Treeleaf Zendo - Recommended Threads Today https://forum.treeleaf.org/ Some helpful recent threads and events in our Forum. en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:26:08 GMT vBulletin 60 https://forum.treeleaf.org/images/og/treeleaf-circle-og-logo.png Treeleaf Zendo - Recommended Threads Today https://forum.treeleaf.org/ June 1st Recommended Threads https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/571273-june-1st-recommended-threads Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:29:48 GMT I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ... Our weekly Zazenkai(s) are ready to sit any time ... this time...
Our weekly Zazenkai(s) are ready to sit any time ... this time featuring a little talk on Being A Lamp of Wisdom-Compassion LINK

A little essay on Sitting Zazen as Sitting Buddha LINK ... sitting is Buddha making Buddha.

Very auspicious news for our Sangha ... Dharma Transmission of Kandō Bion ...

My Dharma Brother and a Lutheran Priest stopped by ... and they are the same fellow! ... Fr. Gustav Ericsson visit to Treeleaf Zendo, Japan 2026 LINK

Check out our Oryoki circle ... simple lessons in formal Zen eating ritual ... meeting once a month ... LINK

Hoshuku ... quite the chef himself ... has been posting on Zen Cooking and Buddhist vegetarian cooking ... LINK

Never too late to jump on in ... our No Words Book Club ... Stories of the Lotus Sutra - Chapter 17: Two Nuns ... LINK

In our Zen of Health Ailments, in Body and Mind, Practice Group​ ... a question: "How does your disability affect your Practice?" ... LINK

Join our friendly tea houses if you get a chance ... many welcoming faces ... (LINK)​​
Some mind-blowing science and technology news this week ... beyond what usually grabs the headlines ... LINK

Like this ... believe it or not, this is YOU inside ... a Real Look of the Workings of a Human Cell​ LINK
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MAY THERE BE PEACE IN THE WORLD!

Please sit with Washin in Ukraine for peace ... there, in the Middle East and everywhere ... LINK


And DON'T FORGET! ... the experiment continues, and we need you! ...

REQUEST - SatToday & Lend-A-Hand: Please LAH and SAT before CHAT! (LINK)
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I am so glad if this place and the practice are benefiting you. If so, you might consider a DONATION to Treeleaf at this LINK, although there is absolutely no need or requirement to do so. Thank you.

A Re-MINDer on SIMPLICITY:

In a Zen Monastery, SILENCE or A FEW WISE WORDS are cherished over MANY WORDS. Thus, I advise folks to restrain the need to speak unless the heart truly calls. If you find yourself posting many times each day, maybe consider what truly needs to be said ... and when it is best just to answer with silence and an inner Gassho.

SILENCE OR A FEW HESITANT WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OFTEN SPEAK MOST PROFOUNDLY. Post when it is truly important to you and needs to be spoken from the warm heart.

(BUT too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)
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As well, to those who may get lost among the many threads and conversations in our Forum, please think of a monastery made of wood or brick, with 100 monks holding 10,000 conversations in the hallways, kitchen, Abbot's rooms and library (I assume no chatting in the Zendo where people sit Zazen).

Would you need or want to hear or join in all or most conversations? Of course not! You would, at best, pick and choose the conversations relevant and helpful to you.

So here too in our Sangha, NO NEED TO READ EVERY CONVERSATION: Try to note the ones that seem helpful to your Practice or interests, leave the rest. The above threads are a few suggestions.

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH​​​​​
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​]]> Recommended Threads Today Jundo https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/571273-june-1st-recommended-threads May 17th Recommended Threads https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/570632-may-17th-recommended-threads Mon, 18 May 2026 13:56:18 GMT I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ... We were visited by a great historian, diving thick into 13th century...
We were visited by a great historian, diving thick into 13th century Soto Zen history ... Dr. Steven Heine ... (and Tanahashi Sensei was there too!) ... video here: LINK

Our recent Zazenkai are still available to sit ... including this on sitting with a Buddha's Smile ... LINK

Posture is important for Zazen ... but don't get overly fixated, or think "one size fits all" ... Neurotic about my posture ... LINK

The age-old question ... why bad things happen to seemingly good people, and the opposite .... Karma and Justice ... LINK

In fact, almost any good hobby can be undertaken with "Zen mind" ... Zen Inspired Hobbies ... LINK

Lotus Sutra readings continue ... in our "No Words Book Club" ... LINK

Recent science stories ... which should be covered more in the regular news .. truly mindblowing stuff ... LINK

Join our friendly tea houses if you get a chance ... many welcoming faces ... (LINK)

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MAY THERE BE PEACE IN THE WORLD!
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Please sit with Washin in Ukraine for peace ... there, in the Middle East and everywhere ... LINK


And DON'T FORGET! ... the experiment continues, and we need you! ...

REQUEST - SatToday & Lend-A-Hand: Please LAH and SAT before CHAT! (LINK)
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I am so glad if this place and the practice are benefiting you. If so, you might consider a DONATION to Treeleaf at this LINK, although there is absolutely no need or requirement to do so. Thank you.

A Re-MINDer on SIMPLICITY:

In a Zen Monastery, SILENCE or A FEW WISE WORDS are cherished over MANY WORDS. Thus, I advise folks to restrain the need to speak unless the heart truly calls. If you find yourself posting many times each day, maybe consider what truly needs to be said ... and when it is best just to answer with silence and an inner Gassho.

SILENCE OR A FEW HESITANT WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OFTEN SPEAK MOST PROFOUNDLY. Post when it is truly important to you and needs to be spoken from the warm heart.

(BUT too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)
.
* * *

As well, to those who may get lost among the many threads and conversations in our Forum, please think of a monastery made of wood or brick, with 100 monks holding 10,000 conversations in the hallways, kitchen, Abbot's rooms and library (I assume no chatting in the Zendo where people sit Zazen).

Would you need or want to hear or join in all or most conversations? Of course not! You would, at best, pick and choose the conversations relevant and helpful to you.

So here too in our Sangha, NO NEED TO READ EVERY CONVERSATION: Try to note the ones that seem helpful to your Practice or interests, leave the rest. The above threads are a few suggestions.

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH​​​​​
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