August 4th recommended threads

Jundo

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August 4th recommended threads

08-05-2013, 03:11 AM

Hello from Seoul, Korea (where they have a Zen TV station on the cable!)

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

Taigu lays a trap ... Don't get caught ...

Don't get caught - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11185-Don-t-get-caught

If you are a big fish, you'll be a good catch, you won' escape nets of all sorts. The thing is not to be stuck in the absolute, not to be drunk with the relative. This is the meaning of "beyond". "Beyond" does not point at a distant realisation, a shore to reach, "beyond" as here and now free

... and recommends a new shorter collection of highlights from the full Kaz Takahashi Shobogenzo translation ...

Another book - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11187-Another-book

A book I recently got on my kindle and I would like to really recommand is the Esesential Dogen by Peter Levitt and Kaz Tanahashi. Yeap this is not the whole thing, just a bunch of extracts, quotes and bibs and bobs from the old Dogen, a reader s digest kind of version, but truly interesting if: You want to be introduced to

Non-Struggling Struggles .... Struggles with Shikantaza

Struggles with Shikantaza - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11177-Struggles-with-Shikantaza

Treeleaf Sangha, the atmosphere here has been so supportive as I attempt to wrap my mind around buddhist practice, that I feel comfortable sharing some struggles that I have been having. Perhaps this is a common part of the practice, but Shikantaza has been very difficult for me. I am not sure if it comes from my background

... and the rich How to do Shikantaza ...

How to do Shikantaza - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11158-How-to-do-Shikantaza&p=105442&viewfull=1#post105442

what is shikantaza? how to do shikantaza? why do i have to figure it out? shikantaza is what happens when you sit just sit sit anyway just get out of the way jundo might say it is sitting as buddha taigu might say it is being aware of what is happening uchiyama might say it is coming back again and again to just sitting

... Mindful eating ...

Mindful Eating - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11182-Mindful-Eating

Something I came across in my readings was mindful eating. I am sure that this has been discussed in another post here. In theory it is a very simple practice, eat slow, taste every bite, dont hold untencils while eating, a peaceful way of eating. In reality it is extremely hard for me to do. I typically eat very fast and am

Attachment without Attachment, Choosing with nothing to Choose ...

Attachment - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11165-Attachment&p=105576&viewfull=1#post105576

Hi Everyone; I hope is well with you. I have been told that i analyze too much and too much and too much. But I have been pondering a few things with regard to attachment, and I can go a little crazy. So I don't want to be attached..but yet, I am attached to so much in my life...my children, home, food, etc....but relating it

Some personal feelings on Prayer ...

Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10857-to-offer-metta&p=105866&viewfull=1#post105866

... and Dharani ...

Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10857-to-offer-metta&p=105891&viewfull=1#post105891

Buddhist Practice as an atheist (or not) ...

Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11169-On-being-an-atheist&p=105834&viewfull=1#post105834

Zen Practice and Kids ... How young is to young? ... (and some cute photos too!) ...

Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11127-How-young-is-to-young

... and in case you are still lost ... a post by a fellow about finding one's way around here ...

A bit overwhelmingly curious - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11189-A-bit-overwhelmingly-curious

Hi all I am a bit overwhelmed by the pure plethora of things on this site. Please understand I am NOT complaining. It's great and perfect just as it is. I am just being a bit perfectly curious as to where I really should be focusing my efforts as a newbie to this site but also Zen in general. I have been going through all the

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08-05-2013, 03:20 AM

By the way, here is a link to the cable network run by the largest Buddhist church here ... the Jogye Order ...

I do not speak Korean, but visually the feel is very much like the "700 Club" for Buddhists! Buddhism is actually a minority religion in Korea, followed by only about 20% of the population. For centuries, Buddhism was persecuted and the temples largely relegated to mountainous areas isolated from the general population. The Buddhists now feel a lot of pressure to compete with the very large and active Christian churches here in order to survive.

한국불교 대표방송 BTN

http://www.btn.co.kr/index.asp

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Gassho, J

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