life In All Its Forms | Chodo Campbell

March 13, 2024 16:30 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MB

“Do not take anything for granted. See everything as a gift.”   The sixteen bodhisattva precepts are guidelines to live by, aspirations to live into. In this talk, Chodo Sensei introduces us to an extended study of the precepts with a moving story from his experience as a hospice chaplain. It is about a “tiny […] The post Affirm Life In All Its Forms | Chodo Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Seeing Things Through | Koshin Paley Ellison

March 06, 2024 17:30 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

“How do we create the conditions to become more free?”    We are here because of those who came before us. In this talk, Koshin Sensei gratefully reminds us that our continuing practice and commitment have deep roots going back eighty eight generations through ancestors from India, China, and Japan. From teacher to student, or […] The post Seeing Things Through | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Being Here & Nowhere Else | Koshin Paley Ellison

February 28, 2024 17:30 - 26 minutes - 36 MB

“How often do you live in fear of what is going to happen?”    Can you actually be where you are and nowhere else? In this talk, Koshin Sensei explores this simple question as an invitation to experience its truth in your everyday life. Zen ceremonies are about bringing your mind’s full attention to this […] The post Being Here & Nowhere Else | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

How do you actually meet your life? | Koshin Paley Ellison

February 21, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MB

“It is not through ease that we open, but through challenge, the challenge of being in relationship.”    In this talk, Koshin Sensei encourages us to face our discomfort and notice all the ways we distance ourselves from everyone and everything around us. Imagine what encountering your life might look and feel like. Koshin explores […] The post How do you actually meet your life? | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Stories of Love & Intimacy | Chodo Campbell

February 14, 2024 19:46 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB

“Buddhism teaches that just like all of our other qualities, the love we possess is boundless…rather than view this as a limited resource to be shared sparingly, authentic love powers our commitment to support others and enable us to grow ever more human in the process.”   On the final evening of the Contemplative Care […] The post Stories of Love & Intimacy | Chodo Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

What Does Zen Really Look Like? | Chodo Campbell

February 02, 2024 04:29 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MB

“And what does Zen really look like? As if it actually looks like anything. When we think it looks like something, we’re on the wrong path. Mountains and rivers away from it. If it were to look like anything, it would be like the wind. We would hear and feel it. We wouldn’t see it. […] The post What Does Zen Really Look Like? | Chodo Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Cultivating the Immovable Mind | Cristina Moon

December 15, 2023 18:11 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MB

“If there is meaning in life at all, there must be meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete.” — Victor Frankl   In the talk, guest teacher Cristina Moon guides us through the teachings of the Four Noble Truths […] The post Cultivating the Immovable Mind | Cristina Moon appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Generosity Takes Many Forms | Jose Shinzan Palma

December 01, 2023 18:43 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MB

“Like lighted incense, when we sit Zazen, we burn away our self-centeredness and release our true fragrance.”   In this recent dharma talk, guest teacher, Shinzan Palma invites us to consider what we can give to the world and the different forms generosity may take. When we are dedicated to our practice, Shinzan teaches, we […] The post Generosity Takes Many Forms | Jose Shinzan Palma appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Consciousness-Altering Love | Pamela Ayo Yetunde

November 29, 2023 16:29 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MB

“Call me naive, but I still believe in the power of love.”   During NYZC’s recent Contemplative Care Retreat, guest dharma teacher Pamela Ayo Yetunde shares a dharma talk focusing on love, a medicine for hatred. The understanding of Buddhist love Ayo offers here contrasts views of love that are delusional, clinging, co-dependent, possessive and […] The post Consciousness-Altering Love | Pamela Ayo Yetunde appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

No Escape: Fully Engaging Body & Mind | Koshin

November 22, 2023 22:36 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MB

“It is very popular to see a life of practice as a transaction as opposed to just doing because that is what needs to be done.”   Totally engaged, to be no where else except here, this is the practice. In this talk Koshin Sensei reflects on what it is to practice a life lived […] The post No Escape: Fully Engaging Body & Mind | Koshin appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

