We have some late-breaking news about our summer schedule for you--two new courses designed to be either taken together or individually have been added: a five-day program with our core teachers, Andy and Mu Soeng, followed by a weekend taught by Koshin Paley Ellison & Robert Chodo Campbell, co-founders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.
July 14-19
Andrew Olendzki, Mu Soeng
The texts of the Pāli Canon, containing the teachings of the historical Buddha and the first generation of his followers, offer detailed instructions on how to face the universal issues of illness, aging and death with both courage and dignity. This course integrates the close reading of primary texts (Pāli texts in English translation) with an investigation of their meaning in direct meditative experience, and explores how these teachings have as much relevance today as they did in the Buddha's time. The day will be spent in the classroom and will include some small group discussion; the evening will be spent in the meditation hall and will include periods of silent meditation.
Aliveness, Ease and Joy: A Weekend Retreat
July 19-21, 2013
Koshin Paley Ellison, Robert Chodo Campbell
The Buddha offered these five remembrances: 1) I am of the nature to age; there is no way to escape aging; 2) I am of the nature to have ill health; there is no way to escape ill health; 3) I am of the nature to die; there is no way to escape death; 4) All that is dear to me, including my loved ones, are of the nature to change; there is no way to escape being separated from them; 5) My actions are my only true belongings; My actions are the ground on which I stand.
This intimate weekend will focus on a study of the Upajjhatthana Sutta'scontemplation of the five remembrances through Dharma talks, noble silence, and community exploration. Join Koshin and Chodo to explore what these remembrances have to do with our ordinary aliveness, and ease and joy in the world.
New teachers:
Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMin, co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the first Buddhist organization to offer fully accredited chaplaincy training in America. He co-developed the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Training Program. Koshin leads the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at NYZCCCC's education partner, New York Theological Seminary. He is the co-author of the chapter "Rituals and Resilience," in Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience. He also wrote the chapter "The Jeweled Net: What Dogen and the Avatamsaka Sutra Can Offer Us as Spiritual Caregivers," in The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work. He is a Senior Zen Buddhist Monk, Dharma Teacher, poet, chaplaincy supervisor and Jungian psychotherapist.
Robert Chodo Campbell, HCC, co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the first Buddhist organization to offer fully accredited chaplaincy training in America. He co-developed the Foundations in Buddhist Contemplative Care Training Program. Chodo is part of the core faculty for the Buddhist Track in the Master in Pastoral Care and Counseling at NYZCCCC's education partner, New York Theological Seminary. He is Co-Director of Contemplative Care Services for the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. He wrote the chapter "The Turning of the Dharma Wheel in Its Many Forms" in The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work. He is a Senior Zen Buddhist monk, Dharma Teacher, and senior chaplain.
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