September 1st recommended threads

Jundo

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September 1st recommended threads

09-01-2013, 04:40 PM

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

Taigu time ... Ash and firewood, Genjokoan pointers 2 ...

Ash and firewood, Genjokoan pointers 2 - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11278-Ash-and-firewood-Genjokoan-pointers-2

Risho wrote: Dear Risho, Don't worry, the first time I heard this statement in master Deshimaru's words, I thought this was either a pile of nonsense or an extremely difficult reality to fathom, a profound an subtle teaching. I was wrong. It took me some 25 years to catch a glimpse of what it actually means, not just in

SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: gratitude & Great Gratitude ...

SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: gratitude & Great Gratitude - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11275-SIT-A-LONG-with-Jundo-gratitude-Great-Gratitude

This "Buddha quote", however nice it sounds, is not something the Buddha likely said at all (turns out to be from the cheery 70's writer on love, Leo Buscaglia (http://www.fakebuddhaquotes.com/fake-buddha-quote-let-us-rise-up-and-be-thankful-for-if-we-didnt-learn-a-lot-today-at-least-we-learned-a-little/)). Oh, the

Thinking about thinking about ... Is this really worth thinking about? ...

Is this really worth thinking about? - Treeleaf Zendo

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?11279-Is-this-really-worth-thinking-about&p=107822&viewfull=1#post107822

I did not realize how much my mind races, getting caught up in inner dramas, until I started to sit zazen. Tonight, after sitting, the thought came into my head, is what I am thinking about really worth it? Is it worth the stress it causes on my body, is it worth the muscles tightening up in my face and neck? Or, could I choose

ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
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