The Gift of Fear
A teaching from Darlene Cohen helps the author see through her mask of competence
Darlene Cohen
Darlene Cohen (1942-2011) was a Zen priest trained at San Francisco Zen Center. She worked with people in pain in Sonoma County, gave seminars at medical facilities and meditation centers throughout the country on living with chronic pain, and was the author of Turning Suffering Inside Out.
Darlene Cohen Remembered
Zen teacher Darlene Cohen, known for teaching us all how to live joyfully even in the midst of chronic pain, has died at 68. David Chadwick writes about her final moments with husband, Tony, and son,…
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Insights
Give and Take: The Pleasures of Pain
Tricycle features editor Andrew Cooper chats with Zen priest and pain counselor Darlene Cohen.
MeditationMagazine | On Practice
The Practice of Nonpreference
When pain becomes just one object among many in our awareness, it loses its power.
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