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Zencare Podcast

GROUNDED IN THE DHARMA. DEVOTED TO CONTEMPLATIVE CARE.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    The Great Challenge of Sangha | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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 […]

    39 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Boundlessness Not Perfection | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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 […]

    28 min

  3. 2 JAN

    Untangling the Mind: A New Year’s Invitation | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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 […]

    26 min

  4. 25/12/2024

    Zazen as an Attitude for Life | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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 […]

    29 min

  5. 18/12/2024

    Turning the Wheels of Practice and Dharma | Koshin Paley Ellison

    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 […]

    38 min

  6. 11/12/2024

    Clarifying the Mind-Ground | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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, […]

    24 min

  7. 04/12/2024

    Aspiring, Not Grasping | Chodo Campbell

    “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. […]

    23 min

  8. 27/11/2024

    Who is Binding You? | Koshin Paley Ellison

    “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 […]

    25 min
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GROUNDED IN THE DHARMA. DEVOTED TO CONTEMPLATIVE CARE.

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  • Creator
    Zen
  • Years Active
    2010 - 2025
  • Episodes
    186
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Zencare Podcast

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