“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 for our current practice period, Koshin Paley Ellison touches upon self-compassion leading to intimacy, the concept of “arriving” in spiritual practice, and companionship with your teacher and sangha.
ZenTalk Notes:
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and Certified Chaplaincy Educator. Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.
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Music: Heart Sutra by Kanho Yakushiji – Buddhist priest and 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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The beginning bell, music, voices, message, these talks are perfect.
Thank you, Dena. Hendersonville NC…mountains outside of Asheville