https://forum.treeleaf.org/ Some helpful recent threads and events in our Forum. en Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:15:48 GMT vBulletin 60 https://forum.treeleaf.org/images/og/treeleaf-circle-og-logo.png https://forum.treeleaf.org/ https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/566410-march-2nd-recommended-threads Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:08:21 GMT I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ... Our recent 90 minute Treeleaf Zazenkai are always available to sit ......
Our recent 90 minute Treeleaf Zazenkai are always available to sit ... including this sitting with "Honoring Your Past" ... LINK

An little essay on the same theme ... Bowing to Our Past ... LINK

Sitting while ill ... reclining, moaning, aching Zazen ... LINK

Our Sangha's "Differently-Abled" Ancestors Recitation ... honoring those who face closed or narrow doors in the past ... LINK

Highly recommended as a practice, mastering the grace of receiving ... (open to all, not hard to learn) ... Our Oryoki Practice Circle ... LINK

Renewing Vows, always a good time, any time, to do ... Ryaku Fusatsu – Full Moon Precepts Recommitment Ceremony ... LINK

In our No Words Book Club ... reflections on the Lotus Sutra continue ... LINK

Shokai keeps it going ... The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination ... never too late to jump in ... LINK

In our Engaged Practices group ... wear a badge, say something to the world ... Just a Little Pin ... LINK

Our Friendly Tea Houses gather from time to time ... a great way to meet folks, schmooze-zen ... LINK

Highly recommended to our many LGBTQ+ members ... gatherings here too ... Treeleaf "Forgotten Voices" LGBTQ2+ Community Center ... LINK

In our ARTS center ... Junsho made a Buddha (LINK) ... and the traditional musicians play (LINK) ... and more!



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​​​​]]> Recommended Threads Today Jundo https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/566410-march-2nd-recommended-threads https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/565807-february-16th-recommended-threads Tue, 17 Feb 2026 03:03:28 GMT I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ... You can still sit with any of our recent Treeleaf Zazenkais ... such...
You can still sit with any of our recent Treeleaf Zazenkais ... such as this most recent for the Buddha's "NEHAN-E", also recalling our friends and family who have left this world ... LINK

We also suggest an at home ritual for you and your family to recall those who have left this life ... Parinirvana Memorial ... LINK

Mindfulness is a good skill, and has its places and times ... but don't go overboard even there ... LINK

Also, so-called "one mind," a balanced mind ... always present, even if not always felt ... LINK

Taking ceremonial forms seriously ... when to bow, when not to ... is good practice ... LINK

A nice story of the very, very simple life led by Uchiyama Roshi ... Uchiyama on takuhatsu (begging) ... LINK

Also, Zazen and car driving share common ground ... the Zafu is our "air bag" ... LINK

Buddhist vegetarian cooking ... Shojin Ryori / Temple Food ... is fuel for our lives ... (and, no, not all Buddhists need be fully vegetarian ) LINK

Some folks interested in Chanting practice ... even Zen folks can chant ... good practice for body and mind .... LINK

Many of our member's share about practicing with physical hardships and restrictions ... Sharing and Caring: the Treeleaf approach to life's difficulties ... LINK

Many of our member's also know this hard path well ... Addiction, compulsion recovery ... LINK

Our Treeleaf Podcast features my first talk in a series on ... The Ten Verses of Unfathomable Depth ... LINK

In the No Words Book Club ... we are diving deep into the Lotus Sutra ... join the fun ... this time, The Dharma Flower Assembly ... LINK

Rev. Koushi reminds us ... No One Can Take Your Seat .... LINK

And Rev. Shokai is halfway home ... never too late to jump in ... The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination With Shokai ... LINK




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

REQUEST - SatToday & Lend-A-Hand: Please LAH and SAT before CHAT! (LINK)
.

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​​​​​]]> Recommended Threads Today Jundo https://forum.treeleaf.org/forum/recommended-threads-today/565807-february-16th-recommended-threads