I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ...
Please hurry up and run to our weekly Treeleaf Zazenkai ... on Do Less, Slow Down, Stop ... LINK
... also, the hard way, gentle way, and non-way Zazenkai LINK ...
... which is also a little essay by me .... Hard Way, Gentle Way, Middle Way, Non-Way ... ESSAY LINK
Also, in these crazy times, a reminder ... 223 - Political and Personal Violence is Not the Way ... ESSAY LINK
In our Precept Reflections ... PRECEPTS II - the THREE PURE PRECEPTS LINK ... PRECEPTS III - To Refrain From Taking Life LINK
Rakusu Sewing is moving ahead ... stitch by stich ... LINK
Highly recommended reading to all ... A Zazen Description that "Gets Sit Right!" ... LINK
Don't try to be too "in the moment" all the time ... but let each moment shine as that moment ... LINK
For Zen History Wonks ... we Soto folks used to Ordain ghosts, plus dragons, mountains and more ... Zen Ghosts ... LINK
Our Treeleaf member Soka is running 30 to 50+ km each day across Japan! ... for a good cause ... follow it here ... Running Japango ... LINK
Peace Activist and Soto Priest Claude Anshin Thomas visited Washin in Ukraine ... LINK ... (Here is Washin's weekly sitting for peace ... LINK)
[Oryoki] Session 3 on 9/28 ... but it is all recorded, never too late to learn the timeless art of Zen eating ... LINK
Also, never too late to atone, reflect and get clean ... Ryaku Fusatsu – Full Moon Precepts Recommitment Ceremony ... the moon is always full ... LINK
Nor is it ever too late to jump in to the Genjo Koan ... The Zen Master's Dance - 17 - Genjo Koan (Middle of p. 64 to Top of p. 67) ... LINK
We have an LGBTQ Peer Support Group Meeting each month ... ... LINK
... also our periodic 'All Welcome' Tea Houses ... just to hang out and make friends ... LINK
Incredible Science News just of recent days ... to help us keep the big picture and eyes on tomorrow ... 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 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
SatTodayLAH
Please hurry up and run to our weekly Treeleaf Zazenkai ... on Do Less, Slow Down, Stop ... LINK
... also, the hard way, gentle way, and non-way Zazenkai LINK ...
... which is also a little essay by me .... Hard Way, Gentle Way, Middle Way, Non-Way ... ESSAY LINK
Also, in these crazy times, a reminder ... 223 - Political and Personal Violence is Not the Way ... ESSAY LINK
In our Precept Reflections ... PRECEPTS II - the THREE PURE PRECEPTS LINK ... PRECEPTS III - To Refrain From Taking Life LINK
Rakusu Sewing is moving ahead ... stitch by stich ... LINK
Highly recommended reading to all ... A Zazen Description that "Gets Sit Right!" ... LINK
Don't try to be too "in the moment" all the time ... but let each moment shine as that moment ... LINK
For Zen History Wonks ... we Soto folks used to Ordain ghosts, plus dragons, mountains and more ... Zen Ghosts ... LINK
Our Treeleaf member Soka is running 30 to 50+ km each day across Japan! ... for a good cause ... follow it here ... Running Japango ... LINK
Peace Activist and Soto Priest Claude Anshin Thomas visited Washin in Ukraine ... LINK ... (Here is Washin's weekly sitting for peace ... LINK)
[Oryoki] Session 3 on 9/28 ... but it is all recorded, never too late to learn the timeless art of Zen eating ... LINK
Also, never too late to atone, reflect and get clean ... Ryaku Fusatsu – Full Moon Precepts Recommitment Ceremony ... the moon is always full ... LINK
Nor is it ever too late to jump in to the Genjo Koan ... The Zen Master's Dance - 17 - Genjo Koan (Middle of p. 64 to Top of p. 67) ... LINK
We have an LGBTQ Peer Support Group Meeting each month ... ... LINK
... also our periodic 'All Welcome' Tea Houses ... just to hang out and make friends ... LINK
Incredible Science News just of recent days ... to help us keep the big picture and eyes on tomorrow ... 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 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
SatTodayLAH