Starting in 30 Days
Wednesdays, Jan 21st – May 20th
Online
4:15 – 7:15 pm ET
What if slowing down and sitting together could transform how you experience life?
In a world that feeds isolation, anxiety, and distraction, this intimate journey through Dogen Zenji's profound teachings offers something radically different: the possibility of deep connection, inner groundedness, and genuine freedom to love an often unloving world.
Join renowned Zen teacher and Jungian psychotherapist Koshin Paley Ellison for an immersive exploration of Volume III of Dogen's Shōbōgenzō (Treasury of the True Dharma Eye), a text that speaks directly to what matters most in our lives.
Through lively discussion and close reading of this newly translated masterwork, you'll discover how 13th-century Zen wisdom illuminates your everyday struggles and relationships with startling relevance.
Over 13 weekly classes, you'll witness how Dogen's brilliant mind brings ancient teachings into fundamental alignment with the challenges you face today.
Whether you're navigating difficult relationships, seeking clarity in confusion, or longing for authentic connection with yourself and others, these teachings offer practical pathways to transformation.
Koshin brings to this course the recently completed Sōtō Zen Text Project translation of the Shōbōgenzō, published to honor the 100th Anniversary of Soto Zen in North America. This is a rare opportunity to study a revitalized text with a teacher who bridges ancient wisdom and contemporary psychology, contemplative tradition and modern medicine.
When so much pulls us toward fragmentation, this course invites you home to what is deeply nourishing and genuinely possible.
Financial Support: NYZC endeavors to make our programs accessible. If the cost of this program is prohibitive, please choose the scholarship level. There are a limited number of scholarship seats available. If the scholarship level is not listed on the registration form, that means it is no longer available.
Jan 21st | Jan 28th | Feb 4th | Feb 11th | Feb 18th | Feb 25th | Mar 4th | Mar 18th | Mar 25th | Apr 8th | Apr 15th | May 13th | May 20th
Classes are held from 4:15–5:45 pm ET. At 6:00 pm, students will join the NYZC community for a weekly community meditation until 7:15 pm.
*Recordings of the class, not including breakout room discussions, will be made available to registered students.
Dogen’s Shōbōgenzō, Treasury of the True Dharma Eye. Volume 3.
This text is not currently available for purchase. Each week, students will be given scanned copies of the primary readings.
Register at this level if you need Masters Credit. You will also be required to write a 10-page paper. If you register at any of the audit levels, you can still participate fully in the class and will not be required to submit a 10-page paper.
This course is part of our certificate program which you can learn more about here.
Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After many years as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. Koshin is a world renowned thought leader in contemplative care. He is the author of Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion (Balance/Hachette, 2022); Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up (Wisdom Publications, 2019) and the co-editor of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care (Wisdom Publications, 2016). His work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning, and Tricycle Magazine among other publications.
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