I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
Our July 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI continues reflection on the Heart Sutra ... even the Four Noble Truths are Empty! ...
Kokuu recommends a good Zen book for kids ... based on Uchiyama Roshi's story ... Squabbling Squashes! ...
Moving ever onward with ... Zen Women - Chapter 9, page 184-98 ...
A translator of many fundamental Zen texts has passed ... Thomas Cleary ...
I believe that future technology may facilitate even the "non-gaining" mind of Shikantaza ... as counter-intuitive as that may be ... Ultrasound, Meditation and Shikantaza ...
We have to be careful in associating anything "quantum" with Buddhism ... but it is a fact that we create much of the world by our relationships and inner perceptions ... Is Reality a Game of Quantum Mirrors? ...
Having returned from Las Vegas without my gambling a dime the whole time ... is gambling "for-Buddha-bbiden"? ... Texas Holdem Poker ...
Western Philosophy and Zen teachings? ... tread very carefully, as it is easy to get tangled in thoughts ...
Always time for Tonglen ...
... and Ryaku Fusatsu too ...
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!)
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.
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 July 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI continues reflection on the Heart Sutra ... even the Four Noble Truths are Empty! ...
Kokuu recommends a good Zen book for kids ... based on Uchiyama Roshi's story ... Squabbling Squashes! ...
Moving ever onward with ... Zen Women - Chapter 9, page 184-98 ...
A translator of many fundamental Zen texts has passed ... Thomas Cleary ...
I believe that future technology may facilitate even the "non-gaining" mind of Shikantaza ... as counter-intuitive as that may be ... Ultrasound, Meditation and Shikantaza ...
We have to be careful in associating anything "quantum" with Buddhism ... but it is a fact that we create much of the world by our relationships and inner perceptions ... Is Reality a Game of Quantum Mirrors? ...
Having returned from Las Vegas without my gambling a dime the whole time ... is gambling "for-Buddha-bbiden"? ... Texas Holdem Poker ...
Western Philosophy and Zen teachings? ... tread very carefully, as it is easy to get tangled in thoughts ...
Always time for Tonglen ...
... and Ryaku Fusatsu too ...
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!)
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.
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