The Smallest Act Of Generosity | Robert Chodo Campbell

"How would it be if we saw everything as a gift?" In this special talk, Sensei Chodo discusses dana, or the true act of giving. He shares his recent encounters with a woman dying of cancer. Her exuberant spirit in the face of death reminds us to remain giving, without any expectation, even when we

“How would it be if we saw everything as a gift?”

In this special talk, Sensei Chodo discusses dana, or the true act of giving. He shares his recent encounters with a woman dying of cancer. Her exuberant spirit in the face of death reminds us to remain giving, without any expectation, even when we don’t feel like it.

ZenTalk Notes:

Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell is a co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and is part of the core faculty for the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Zen Center’s education partner, New York Theological Seminary.

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Music: Heart Sutra by Kanho Yakushiji –  Buddhist priest and a musician of the Rinzai sect and Imaji temple in Imabari, Japan. In 2003, he formed “KISSAQUO”, a songwriting duo based in Kyoto.

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