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“…when you practice and practice in this way and there is agreement between thoughts and words, it will truly be like intimate friends meeting, or self nodding to self. ” – Keizan Zenji Even in the darkest of days, a faint light may be shimmering in the distance. Sometimes the dharma emerges as […]
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“Even if we encounter hardships and difficulties we should always be united with the one mind and be willing to walk hand and hand through it all.”- Keizan Jokin Zenji With whom are you willing to unite and walk through hard times? Whose hand will you hold, and who will hold your hand, […]
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“How do we trust what is actually fresh and coming from a soft, unknowing place? This is the whole reason to practice.” – Koshin Sensei Each moment is an opportunity to notice from where our thoughts, feelings, and actions come. Do we live out of our discursive mind and entrenched reactions, or are we […]
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“This sangha, here and on Zoom, represents 88 generations of practitioners—how incredible to be part of this living lineage.” Our upcoming Commit to Sit is starting this week and so we share one final dharma talk from last summer’s Commit to Sit with you. In this moving talk, Chodo Sensei weaves personal stories with […]
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“The world will always need compassion and wisdom. In our lifetime and after our lifetime.” – Koshin The interconnectedness of everything is not an idea or a belief. No separation is a truth to experience. How can we allow the thorough, inherent relatedness of all things to inform how we think, feel, and act […]
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“Taking refuge in sangha is taking refuge in diversity—diversity inside and diversity in the world.” We share this profound and tender opening dharma talk from our recent Summer Commit to Sit in honor of our upcoming Commit to Sit starting January 22nd. In it, Koshin Sensei opens the 90-day practice period by weaving timeless teachings […]
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“There is not a moment when you can’t practice.” – Koshin Many of us are busy. We often share with one another just how busy our lives feel. Can we slow down, pause, and experience each moment? Koshin Sensei reminds us that “Zazen teaches us how to find a stillpoint in the midst of […]
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“What do you need to set aside?” How often do we get stuck on ‘rightness’ and ‘wrongness’? These judgements separate us from actually experiencing our lives moment by moment. Keizan Jokin invites us to free ourselves from such considerations and rest comfortably in our true nature for the sake of all beings. In this […]
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“Zazen is an attitude for how you live.” For many of us, showing others who we really are is rare. But why? What causes and conditions; stories and identities do you drape around yourself? Keizan Jokin says that the practice of sitting zazen is like coming home. How can we set down what is […]
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Artwork by Contemplative Medicine Fellow, Prash Gunasekera Like a plum blossom blooming in the winter, possibilities can emerge even when new life seems inconceivable. Koshin Sensei encourages us to stop indulging our deadening habits and to work with our minds to get clear moment by moment. Can we walk down the street, meet other […]
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“It turns out that we don’t really change until we completely commit, especially when things are hard.” We all can feel lonely and isolated sometimes. And, at the very same time, we are often reluctant to participate and engage with what is all around us. Koshin Sensei encourages us not to hold back. Perhaps, […]
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“We are caught in unawareness, in delusion, when our minds grasp after what isn’t really here and right in front of us.” – Chodo Our minds are constantly grasping after shiny objects – names, concepts, ideas, stories. There is a long history in Buddhism of referring to this cognitive tendency as our monkey mind. […]
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“Why are you seeking liberation outside of yourself?” – Jianzhi We all can feel bound up sometimes. And for good reason, depending on the life circumstances we find ourselves in. Over time and with practice, Koshin Sensei encourages us, we can learn to avail ourselves of the freedom and clarity that are always available […]
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“How open am I? Who and what do I not welcome in?” – Koshin Providing safe harbor and true welcome to all others is deeply courageous. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes the bodhisattva vow to exclude nothing and no one from our care and compassion. “How many of us are that open?” […]
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“When the mind calms down, we can treat ourselves and others more authentically.” – Chodo Campbell Morality and right ethical conduct is not about appearing a certain way or trying to look good. Doing what is right is about owning your own shit, vowing with every misstep to act more skillfully, and continuing to […]
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“Living fully is not an idea. Tenderness and compassion are always the barometer of how practice is going.” – Koshin Paley Ellison Uncertainty about elections. Dozens of active wars around the globe. “Where do you focus?” Koshin Sensei asks. What practice guides your life? In this recent dharma talk, Koshin Sensei names […]
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“If we are going to maintain our practice carefully, we have to pay careful attention to what we think is not welcome.” – Koshin Paley Ellison Our lives are complicated. Full of love and light; anger and judgment. Can we resist deciding too quickly what should and should not be welcomed in? In […]
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“How are you indulging your bulls@$t? How are you indulging your mistaken understandings?” – Koshin Paley Ellison The awakening Way is not an idea. How can we free ourselves from the ideas of practice in order to practice? In this recent dharma talk, Koshin Sensei continues to engage with Dogen Zenji’s “Deportment of […]
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“It is not enough that your carcass is here. Are you really alive to who you are, who you’re with, and what is around you in this moment?” – Koshin Paley Ellison Can you bring more liveliness into your life? Whether walking down the street or sitting zazen, Koshin Sensei invites us to practice […]
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“We need enthusiasm for practice to meet this opportunity, to show up to our life, right now.” – Koshin Can you bring increased vigor and enthusiasm to your relationships, to your life? The pāramitā of virya is active and connecting. It does not have to appear or sound a certain way, but being vigorous […]
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