In this recent dharma talk, Chodo Sensei looks at the scattering tendencies of the mind. He shares his own difficulties remaining in the present. His invitation, and ongoing practice, is to fully attend to whatever experience is happening right now. Whether with your family or while at work, being present is a way to skillfully meet our scattered minds and effectively address the chaos it creates. Leaning on the Japanese phrase “ichigyo-zammai”, Chodo encourages us to stop and give ‘full concentration on one act’. 

Chodo Robert Campbell Sensei 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.

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