I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ... (Sorry, apparently let a couple of weeks slip by without posting! 
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Well, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You can still sit our January Monthly Zazenkai ... A Blue Cliff New Year ... any time ... It is always a brand new moment! (LINK) ... the Talks available by Treeleaf Podcast too ... (LINK)
We have our 90 Minute Weekly Zazenkai too ... each week ... like this week on sitting and living with "Nothing to Do" ... (LINK)
An essay by me on the many Indian paths to Liberation in this sometimes difficult life ... and the place of Soto Zen practice amid them ... Liberation and the Hard World ... (LINK)
Rev. Kokuu has begun his reflections on the Blue Cliff Record in our "No Words Book Club" ... join in for an enriching journey ... (Scroll Down Here: LINK)
My position on posture ... don't be fixated ... Zazen and Posture Frustration ... (LINK)
Gratitude and sitting outside in the cold ... lovely (but don't catch a chill!
) ... Appreciation ... (LINK)
How do you sit while traveling? ... anywhere and any time you can ... and introducing the blanket Zafu! ... (LINK)
We had a bit of a hot discussion on Buddhist Police ... letting police work be guided by Buddhist values of caring for the community ... (LINK)
Making your own rituals at home ... DiY ceremony (LINK) ... and our Treeleaf recommended Daily At Home Liturgy too (LINK)
My Essay was published by Tricycle ... Winter Planning, Spring Planting ... (LINK)
Many folks do this in their local community ... Information/Assistance on starting my own local sitting group ... we have some resources to help ... (LINK)
For folks who ask what is "next" in their practice ... What's Next!?! ... (LINK) and (LINK)
Sitting with just what is ... even a Gunshot During Zazen ... (LINK)
We will be adding recognition for all our "same yet diverse" Zen Ancestors to our Rohatsu Retreat this year ... together with our women and disabled Ancestors and more (LINK)
Salvation of all living beings in our Soto Tradition ... how is it even possible? .... (LINK)
Our little Chanting and Zazen Circle, facilitated by Antonio, meets Mondays and Thursday ... (LINK)
Our Friendly Tea Houses meet too ... just to chat with friends ... (LINK)
Our Priest Ankai's New 'Prevention Resources Wellness Center' ... putting Practice to work in the community ... (LINK)
From Rev. Onki in our Neurodiverse Practice Group ... The Battle Within ... (LINK)
Rev. Bion reflects in an essay ... At The End of Our Ango Practice Period ... (LINK)
Rev. Washin continues the Sittings for Peace ... (LINK)
Rev. Onkai published a book on teens and eating disorders that is not a Zen book ... but is really ... Introducing Onkai's New Novel: "To Be A Fashion Model" ... (LINK)
Rev. Seiko has a beautiful, heartfelt essay about meeting his dying sister ... A Dying Relative ... all our sitting and Metta for her and those who love her ... (LINK)
... and last but never least ...
Rev. Shokai marches on ... with The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination ... (LINK)
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!)
As a powerful Zen practice about not falling into words and thoughts, simplifying ideas, not getting tangled, we ask people to keep sentences few in posting. However, it is not some law or hard rule at all. If someone really has something in their heart to say, and it is vital and cannot be said more concisely or silently, then say what one is called to say: In such case, no limit on words needed.
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A Request to Sangha Members: "Three Sacred Sentences" Practice (LINK)
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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
(Sorry to run long)
SatTodayLAH
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Our Jukai Ceremony will be this coming Sunday, January 19th! (LINK)
Well, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You can still sit our January Monthly Zazenkai ... A Blue Cliff New Year ... any time ... It is always a brand new moment! (LINK) ... the Talks available by Treeleaf Podcast too ... (LINK)
We have our 90 Minute Weekly Zazenkai too ... each week ... like this week on sitting and living with "Nothing to Do" ... (LINK)
An essay by me on the many Indian paths to Liberation in this sometimes difficult life ... and the place of Soto Zen practice amid them ... Liberation and the Hard World ... (LINK)
Rev. Kokuu has begun his reflections on the Blue Cliff Record in our "No Words Book Club" ... join in for an enriching journey ... (Scroll Down Here: LINK)
My position on posture ... don't be fixated ... Zazen and Posture Frustration ... (LINK)
Gratitude and sitting outside in the cold ... lovely (but don't catch a chill!
) ... Appreciation ... (LINK)How do you sit while traveling? ... anywhere and any time you can ... and introducing the blanket Zafu! ... (LINK)
We had a bit of a hot discussion on Buddhist Police ... letting police work be guided by Buddhist values of caring for the community ... (LINK)
Making your own rituals at home ... DiY ceremony (LINK) ... and our Treeleaf recommended Daily At Home Liturgy too (LINK)
My Essay was published by Tricycle ... Winter Planning, Spring Planting ... (LINK)
Many folks do this in their local community ... Information/Assistance on starting my own local sitting group ... we have some resources to help ... (LINK)
For folks who ask what is "next" in their practice ... What's Next!?! ... (LINK) and (LINK)
Sitting with just what is ... even a Gunshot During Zazen ... (LINK)
We will be adding recognition for all our "same yet diverse" Zen Ancestors to our Rohatsu Retreat this year ... together with our women and disabled Ancestors and more (LINK)
Salvation of all living beings in our Soto Tradition ... how is it even possible? .... (LINK)
Our little Chanting and Zazen Circle, facilitated by Antonio, meets Mondays and Thursday ... (LINK)
Our Friendly Tea Houses meet too ... just to chat with friends ... (LINK)
Our Priest Ankai's New 'Prevention Resources Wellness Center' ... putting Practice to work in the community ... (LINK)
From Rev. Onki in our Neurodiverse Practice Group ... The Battle Within ... (LINK)
Rev. Bion reflects in an essay ... At The End of Our Ango Practice Period ... (LINK)
Rev. Washin continues the Sittings for Peace ... (LINK)
Rev. Onkai published a book on teens and eating disorders that is not a Zen book ... but is really ... Introducing Onkai's New Novel: "To Be A Fashion Model" ... (LINK)
Rev. Seiko has a beautiful, heartfelt essay about meeting his dying sister ... A Dying Relative ... all our sitting and Metta for her and those who love her ... (LINK)
... and last but never least ...
Rev. Shokai marches on ... with The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination ... (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 a powerful Zen practice about not falling into words and thoughts, simplifying ideas, not getting tangled, we ask people to keep sentences few in posting. However, it is not some law or hard rule at all. If someone really has something in their heart to say, and it is vital and cannot be said more concisely or silently, then say what one is called to say: In such case, no limit on words needed.
.
A Request to Sangha Members: "Three Sacred Sentences" Practice (LINK)
* * *
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
(Sorry to run long)
SatTodayLAH
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