NOTE: OUR 4-Hour October Zazenkai will be moved to this week,
Friday Night 9/27 in North America (early 9/28 in Europe and Japan),
because of Rev. Kyonin's visit to Treeleaf in Tsukuba!
Friday Night 9/27 in North America (early 9/28 in Europe and Japan),
because of Rev. Kyonin's visit to Treeleaf in Tsukuba!
I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
Please sit our weekly and monthly Zazenkais ... anywhere, any time ...
Jukai continues with our next Precepts reflections ... PRECEPTS II - the THREE PURE PRECEPTS ...
... and sewing, and our other Jukai and Ango practices and gatherings continue at their own lovely pace ...
There are such days, though hopefully few and far between ... Sitting as "What Is" when the house is on fire ... ...
A tale of survival, life, death and wisdom ... BJ Miller, MD, palliative care triple amputee ...
In such vein ... "Simple Living" - Chapters 27 and 28 ... simply little things ... like being with a sunset, even the sunset of life ...
Making beautiful music with what one has ... From Mitka: Playing On with a Broken String ...
Please explaining what is a Bodhisattva why would I want to be one? What gives power ... just look in the mirror ...
From Kokuu ... Book review: My Year of Dirt and Water by Tracy Franz ...
In science ... a missing link without which we would not be here ... the universe seems younger than thought (although, what is time really?) ... and more ...
We will spend a few weeks with this, because of everything happening for Jukai and Ango ... Realizing Genjokoan - Chapter 4 - ...
The Zen Aesthetic ... Zen of Creativity Chapter 8 ... in our Art Circle ...
The world ain't quite as bad as the news sometimes makes it ... 'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' ... Episode 8 .... ... and the podcast ain't half bad either! ...
Reminder ... Especially for newer folks ... FEELING LOST AROUND THE COMMUNITY? Contact our "Sangha Buddhies" ... friends to help people find their way around ...
And DON'T FORGET! ... the experiment continues, and we need you! ... A TREELEAF EXPERIMENT with EVERYONE’S PARTICIPATION REQUESTED: “LAH” (Lend A Hand)
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!)
Also, 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.
Oh, and we do ask folks to note that they have SAT ZAZEN DURING THE LAST DAY BEFORE POSTING IN THE FORUM (please read about that here):
Gassho, Jundo
SatTodayLAH