“Flow and swirl at the world, carried along as if by a dark current. All you can do is keep swimming. All you can do is keep singing.”
In this vulnerable dharma talk, Sensei Chodo describes the grief he and Sensei Koshin experienced as they witnessed the passing of their beloved Maine Coon cat, Obi. Connecting to the grief of practitioners of old, he urges us to find practice and acceptance, especially under imperfect conditions.
ZenTalk Notes:
Sensei Chodo Robert Campbell GC-C 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.
You can find out more and donate to the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care at zencare.org. You can also find the center on:
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.
New York Zen Center Publications:
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