On Anger | Koshin Paley Ellison

October 31, 2023 22:34 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MB

“When we get caught up in our opinions and evaluations, we miss the opportunity to feel compassion and love.”   The Contemplative Care Retreat this year focused on the three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion. During this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei turns our attention to how hatred, or our anger & resentment, impacts our […] The post On Anger | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred | Koshin Paley Ellison

October 09, 2023 19:34 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MB

“Hatred does not cease by hatred,  but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” ― Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha   In yesterday’s dharma talk, Koshin Sensei reminds us of our shared human connection. He invites us to weave together the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian violence, as we are all threads […] The post Hatred Does Not Cease by Hatred | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Dharma in What We Do, Not Say | Koshin Paley Ellison

September 29, 2023 17:25 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MB

“How am I taking care of the whole? How are my actions bringing harmony to all?”   In this dharma talk, rich with detail and insight, Koshin Sensei recounts his recent trip to Japan, which he traveled to at the behest of his teacher, Genyu Kojima Roshi. Koshin’s insights into his experiences offer a unique […] The post The Dharma in What We Do, Not Say | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Freedom in the Middle Way | Chodo Robert Campbell

August 30, 2023 01:53 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

“The Middle Way means to demolish all concepts set up in our minds…allowing life to be life.” – Kōshō Uchiyama   During our recent Summer Sesshin, Chodo Sensei offered an instructive and expansive dharma talk weaving together several strands of guiding wisdom. His talk explores the three pure precepts of not-knowing, bearing witness, and loving […] The post Freedom in the Middle Way | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Three Jewels are Everywhere | Chodo Robert Campbell

July 28, 2023 20:30 - 26 minutes - 37 MB

“Who do you recognize as part of your community?”   In this talk from earlier in the year, Chodo Sensei introduces the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma, Sangha – and focuses his attention on the last; the Sanskrit word for community. Chodo invites his listeners to walk with him: past his doorman, through his neighborhood, […] The post The Three Jewels are Everywhere | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Cultivating One Buddha Mind | Koshin Paley Ellison

June 29, 2023 23:03 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MB

“Life always presents us with pairs. There are always two aspects that complement each other – sun and moon, day and night, mother and father, life and death – but how easily our minds become occupied in a one-sided way. When we see one aspect and ignore the other, however, we feel incomplete and the […] The post Cultivating One Buddha Mind | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Ichigyo-Zammai: Full Concentration | Chodo Robert Campbell

April 27, 2023 21:24 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

“When we do just one activity, we express our true nature.” – Suzuki Roshi    In this recent dharma talk, Chodo Sensei looks at the scattering tendencies of the mind. He shares his own difficulties remaining in the present. His invitation, and ongoing practice, is to fully attend to whatever experience is happening right now. […] The post Ichigyo-Zammai: Full Concentration | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Kind Speech is Not Always Comfortable | Koshin Paley Ellison

March 31, 2023 02:45 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MB

“Our willingness to be compassionate and generous in our speech changes relationships both inside of our selves, in our sangha, and in our world.”   What happens when we don’t hold ourselves and each other accountable? Koshin Sensei explores the meaning and implications of practicing “Kind Speech,” one of Dogen’s ‘Four Methods of Guidance’. We […] The post Kind Speech is Not Always Comfortable | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Zen Practice and the Body | Chodo Campbell

February 17, 2023 23:40 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MB

“If we know we are going to die, then we are right where we are supposed to be.”   In this dharma talk from our recent Winter Sesshin, Chodo Sensei explores three of the Buddha’s first five remembrances – that we are of the nature to grow old, to become ill, and eventually, to die. […] The post Zen Practice and the Body | Chodo Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Seizing Our Opportunity to Live | Koshin Paley Ellison

January 20, 2023 22:12 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MB

“What does leaving our sense of loneliness and entering community have to teach you?”   In this opening dharma talk from Commit to Sit Winter 2023, Koshin Sensei invites us to explore what causes us to suffer. He encourages us to confront and work with what holds us back, what keeps us from living fuller […] The post Seizing Our Opportunity to Live | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Train Hard, Your Spirit Counts | Cristina Moon

