Living While Dying with Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

“All the time I work with dying people, and only a few of them know they are dying.” On this episode of Being Well, Soto Zen teacher Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison joins Forrest and Rick to explore living, dying, and personal practice in the midst of our beautiful, challenging, messy lives. About our Guest: Sensei Koshin is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. He began his formal Zen training in 1987 and completed six years of training at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association. His most recent book is Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:40: Koshin’s got game 3:20: The privilege of witnessing the dying process 11:25: Difficult emotions that come up when considering death 16:00: Entanglement vs. spaciousness 28:30: Windows of acceptance, and the things we don’t want to accept 33:15: Compassionate presence 37:55: How Jungian training has influenced Koshin’s contemplative practice 42:35: What Koshin is still untangling, and the ground of being 48:30: Appreciating being alive 51:45: Recap New Course From Rick! Learn the lessons of a lifetime in the new and improved Foundations of Wellbeing 2.0 program. This yearlong, online program teaches you how to grow the 12 key inner strengths that lead to lasting wellbeing during difficult times. It’s currently 50% off, and you can use the code BeingWell25 to get an additional 25% off the purchase price. Sponsors: Being Well is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson, and if you're new to the podcast,
0:11.9	this is where we explore the practical science of personal growth.
0:15.7	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:18.0	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, a best-selling
0:22.8	author, and hey, he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:27.2	I'm really good for us, and as you know, I'm really looking forward to our guest.
0:32.8	Yes, we did a good five to ten minutes before we started recording.
0:37.0	We were having a great time.
0:38.5	Today we are joined by a wonderful author, Zen Teacher, Young Ian Psychotherapist, so
0:44.2	we're really checking all of the boxes here, and the co-founder of the New York Zen Center
0:48.2	for Contemplative Care, Coshan Paley Ellison.
0:51.7	So Sensei Coshan began his formal Zen training in 1987, and he's a recognized Soto Zen teacher,
0:58.3	and he also completed six years of training at the Young Ian Psychoanalytic Association.
1:02.6	And before we get started, I do want to just give a shout out and say that New York Zen
1:06.7	Center's approaches to thoughtful and compassionate care have touched the lives of many, many people
1:12.8	in profound ways.
1:14.5	And his most recent book is Untangled, Walking the Afold Path to Clarity, Courage and Compassion.
1:20.5	So Sensei Coshan.
1:21.5	Thanks for joining us today.
1:22.5	How are you doing?
1:23.5	I'm doing great.
1:24.5	It's such a joy to be with you as I was sharing with you both.
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