Sensei José Shinzan Palma

Sensei José Shinzan Palma is a Zen priest and Dharma Successor of Roshi Joan Halifax. He is the founder of the Open Gate Zen Collective in Chula Vista, CA and teaches at Upaya Zen Center, Carlsbad Zen Community, Sweetwater Zen Center, and Inward Bound Mindfulness Education.
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Dharma TalksMeditation

How to be Selfless in a Selfish World

Sensei José Shinzan Palma breaks down the false dichotomy between practice in the meditation hall and life “in the real world,” and shows how this realization of practice’s immediacy can transform our lives into a compassionate…

By Sensei José Shinzan Palma

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