“We are here to feel all of the waves, from the great joys to the great sorrows.”   In this Sunday morning dharma talk, Koshin Paley Ellison discusses the need and the difficulty of opening and closin

“This practice is about a daily struggle!”   Given on February 28th, the 47th day of our Commit to Sit practice: In that day’s source text, the Soto Zen founder, Dogen Zenji, tells us, “At the top of

Sensei Chodo gives a talk on the importance of virya, the sanskrit word for strength or energy, and how it can be used when the forces of Mara (depression, ill-temper, addictive behavior) attempt to seduce you.

On October 12, 2020, Sensei Gyokei Yokoyama joined the NYZC sangha for a community sit and dharma talk. Currently, he is assigned to work for the Long Beach Buddhist Church and Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple as a minister and the Sōtō Zen North Ame...

“Breathing in, patience. Breathing out, wisdom” In today’s dharma talk, Sensei Chodo addresses the Third Paramita: Kshanti, or patience. How difficult it can be to remain patient when confronted with some of our present day challenges!

“When everything is unraveling, be a student, not a victim” The New York Zen Center sangha recently lost a beloved member, Michelle Slater. In this memorial talk, Sensei Koshin addresses the loving, independent woman that she was and shares stories of ...

“Do my thoughts, words, and actions inspire the work of awakening?” In a manual written in approximately 1237 CE, Eihei Dogen, the founder of the Soto Zen tradition of Buddhism, outlined the duties of the monastery cook.

The New York Zen Center recently welcomed author Barbara Bonner to an evening with their sangha to discuss her new book, Inspiring Forgiveness: Poems, Quotations, and True Stories to Help with Forgiving Yourself and Others. Throughout the evening,

“How would it be if we saw everything as a gift?” In this special talk, Sensei Chodo discusses dana, or the true act of giving. He shares his recent encounters with a woman dying of cancer. Her exuberant spirit in the face of death reminds us to remain...

Free live guided meditations every Thursday at 6:30 PM ET. Find out more here: https://zencare.org/online-zendo/. ZenTalk Notes: Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell is a co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and is part of the core facu...