What is possible when we disbelieve our doubt? When we show up to wholeheartedly practice together, worlds come alive. There is an expansive reservoir of compassion and care for all beings.
In this dharma talk, Koshin Sensei shares a few teachings that are staying with him from his recent trip to Japan. Paying close attention to the actions of his own teacher and to others he met during his travels, Koshin asks what becomes possible when we make our individual wants and agendas smaller? When our steady practice of caring for others opens up fresh heart/mind connections, we manifest love and light of the bodhisattva vows. Like the utpala flower that needs fire to bloom, Koshin encourages us to make the effort to treat all beings with great care.
ZENTALK NOTES
Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, leader in contemplative care, and co-founder of an educational non-profit called the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. His books, grounded in Buddhist wisdom and practice, have gained national attention. Through its numerous educational programs, contemplative retreats, and Soto Zen Buddhist practices, the New York Zen Center touches thousands of lives every year.
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.
NYZC PUBLICATIONS
- Untangled here: https://bit.ly/untangled-book
- Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up here: https://amzn.to/2JTKF1t
- Awake At The Bedside here: https://amzn.to/3aijXdL
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