Zazen for Everybody

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Zazen for Everybody

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Mar 20, 2018

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Sitting down and having a meditation practice is one thing, but what you do when you're meditating is what really matters. Can you allow yourself to experience what you’re experiencing when you experience it?

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Mar 20, 2018

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Titles in the series (100)

Transforming lives and caregiving through compassionate presence.

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The Third Grave Precept, Not Misusing Sexuality: Koshin Sensei addresses the Third Grave Precept. by Zencare Podcast
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Allowing Yourself to Get Out of Your Own Way: Allowing Yourself to Get Out of Your Own Way by Koshin Paley Ellison by Zencare Podcast
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Embody your Life by Zencare Podcast
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Even A Hair’s Breadth of Distance: Koshin Sensei discusses case #17 of the Book of Serenity: Hogen’s Hair’s Breadth by Zencare Podcast
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Intimacy with Grief: How can our grief merge with our practice? By Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison by Zencare Podcast
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Surrender Everything: Surrender Everything by Koshin Paley Ellison by Zencare Podcast
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Promise Nothing Other Then to Show Up Completely in the Moment: Promise Nothing Other Than to Show Up Completely in the Moment by Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison In this podcast, Koshin talks about how to inhabit the present moment. Are we going to spend our time in reactivity with our storylines and habits, by Zencare Podcast
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Whatever Is Needed To Help At The Time by Zencare Podcast
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Like a Baby: Like a Baby by Koshin Paley Ellison by Zencare Podcast
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We Are Never Just One Thing: Koshin Sensei discusses the reach of our actions. by Zencare Podcast
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Nobody Knows the Troubles I Have Seen: Nobody Knows the Troubles I Have Seen by Koshin Paley Ellison by Zencare Podcast
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