Listen to dharma talks from the teachers and guest teachers of the New York Zen Center for Contempla
“When we get caught up in our opinions and evaluations, we miss the opportunity to feel compassion a
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” ― Siddhārtha Gautama
“How am I taking care of the whole? How are my actions bringing harmony to all?” In this dharma ta
“The Middle Way means to demolish all concepts set up in our minds…allowing life to be life.” – Kōsh
“Who do you recognize as part of your community?” In this talk from earlier in the year, Chodo Sen
“Life always presents us with pairs. There are always two aspects that complement each other – sun a
“When we do just one activity, we express our true nature.” – Suzuki Roshi In this recent dharma
“Our willingness to be compassionate and generous in our speech changes relationships both inside of
“If we know we are going to die, then we are right where we are supposed to be.” In this dharma ta
“What does leaving our sense of loneliness and entering community have to teach you?” In this open
“But most of all, continuing to sit without moving, not even shifting a foot or lifting our eyes, it
“The flame of the dharma you have lit, humbly and respectfully, I transmit to the next generation.”
“Enlightenment is the ending in yourself of that hope for something other than life as it is” —Charl
“We have to release the clamp of our own jaw around our suffering. The uniqueness that we want to ho
“It’s important to be courteous; not just to sit in Zazen but to cultivate the body and mind in the
“So what is this great light flashing through her mind? (It is) how you really see the blackness of
“This moment may be the only moment in the circle. But any point will do. Any point is the Alpha and
“One of the strongest characteristics of the role of shuso is its innate awkwardness. One is always
“We are the like the apex of a pyramid – the levels of the pyramid ever widening toward its base rep
“What helps to enrich us and make us strong is not favorable circumstances, but failure, misfortune,