December 09, 2022 17:25 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MB

“But most of all, continuing to sit without moving, not even shifting a foot or lifting our eyes, it builds the strength that we need, and that others need in us in the face of pain or crisis. Sit there with your heart breaking. But sit tall, see and hear everything. Breathe low and slow […] The post Train Hard, Your Spirit Counts | Cristina Moon appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Importance of Good Spiritual Friends | Koshin Paley Ellison

November 21, 2022 15:32 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MB

“The flame of the dharma you have lit, humbly and respectfully, I transmit to the next generation.” —Shundo Aoyama Rōshi   In this opening dharma talk from our last Commit to Sit 90-day practice period (summer ’22), Koshin Sensei discusses a myriad number of things that a consistent practitioner will have to face as they […] The post The Importance of Good Spiritual Friends | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Mental Postures of Meditation | Zenki Christian Dillo

November 04, 2022 16:10 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB

“Enlightenment is the ending in yourself of that hope for something other than life as it is” —Charlotte Joko Beck   We can understand the craft of meditation as the joining of a physical posture with a mental posture. In this talk by guest dharma teacher and Guiding Teacher of Boulder Zen Center, Zenki Christian […] The post The Mental Postures of Meditation | Zenki Christian Dillo appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Running On the Edge of a Sword | Koshin Paley Ellison

October 14, 2022 23:19 - 21 minutes - 30 MB

“We have to release the clamp of our own jaw around our suffering. The uniqueness that we want to hold on to is usually not our actual uniqueness. We get into a habit of holding on to some gunky old stuff that I call ‘me’. We maintain this strange altar of our own suffering and […] The post Running On the Edge of a Sword | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Cultivating the Dignity of the Buddha | Rev. Anna Maria Iten Shinnyo Marradi

September 25, 2022 18:52 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MB

“It’s important to be courteous; not just to sit in Zazen but to cultivate the body and mind in the dignity of the Buddha. To give ourselves dignity and respect. This is difficult. It’s easier to welcome others than to welcome yourself.”   Rev. Anna Maria Iten Shinnyo Marradi, spiritual guide of Shinnyoji Temple in Florence, […] The post Cultivating the Dignity of the Buddha | Rev. Anna Maria Iten Shinnyo Marradi appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Everything Must Go | Jose Shinzan Palma

September 17, 2022 21:24 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MB

“So what is this great light flashing through her mind? (It is) how you really see the blackness of a cup of coffee… how you really see the fractals of the broccoli or cauliflower… how you are present to how you move.”    José Shinzan Palma, a Zen teacher and dear dharma friend from San Diego, […] The post Everything Must Go | Jose Shinzan Palma appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

You Must Be Your Own Teacher | Dai En Friedman

September 01, 2022 22:34 - 18 minutes - 25.3 MB

“This moment may be the only moment in the circle. But any point will do. Any point is the Alpha and Omega—a special time or place is not needed. In other words, you’re all exactly where you need to be whether you like it or not.”   In the midst of the New York Zen […] The post You Must Be Your Own Teacher | Dai En Friedman appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

What is the Role of Shuso? | Chodo Robert Campbell

August 27, 2022 15:11 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MB

“One of the strongest characteristics of the role of shuso is its innate awkwardness. One is always both junior and senior. This is a given to the path to those on the shuso path. This fact is confronted deeply. The faces of the junior and senior are constantly being switched, sometimes both worn at the […] The post What is the Role of Shuso? | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Practicing Appreciation for Your Ancestors | Chodo Robert Campbell

August 19, 2022 19:57 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MB

“We are the like the apex of a pyramid – the levels of the pyramid ever widening toward its base represent past generations of our ancestors. Our present existence is the sum of all they did and we are the starting point for our descendants. All that our ancestors did reflect on us and all […] The post Practicing Appreciation for Your Ancestors | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Plum Blossoms Harmonize Fragrantly with Snow | Koshin Paley Ellison & Chodo Robert Campbell

July 28, 2022 19:57 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MB

“What helps to enrich us and make us strong is not favorable circumstances, but failure, misfortune, or illness. What matters most is how we take misfortune. The saying ‘A branch of plum blossoms harmonizes fragrantly with snow’ teaches us how to deal with difficult circumstances.” —Shundo Aoyama Rōshi   As part of our third annual […] The post Plum Blossoms Harmonize Fragrantly with Snow | Koshin Paley Ellison & Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative ...

