October 1st recommended threads

Jundo

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October 1st recommended threads

10-02-2012, 03:36 AM

I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...

Burning words on the meaning of Practice in "the Fire" ...

"The fire" - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10182-The-fire&p=86511&viewfull=1#post86511

Note: this post arose in relation to the thread I just posted, "Why do you practice?" and I thought it better to make this into its own thread, so as not to dilute the other thread. It is so easy to fall into "groupthink" when asked to justify or explain why we do something, but it's so much more

... and Jundo's little side wager in "I'll Eat My Zafu" ...

SPLIT TOPIC: Or I'll Eat My Zafu! - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10187-SPLIT-TOPIC-Or-I-ll-Eat-My-Zafu%21

SPLIT TOPIC FROM THE FIRE THREAD: http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10182-The-fire I would actually like to try to test this bold assertion by me. I'd like to ask two or three of our members (first come first served) to each name any old Zen Ancestor from China or Korea or Japan, Soto or Rinzai, and a totally

An interesting non-question in Why do you practice? ...

Why do you practice? - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10181-Why-do-you-practice

I am very interested in people's responses to two questions: 1) What was it that first brought you to Zen practice? And 2) What is it that keeps you practicing? I want to hold off on answering these questions myself right away, as I don't want to "lead" the answers with the tone and content of my own response. And

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