I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
Our monthly 4-hour Zazenkai ... we continue our series on the history and meaning of the Heart Sutra ... soon to be on Treeleaf podcast too ...
Sitting in the present moment ... beyond time ... yet not ignoring the future ... Zen and Transhumanism ...
Part of life, so not to be ignored ... Masturbation & Porno ...
You are the only being in the universe, and the most precious ... but so is everything ... Are we alone ? ...
BOOK REVIEW: For Dogen Fans, Prof. Heine's "Flowers Blooming on a Withered Tree" ... but so pricey, not for the average reader ...
Some Book Suggestions ... and a little disagreement ... on the best books for beginners in Soto Zen practice ... https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ok-Suggestions
That feeling that there is so much for the beginner to know ... yet every step is total arrival ... Buddhist knowledge ...
Meditation on Death in Soto Zen ... everything is ... but everything is also about life ... and beyond life and death ...
Nice little talk by Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Priest / Garden Designer ... the "Simple Living" fellow ...
Good Attitude during Pandemic ... or any time ...
Letting go of the past ... yet respecting and bowing to the painful past and present too ... healing family history through the lens of practice
Another lovely podcast episode by Rev. Domyo Burk asking ... Am I a Good Buddhist? ...
No, it is not a misspelling ... 'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' ... Episode 46 ... Mnmlsm ... not too much, not too little ...
Zen Women ... in our "no words" book club ... voices of the past who are now being heard ...
Lots of art, lots of music ... in our Treeleaf Arts and Music Circle ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...S-MUSIC-CIRCLE
Tonglen ... chanting and changing the world beginning from our heart ...
... and for even more chanting... Chanting & Zazen Circle ... organized by our members Seiko and Ryokudo ...
... and our several other daily and weekly Zazenkai and other gatherings ... on the Calendar ...
For just relaxing and schmoozing and hanging out ... Our Friendly 'Tea Houses' ...
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
Our monthly 4-hour Zazenkai ... we continue our series on the history and meaning of the Heart Sutra ... soon to be on Treeleaf podcast too ...
Sitting in the present moment ... beyond time ... yet not ignoring the future ... Zen and Transhumanism ...
Part of life, so not to be ignored ... Masturbation & Porno ...
You are the only being in the universe, and the most precious ... but so is everything ... Are we alone ? ...
BOOK REVIEW: For Dogen Fans, Prof. Heine's "Flowers Blooming on a Withered Tree" ... but so pricey, not for the average reader ...
Some Book Suggestions ... and a little disagreement ... on the best books for beginners in Soto Zen practice ... https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ok-Suggestions
That feeling that there is so much for the beginner to know ... yet every step is total arrival ... Buddhist knowledge ...
Meditation on Death in Soto Zen ... everything is ... but everything is also about life ... and beyond life and death ...
Nice little talk by Shunmyo Masuno, Zen Priest / Garden Designer ... the "Simple Living" fellow ...
Good Attitude during Pandemic ... or any time ...
Letting go of the past ... yet respecting and bowing to the painful past and present too ... healing family history through the lens of practice
Another lovely podcast episode by Rev. Domyo Burk asking ... Am I a Good Buddhist? ...
No, it is not a misspelling ... 'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' ... Episode 46 ... Mnmlsm ... not too much, not too little ...
Zen Women ... in our "no words" book club ... voices of the past who are now being heard ...
Lots of art, lots of music ... in our Treeleaf Arts and Music Circle ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...S-MUSIC-CIRCLE
Tonglen ... chanting and changing the world beginning from our heart ...
... and for even more chanting... Chanting & Zazen Circle ... organized by our members Seiko and Ryokudo ...
... and our several other daily and weekly Zazenkai and other gatherings ... on the Calendar ...
For just relaxing and schmoozing and hanging out ... Our Friendly 'Tea Houses' ...
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