Unearthing Beauty | Chodo Campbell

“…when you practice and practice in this way and there is agreement between thoughts and words, it will truly be like intimate friends meeting, or self nodding to self. ” – Keizan Zenji

Enter the City of Reality

“Even if we encounter hardships and difficulties we should always be united with the one mind and be willing to walk hand and hand through it all.”- Keizan Jokin Zenji

Auspicious Day

“How do we trust what is actually fresh and coming from a soft, unknowing place? This is the whole reason to practice.” – Koshin Sensei

The Resilience of a Daffodil

“This sangha, here and on Zoom, represents 88 generations of practitioners—how incredible to be part of this living lineage.”

Seeing This Whole Body

“The world will always need compassion and wisdom. In our lifetime and after our lifetime.” – Koshin

The Great Challenge of Sangha | Koshin Paley Ellison

“Taking refuge in sangha is taking refuge in diversity—diversity inside and diversity in the world.”

Boundlessness Not Perfection | Koshin Paley Ellison

“There is not a moment when you can’t practice.” – Koshin

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

“What do you need to set aside?”

Zazen as an Attitude for Life | Koshin Paley Ellison

“Zazen is an attitude for how you live.”

Turning the Wheels of Practice and Dharma | Koshin Paley Ellison

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.”

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

Who is Binding You? | Koshin Paley Ellison

“Why are you seeking liberation outside of yourself?” – Jianzhi

Actively Welcoming All Beings | Koshin Paley Ellison

“How open am I? Who and what do I not welcome in?” – Koshin

Pulling Yourself Together | Chodo Campbell

“When the mind calms down, we can treat ourselves and others more authentically.” – Chodo Campbell

Full Functioning Tenderness and Compassion

Koshin Paley Ellison

Direct and Unflinching

Koshin Paley Ellison

Bonds of the Buddha

Koshin Paley Ellison

Bringing Liveliness into Everything You Do

Koshin Paley Ellison

Enthusiasm In Relationship

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Nobility of Imperfection

Koshin Paley Ellison

Exhausted, Emptied, Lively, and Curious

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Beauty of Buddhahood

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Gifts of Devotion

Koshin Paley Ellison

All Inclusive Practice

Koshin Paley Ellison

Get Out of the Groove

Koshin Paley Ellison

Subject to Change

Chodo Campbell

Set It Down

Koshin Paley Ellison

Sweeping the Mind Clear

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Dignity of Each Moment

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Perils of Certainty

Koshin Paley Ellison

Doing What is Beneficial and True, Not Popular

Koshin Paley Ellison

Innumerable Stars: Returning to the Original Place | Koshin Paley Ellison

Koshin Paley Ellison

Practicing Interdependence Through Kind Speech

Koshin Paley Ellison

Just Do. Without Regressing, Without Adulteration

Koshin Paley Ellison

Stories of Loss and Return, Illness and Healing

Koshin Paley Ellison

Always New and Coming Back

Koshin Paley Ellison

This Practice is About Liberation

“This practice is actually about liberation, not about being comfortable, feeling good, or getting a reward.”

Three Worlds and All Beings | Koshin Paley Ellison

“Treat others with great care.”

The Art of Non-Doing | Chodo Campbell

“Non-doing allows us to cultivate compassionate presence.”

The Magic of Entering the World | Koshin Paley Ellison

“The way of belonging is doing.”

Non-thinking: The Art of Seated Meditation | Koshin Paley Ellison

“How do you practice not wasting time?”

Engaged and Playful | Koshin Paley Ellison

“It is a form of generosity, how we show up.”

Step In | Koshin Paley Ellison

“How do your opinions and preferences take you out of relationship and a life of practice?”

Difference and Oneness | Koshin Paley Ellison

“We indulge in our fears way too much in the guise of protecting our freedom.”

The Liberation in Becoming Who We Are | Koshin Paley Ellison

“If the practice is going well, no one is becoming like anyone else.”

Affirm Life in all its Forms

“Do not take anything for granted. See everything as a gift.”

Being Here and Nowhere Else

“How often do you live in fear of what is going to happen?”

How do you Stop the Fighting Across the River?

Koshin Paley Ellison

The Curse of the Charmed Life

Chodo Robert Campbell

Online Zendo Forms and Etiquette

Please join sittings a few minutes before the scheduled time, so as to be seated and settled in place before the period of zazen begins.

Do not chase the tides of your life

“Gossiping and taking sides does not take a lot of practice.”

Online Meditation Schedule

To join an online session using Zoom use a desktop computer or mobile device. To join us in-person, visit us at 119 West 23rd street on the 4th floor. If you’re coming after 6pm, the door cord is 2711.

Recommended Reading

It’s wonderful to dip into the diversity of interpretations regarding the tradition of meditation. Reading offers a chance to deepen your understanding of the concepts associated with the tradition of mediation no matter where you are on your journey.

Online & In-Person Zendo

New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care now offers a daily and weekly online and in-person schedule of zazen (meditation) and dharma events. All times listed are in Eastern Time.