Do Not Let Your Heart Be Crippled | Koshin Paley Ellison

July 25, 2022 18:49 - 16 minutes - 22.6 MB

If you do, you can. If you don’t, you can’t. When you say you can’t do what can be done, It means you haven’t set out to do it. —Junkyo Oishi (1888-1968)   Pulling from Zen Seeds, Shundo Aoyama Rōshi’s timeless book on life and practice, Koshin Sensei shares the story of Junkyo Oishi, otherwise known […] The post Do Not Let Your Heart Be Crippled | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Realizing the Tathāgata’s True Meaning | Koshin Paley Ellison

June 17, 2022 21:35 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MB

“Prajnatara asked, ‘What amongst all things is the greatest?’ Bodhidharma said, ‘True nature, of all things, is the greatest.’”   In this dharma talk, Sensei Koshin shares a koan describing the meeting between Prajnatara and Bodhidharma, which would lead to Prajnatara becoming Bodhidharma’s teacher and paving the way for the founding of the Zen lineage. […] The post Realizing the Tathāgata’s True Meaning | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Fear and Knowing How to Be Satisfied | Koshin Paley Ellison

June 02, 2022 22:56 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MB

Fear can lead us to do regretful, hateful, and even violent things. Lion’s Roar & NYZC’s new online course Medicine for Fear is inspired by Zen teacher Eihei Dogen’s essential instructions for awakening. The course, featuring Sensei Koshin and Sensei Chodo, as well as Mushim Ikeda, Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Kodo Nishimura, and Mirabai Bush, offers […] The post Fear and Knowing How to Be Satisfied | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Happily Putting Down Our Habits | Koshin Paley Ellison

April 29, 2022 21:19 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MB

“To devote ourselves to everything we encounter and throw our life force into doing just that is quite different from simply exhausting our energies playing with toys.” —Kōshō Uchiyama Rōshi   In celebration of the Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday, the NYZC sangha gathered on April 10th, whether in person or virtually, to chant, bathe the baby […] The post Happily Putting Down Our Habits | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Glowing Ember of Sangha | Koshin Paley Ellison

April 08, 2022 02:18 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

“How are you cultivating that space of no separation in each moment?”   Koshin Paley Ellison delivers a talk on the importance of commitment in relationship, whether it be commitment in how you show up for others in your community or the steadiness you display in a teacher–student engagement. He discusses the Zen ancestor Guishan […] The post The Glowing Ember of Sangha | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Stone Grave You Find Yourself In | Chodo Robert Campbell

March 18, 2022 21:02 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MB

What are the ingredients that go into your decisions today?   Sensei Chodo delivers a vulnerable dharma talk on a koan in which you find yourself trapped in an impossible situation and asks: “How can you get out?” Though koan practice is unusual in the Sōtō Zen sect, they are practiced and taught in the […] The post The Stone Grave You Find Yourself In | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

How Do We Embody Big Mind? | Chodo Robert Campbell

March 11, 2022 23:08 - 36 minutes - 50 MB

“Big mind, then, is not a matter of meditation on some vast floating spatial dimension. It is the practice of entirely devoting your life to each and everything that you encounter, no matter what it might be.” As the New York Zen Center continues in its 90 day ango (practice period), Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell […] The post How Do We Embody Big Mind? | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Answering Your Questions about Foundations in Contemplative Care | February 2022

March 01, 2022 17:51 - 57 minutes - 79.2 MB

For more than a decade, NYZC’s Foundations in Contemplative Care has transformed the lives of individuals from across the country and around the world by supporting the integration of spiritual practice and caregiving. In this info session (recorded on February 28th, 2022), guiding teachers, Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell, as well as staff […] The post Answering Your Questions about Foundations in Contemplative Care | February 2022 appeared first on New York Zen Center for C...

