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The Arc of Practice | Koshin Paley Ellison
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:27:06
Publish Date: 2021-11-13 14:00:24
Description:

“Maintaining the sangha and showing up to serve the Buddhadharma is something beyond us, beyond ‘me’.”

 

Sensei Koshin delivers a dharma talk on perseverance and dedication to practice. He shares the story of Parsha, the 10th ancestor of Shakyamuni Buddha and a venerable monk born at the ripe age of 60 years old. With commitment and equanimity, he faced the doubting voices that presented themselves and vowed not to rest until he had accomplished attainment.

Poem Referenced: Uttara, Therigatha (Poems of the First Buddhist Nuns)

 

ZenTalk Notes:

Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and Certified Chaplaincy Educator. Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

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Music: Heart Sutra by Kanho Yakushiji –  Buddhist priest and musician of the Rinzai sect and Imaji temple in Imabari, Japan. In 2003, he formed “KISSAQUO”, a songwriting duo based in Kyoto.

 

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