I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts from recent days ...
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND: Our Spring Treeleaf Retreat! ... details here: LINK
Our recent 90-minute Treeleaf Zazenkai are always ready to sit ... such as these, for peace not war ... LINK and LINK
... and if you want more, our 3-hour Zazenkai is also ready to sit any time ... LINK ... featuring a mysterious talk on the Mysterious Talks (available in podcast too: LINK)
Our Ceremony for Peace ... hoping for Wisdom and Compassion in the hearts of "Trump Buddha, Netanyahu Buddha and the Ayatollah Buddha" ... LINK
Our priest, Ankai, writes on "how to protest" without getting lost in "sides" and "us vs. them" ... About the Protests ... LINK
Our priest, Washin, continues sitting for peace in Ukraine, no stop ... LINK
Washin writes on planting trees in the face of war ... Nowhere else to be...Nothing more to do ... LINK
An essay by me on peace, inside us as well as outside ... Ending the War, Within, Without ... LINK
... another, on realizing that "you" are all reality (and all reality is "you) ... but don't let it go to your head ... Seeing "I" to "I" ... LINK
We had a good visit and talk (on the power of Kesa sewing) with my "Dharma Grand Grand Nephew" Hōdo Gomoku ... LINK
On the health front ... Rev. Kouriki and Rev. Onki had some hard days ..."Little self" harm ... LINK and Fibromyalgia Ango ... LINK
Our Ryaku Fusatsu – Full Moon Precepts Recommitment Ceremony ... coming up ... get yourself clean ... LINK
In the "No Words Book Club" ... stories of the Lotus Sutra continue ... LINK
And our Rev. Shokai starts to bring it home for this year ... The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination ... LINK
AND ... especially for our members with kids ... A Chance to CELEBRATE with YOUR FAMILY: Hanamatsuri (Vesak) 2026! Buddha's Birthday!! ... 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!)
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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
SatTodayLAH
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND: Our Spring Treeleaf Retreat! ... details here: LINK
Our recent 90-minute Treeleaf Zazenkai are always ready to sit ... such as these, for peace not war ... LINK and LINK
... and if you want more, our 3-hour Zazenkai is also ready to sit any time ... LINK ... featuring a mysterious talk on the Mysterious Talks (available in podcast too: LINK)
Our Ceremony for Peace ... hoping for Wisdom and Compassion in the hearts of "Trump Buddha, Netanyahu Buddha and the Ayatollah Buddha" ... LINK
Our priest, Ankai, writes on "how to protest" without getting lost in "sides" and "us vs. them" ... About the Protests ... LINK
Our priest, Washin, continues sitting for peace in Ukraine, no stop ... LINK
Washin writes on planting trees in the face of war ... Nowhere else to be...Nothing more to do ... LINK
An essay by me on peace, inside us as well as outside ... Ending the War, Within, Without ... LINK
... another, on realizing that "you" are all reality (and all reality is "you) ... but don't let it go to your head ... Seeing "I" to "I" ... LINK
We had a good visit and talk (on the power of Kesa sewing) with my "Dharma Grand Grand Nephew" Hōdo Gomoku ... LINK
On the health front ... Rev. Kouriki and Rev. Onki had some hard days ..."Little self" harm ... LINK and Fibromyalgia Ango ... LINK
Our Ryaku Fusatsu – Full Moon Precepts Recommitment Ceremony ... coming up ... get yourself clean ... LINK
In the "No Words Book Club" ... stories of the Lotus Sutra continue ... LINK
And our Rev. Shokai starts to bring it home for this year ... The 108 Gates of Dharma Illumination ... LINK
AND ... especially for our members with kids ... A Chance to CELEBRATE with YOUR FAMILY: Hanamatsuri (Vesak) 2026! Buddha's Birthday!! ... 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
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