Showing Up For Your Life | Koshin Paley Ellison

February 18, 2022 22:15 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MB

“How can you embody being settled into the Way?”   In this dharma talk, Koshin Paley Ellison cites our Zen ancestor, Dōgen Zenji, who, in his various guides explains that those who hold positions within sanghas are monks “settled in the Way”. Koshin sensei examines what it means to be settled as such and how […] The post Showing Up For Your Life | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

In Harmony With The Three Treasures | Koshin Paley Ellison

February 04, 2022 17:53 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

“It is not valid to equate a fact, as real as it may seem to be, with the truth. It is just self deception. We deceive ourselves by believing a fact that exists in our mind is an absolute truth” —Kōshō Uchiyama   In this dharma talk, Koshin Paley Ellison draws from lessons learned during […] The post In Harmony With The Three Treasures | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

How Will You Be In Time? | New Year’s Eve Dharma Talks & 108 Bell Ringing

January 28, 2022 22:40 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

“What I would encourage you to do is to reflect on: how you how you’ve deceived yourself this past year, how you’ve made excuses, and how can you take responsibility.”   On the eve of the new year, Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell deliver dharma talks on self-deception, taking responsibility, and setting intentions. Chodo […] The post How Will You Be In Time? | New Year’s Eve Dharma Talks & 108 Bell Ringing appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Stop Chasing! Our Cultural Belief in Choice | Dai En Friedman

December 18, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 26 MB

“If you just surrender your life to the dharma, then you no longer have to worry what the future will bring. You will bring forth the future out of your surrender. Just drink tea and the dharma will come to you. You don’t have to chase it. It is chasing you.” —Sandra Jishu Holmes Roshi […] The post Stop Chasing! Our Cultural Belief in Choice | Dai En Friedman appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Grounding In Your Practice & Supporting Sangha | Jose Shinzan Palma

November 20, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

“I’ve been practicing for twenty years and it’s so wonderful that I’m still not sure what practice is.” Sensei Shinzan Palma joins the NYZC sangha to deliver a dharma talk on the varying dimensions of practice. He shares his own journey in understanding what zazen means to him, navigating past delusions of his younger years. […] The post Grounding In Your Practice & Supporting Sangha | Jose Shinzan Palma appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Arc of Practice | Koshin Paley Ellison

November 13, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MB

“Maintaining the sangha and showing up to serve the Buddhadharma is something beyond us, beyond ‘me’.”   Sensei Koshin delivers a dharma talk on perseverance and dedication to practice. He shares the story of Parsha, the 10th ancestor of Shakyamuni Buddha and a venerable monk born at the ripe age of 60 years old. With […] The post The Arc of Practice | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

This Generosity Comes in Unexpected Ways | Chodo Robert Campbell

November 01, 2021 14:00 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

“When we give to others, we give without expectation or reward. We give without attachment to the gift or the recipient.” —Shakyamuni Buddha   Chodo Robert Campbell delivers a dharma talk on Dāna, the Pali word for generosity, or as Chodo refers to it, “the practice of giving and the release of self-clinging”. He discusses […] The post This Generosity Comes in Unexpected Ways | Chodo Robert Campbell appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

The Entire Universe is One Bright Pearl | Koshin Paley Ellison

October 04, 2021 16:00 - 3 Bytes

“Can you find the steadiness of your practice even when you don’t want to? Can you show up even when you’re not feeling well in your body-mind?”   During the last practice period and in the midst of a full day Zazenkai, Koshin Paley Ellison delivers a dharma talk on finding your breath and practice […] The post The Entire Universe is One Bright Pearl | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Practice and Realization Are Not Two Things | Koshin Paley Ellison

August 14, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MB

“Many of us use spiritual practice as a transaction. We say to ourselves, ‘if I log in enough hours, I will get something.’”   In this dharma talk, Koshin Paley Ellison draws from one of this year’s practice texts, Bendōwa, in which Eihei Dogen exhorts his disciples to engage in continuous practice under the tutelage […] The post Practice and Realization Are Not Two Things | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Waking Up to the Hidden Parts of Ourselves | Koshin Paley Ellison

July 24, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

“If I can practice having tenderness and compassion for my own experience, it’s like having a couple of extra windows in your house. You can then see what other people are going through and then we can have companionship.”   Further expanding on Bendōwa: On The Endeavor Of The Way, one of the study texts […] The post Waking Up to the Hidden Parts of Ourselves | Koshin Paley Ellison appeared first on New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

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