I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ...
Our Treeleaf Weekly 90 minute Zazenkai is always available to sit ... (LINK)
There are other sittings during the week (LINK) including the European Zazenkai (LINK) and Washin's Sunday Sit for Peace from Ukraine (LINK)
Renew the Precepts anytime ... Ryaku Fusatsu Ceremony ... (LINK)
Learning to read, and write like, Dogen ... not too late to jump in ... The Zen Master's Dance (LINK) and (LINK)
Zen and mental health professional care can go hand-in-hand ... Is Zen Awakening trauma informed? ... (LINK)
Fixing on a spot on the wall ... Is this Shikantaza style wrong? ... it could be right for some, but stay relaxed ... (LINK)
Struggling with zazen during heavy migraines ... moaning on the bed, while accepting one's moaning, is fine Shikantaza ... (LINK)
Our Treeleaf extended family ... Video About Nephew Myozan in Ireland ... (LINK)
Kokuu brings it home ... the last few sections of the Platform Sutra ... (LINK)
Can Zen folks stay engaged, active and concerned even as we accept with equanimity? .... YES!!!! .... How not to go under ... (LINK)
Life is like a dream for Zen Buddhists, but that does not mean it is not as real as real can be ... Dreaming and awakening ... (LINK)
A lovely reflection by Koujitsu on last days and family divisions ... Finding Peace in Disconnection ... (LINK)
Seiko introduces a poem by Sameh Shahrouj on soldiers and the waste of war ... To the Soldier Who Points a Gun at Me ... (LINK)
Event Announcement - June 28- LGBTQ Peer Support Group Meeting ... (LINK)
Nice ivory tinkling ... Original piece by Choujou ... (LINK)
Get to know Our Friendly Tea Houses ... Informal, relaxed gatherings to chat, drink some tea and get to know other members ... (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
Our Treeleaf Weekly 90 minute Zazenkai is always available to sit ... (LINK)
There are other sittings during the week (LINK) including the European Zazenkai (LINK) and Washin's Sunday Sit for Peace from Ukraine (LINK)
Renew the Precepts anytime ... Ryaku Fusatsu Ceremony ... (LINK)
Learning to read, and write like, Dogen ... not too late to jump in ... The Zen Master's Dance (LINK) and (LINK)
Zen and mental health professional care can go hand-in-hand ... Is Zen Awakening trauma informed? ... (LINK)
Fixing on a spot on the wall ... Is this Shikantaza style wrong? ... it could be right for some, but stay relaxed ... (LINK)
Struggling with zazen during heavy migraines ... moaning on the bed, while accepting one's moaning, is fine Shikantaza ... (LINK)
Our Treeleaf extended family ... Video About Nephew Myozan in Ireland ... (LINK)
Kokuu brings it home ... the last few sections of the Platform Sutra ... (LINK)
Can Zen folks stay engaged, active and concerned even as we accept with equanimity? .... YES!!!! .... How not to go under ... (LINK)
Life is like a dream for Zen Buddhists, but that does not mean it is not as real as real can be ... Dreaming and awakening ... (LINK)
A lovely reflection by Koujitsu on last days and family divisions ... Finding Peace in Disconnection ... (LINK)
Seiko introduces a poem by Sameh Shahrouj on soldiers and the waste of war ... To the Soldier Who Points a Gun at Me ... (LINK)
Event Announcement - June 28- LGBTQ Peer Support Group Meeting ... (LINK)
Nice ivory tinkling ... Original piece by Choujou ... (LINK)
Get to know Our Friendly Tea Houses ... Informal, relaxed gatherings to chat, drink some tea and get to know other members ... (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