Listen to dharma talks from the teachers and guest teachers of the New York Zen Center for Contempla
“…when you practice and practice in this way and there is agreement between thoughts and
“Even if we encounter hardships and difficulties we should always be united with the one mind
“Completing the ordinary things we do every day, one by one, with all of our heart—this is enlighten
“How do we trust what is actually fresh and coming from a soft, unknowing place? This is the w
“This sangha, here and on Zoom, represents 88 generations of practitioners—how incredible to be part
“The world will always need compassion and wisdom. In our lifetime and after our lifetime.R
“Taking refuge in Sangha is taking refuge in diversity—diversity inside and diversity in the world.”
“There is not a moment when you can’t practice.” – Koshin Many of us
“What do you need to set aside?” How often do we get stuck on ‘rightness’ and 
“Zazen is an attitude for how you live.” For many of us, showing others who we really are is
Artwork by Contemplative Medicine Fellow, Prash Gunasekera Like a plum blossom blooming in th
“It turns out that we don’t really change until we completely commit, especially when th
“We are caught in unawareness, in delusion, when our minds grasp after what isn’t really
“Why are you seeking liberation outside of yourself?” – Jianzhi We all can
“How open am I? Who and what do I not welcome in?” – Koshin Providing safe
“When the mind calms down, we can treat ourselves and others more authentically.” –
“Living fully is not an idea. Tenderness and compassion are always the barometer of how practi
“If we are going to maintain our practice carefully, we have to pay careful attention to what
