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Center Update
"Row your boat, gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream."
August is here! Endless blue skies, gentle breezes and glorious sunsets.
And amid all this beauty, our busy lives can have us spinning like tops.
Digital
devices pull us here, there and everywhere.
Too much speed. Too much information. Too much distraction.
Our mid-day sit from 12:30 to 1PM is a perfect way to pause and reflect.
We offer this time every Monday through Thursday.
Please join us!
Our Monthly Half Day Sit will take place on August 15. Koshin, Chodo and Craig Blinderman will be teaching a week long Contemplative Palliative Care Program at Omega Institute beginning August 23.
Come September, the Center will offer many wonderful ways to
engage and explore. Ponder what having one year to live might be like,
study the Zen Precepts, or contemplate the eight great awarenesses.
For a full list of our upcoming programs, click here or scroll down.
WE WELCOME OUR NEW 108 MEMBERS
"As a clinical social worker, working with people toward the close of life, I have seen the immeasurable value of offering a contemplative presence. Everyone who is dying deserves this kind of care. I want to do my small part in helping to make this more widely available."
Clarie Willis, LICSW
Author of LASTING WORDS: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life
"'I am so grateful for the personal revelations which have emerged from meditation, Dharma talks and the society of fellow practitioners here at NY Zen Center for Contemplative Care. I was searching for something without even knowing what it was...and here I am. Lovely."
Michael Milton
"Shortly after my beloved wife died, I visited the center in search of some support for my loss. The moment I entered, I was struck by its atmosphere of peace and caring. I realized that this was the place where I could find some comfort. I subsequently attended the Wednesday and Sunday meditation and Dharma talks and found them to be an enormous benefit in my grieving process. The work that is done here confronts the rawest edges of human tribulations with love and compassion. So I decided to become a member. Thank you so much for what you have done for me and continue to do for others."
Joe Longo
BECOME A 108 MEMBER TODAY! CLICK HERE.
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Jukai in July
In July, the Zen Center for Contemplative Care sangha gathered for a week long sesshin ending in a Jukai ceremony for ten community members. 41 people participated in the retreat, and family and loved ones joined on Sunday to witness and celebrate the Jukai ceremony. Jukai is the formal commitment of receiving the Zen ethics/precepts as a guide for living. It was a powerful week of practice together.
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Congratulations, Koshin!
On July 8th, 2015, Koshin was appointed as a Visiting Professor in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, of the UT Health Science Center of Houston Medical School, for the 2015/16 academic year. He will co-teach a medical school course entitled, "Nurturing Resiliency and Care: A Contemplative Approach," with Dr. Thomas Cole, the McGovern Chair in Medical Humanities.
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NYZCCC and LAB/SHUL Unite!
Koshin and Chodo offered a teaching on intimacy and healing on the evening of Tisha B'Av.
It was an evening of beautiful and heartfelt expression; poetry, dance and remembrance.
May healing continue and continue.
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Saturday, August 15th 9am - 1pm
Sit, Walk, Breathe. Repeat.
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VOWS OF AWAKENING
Saturday, August 15th 9am - 5pm
Join us for an in-depth study of the four Vows of an Awakened Being.
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CONTEMPLATIVE PALLIATIVE CARE
at
Omega Institute
August 23rd-28th
Medical Students and Nurses will recieve
a 15% Discount!
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CATCH YOUR MIND
10 Monthly Saturdays from September 2015 through June 2016
An exploration of the Eight Awarenesses of a compassionate person.
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PRECEPT STUDY
10 Monthly Sundays from September 2015 through June 2016
An in-depth exploration of the Zen Buddhist Precepts.
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ZEN HISTORY & PRACTICE
Wednesday afternoons beginning September 9
Explore the many wonderful teachers of Zen with Koshin Paley Ellison.
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Thursdays beginning September 10
A meditative and experiential investigation of grief and loss.
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SAVE THE DATE!
POT LUCK DINNER
A SANGHA GATHERING
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
MORE INFORMATION SOON!
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UNITY, DUALITY &
FRAGMENTATION
Monday afternoons beginning September 21
Study contemplative perspectives on Religion and Psychology with Leslie Noyes.
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PARENTING AS PRACTICE
Beginning Wednesday, September 23
An exploration of the Zen Buddhist Precepts through a parenting lens.
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LIVING FEARLESSLY:
Facing the Inevitable
Eight monthly Tuesday evenings
Beginning October 6
Join us on this unique journey in learning how to face our fear of death while living more fully.
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SAVE THE DATE!
THE HEALING MONOLOGUES
A
NYZCCC Celebration
MONDAY OCTOBER 19
Deepak Homebase at ABC Carpet and Home
MORE INFORMATION SOON!
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OCTOBER 22 - 25, 2015
GARRISON INSTITUTE
This annual treat is for anyone who cares for self or others.
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AUGUST MEDITATION SCHEDULE
Monday and Wednesday Evenings
Please Note there will be
NO Sunday Morning SIts for August.
Read More Here
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
Thursdays from 3pm to 4:15pm
A drop-in group for caregivers.
REFUGE RECOVERY
Saturdays, 7-8:30pm
A Buddhist path to recovery from addiction.
Read More Here
Karuna Sangha
Sundays, 7-8:30pm
An open community that celebrates diversity within practice.
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New Dharma Podcasts
KOSHIN
CHODO
DAI EN
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RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR END OF LIFE
CAREGIVING & SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
for AN LPN, RN, NP, MD, or DO
Enso House, a unique two bed hospice set in a beautiful Northwest island community is seeking an experienced health care practitioner to provide hands on care to terminally ill patients, in an environment informed by spiritual practice, for three months, starting in the fall/winter of 2015.
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Help Us Connect with Others
We are in need of a new MacBook. The one we have is in its last days.
If you can offer this, please contact [email protected]
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Call for Transcribers
We give a lot of dharma talks and so we need a lot of transcribers! If you are interested in listening to some wonderful teachings while doing a bit of typing too, please email Mary, at
[email protected]
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DONATE
Make a donation today to support NYZCCC
Our mission is to make accessible the wisdom, compassion and equanimity of the Buddha, both locally and globally. You can give by:
Becoming a 108 Member
Donating to our Center
Stock Transfer Gift
Joining the Enso Legacy
Offering through our Wish List
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NEW YORK ZEN CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE CARE
| 119 West 23rd St., #401, New York, NY 10011
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