New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care

New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care Education | Care | Meditation

Our vision: A more awakened and wholehearted existence for all.
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Sangha is a place of practice. So joyful to have our Soto Zen dharma teacher siblings from and together with the sang...
09/15/2025

Sangha is a place of practice. So joyful to have our Soto Zen dharma teacher siblings from and together with the sangha all together. The way is together. So grateful to Jiryu, the Abbot of Green Gulch Farm and one of the editors of Becoming Yourself, the newest book of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi’s teachings. May this beautiful gathering benefit all sanghas!

Discover our upcoming programs designed to support your path — from weekly classes and workshops to full retreats. Wheth...
09/11/2025

Discover our upcoming programs designed to support your path — from weekly classes and workshops to full retreats. Whether you’re just beginning or continuing your Zen journey, there’s a place for you.

https://www.zencare.org/schedule?tab=tab-3

Service is practice. The depth of our service is a measure of our practice. On September 4th, 8 of our wonderful Contemp...
09/05/2025

Service is practice. The depth of our service is a measure of our practice. On September 4th, 8 of our wonderful Contemplative Care Chaplains began a year of accredited ACPE Chaplaincy training. We are so delighted to have been one of the only Zen Buddhist organizations to offer fully accredited clinical chaplaincy training for more than 18 years in a Zen context to serve all beings! May the merits of our year of training be extended to all people who are suffering.

Don’t miss our latest dharma talk 🎧 Quietude in the Midst of the Storm.Koshin Sensei reflects on how true calm emerges t...
09/05/2025

Don’t miss our latest dharma talk 🎧 Quietude in the Midst of the Storm.

Koshin Sensei reflects on how true calm emerges through presence, practice, and community. In this talk, he explores what it means to cultivate stillness even when life feels turbulent, and how returning to the breath and leaning into sangha (community) can help us navigate uncertainty with steadiness.

Listen now via the link in bio or on Apple Podcasts & Spotify.

Image: “The snow-covered mountain child,” by Soga Shōhaku, circa 1764

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “The Gentle Revolutionary”!In this excerpt from our winter Commit to Sit, Konjin God...
08/07/2025

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “The Gentle Revolutionary”!

In this excerpt from our winter Commit to Sit, Konjin Godwin—abbot of the Houston Zen Center—shares a powerful talk on Zen master Eihei Dogen. Far from a distant historical figure, Dogen emerges as a bold and compassionate teacher who challenged the rigid hierarchies of his time—including advocating for women’s full inclusion in spiritual life.

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Listen at the link in bio, or on Spotify!

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “The Empathy Trap, Lessons from Contemplative Medicine”!In this powerful conversatio...
07/30/2025

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “The Empathy Trap, Lessons from Contemplative Medicine”!

In this powerful conversation, Guiding Teachers Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell join Dr. Judson Brewer to explore the crucial difference between empathy and compassion—and why it matters so deeply in caregiving work. From burnout and boundaries to healing and community, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who cares for others.

Listen at the link below, or on Spotify!
https://www.zencare.org/posts/the-empathy-trap-jud-brewer

Foundations in Contemplative Care is a unique training for anyone seeking to align inner values with outward action. Whe...
07/21/2025

Foundations in Contemplative Care is a unique training for anyone seeking to align inner values with outward action. Whether you're a caregiver, seeker, or simply showing up for others in your life—this program offers tools, teachings, and community to support your path.

👉 Swipe to see 5 reasons why this program might be right for you.
🗓️ Deadline to apply: August 18
🔗 Learn more: zencare.org/foundations

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“It’s the same with the wound in our hearts. We need to give them our attention so that they can heal. Otherwise the wou...
07/20/2025

“It’s the same with the wound in our hearts. We need to give them our attention so that they can heal. Otherwise the wounds continue to cause us pain. Sometimes for a very long time. We’re all going to get hurt. But here’s the trick - they also serve an amazing purpose.
When our hearts are wounded that’s when they open.
We grow through pain.
We grow through difficult situations.
That’s why you have to embrace each and every difficult thing in your life.” We honor the death of our friend and Contemplative Medicine Fellowship faculty member, James R. Doty. You are loved and appreciated. May your memory be a blessing.

It is a great joy to celebrate the NYZC sangha and in particular Jen Metzger, Mike Cole, Natasha Perlis, Adrian Bradbury...
06/14/2025

It is a great joy to celebrate the NYZC sangha and in particular Jen Metzger, Mike Cole, Natasha Perlis, Adrian Bradbury, Colleen Katz, Peter Clement, Kelsey Ballance, George Verschoor, and Muhil Kannappan who sat Tangaryo on this day, June 13, 20125 committing to our Soto Zen lineage by entering into a Formal Zen Student relationship with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison or Sensei Chodo Campbell. They were supported by the whole sangha.  

The Zen student-teacher relationship is a commitment to deep exploration of self and no self, of relationship, of practice, of service, of showing up. Entering into the student-teacher relationship is entering the stream of our Soto Zen lineage that begins with Shakyamuni Buddha and his student Mahakyshapa.

Please join us in welcoming and celebrating their commitment to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. It is a joyful day.

The Contemplative Medicine Fellowship at the New York Zen Center invites physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician ...
06/08/2025

The Contemplative Medicine Fellowship at the New York Zen Center invites physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to explore a new model of care—one that integrates spiritual practice, self-inquiry, and compassion with clinical expertise.

This year-long program offers faculty mentorship and a community of like-minded clinicians committed to transforming the culture of medicine from the inside out.

Fellows come from diverse backgrounds and specialties, but they are united by a desire to deepen presence, reconnect with purpose, and care more fully for themselves and others.

Applications are now open until June 23rd. Scholarships are available.

Today we honor the life of Anraku Ni Cheallaigh. Anraku was a beloved sangha member, received June 22, 2018 and they mov...
05/21/2025

Today we honor the life of Anraku Ni Cheallaigh. Anraku was a beloved sangha member, received June 22, 2018 and they moved to live in Hilton Head away from technology and to heal by the ocean. We honor their death on May 18, 2025. May Anraku’s memory be a blessing.

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “Zen, Sobriety, and the Beauty of Broken Teacups”!In this moving talk, Chodo Sensei ...
05/20/2025

Don’t miss our recent dharma talk 🎧 “Zen, Sobriety, and the Beauty of Broken Teacups”!

In this moving talk, Chodo Sensei dives into the paramita of Sīla—ethical conduct and moral discipline. Through stories of recovery, spiritual friendship, and the Verse of Atonement, Chodo invites us to reflect on how we can clean up our lives when we fall out of alignment with our values. He reminds us that the path of practice isn’t about perfection but about presence and the courage to begin again.

Listen at the link in bio, or on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

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