How to Be Completely Alive, According to a Zen Monk
If you’re wondering what dying people can teach us about how to live right, Koshin Paley Ellison can tell you.
As co-founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Caring , Paley Ellison works to “[transform] the culture of caring through contemplative practice, facing illness, aging and death with compassion and wisdom.” In the video above, he explains how we think about our lives as we approach the end, what it means to live well, and how to start meditation (including some resources for beginners ).