I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...
We are gathering Gathas ... a lovely little Practice to remind us of the moment and the sacredness of the so-called "ordinary" ... Gathas reloaded ...
And speaking of the sacredness of the "ordinary" day-to-day ... Office Zen ...
Why I think "Buddha Relics" are just old teeth and kidney stones ... but that old teeth and kidney stones are "ordinary-sacred" too ... Buddha's relics ...
Although rare, even Shikantaza can be too much for some people. If in doubt, SEE A DOCTOR! ...
Wanderlust ... a lovely thread on staying or going, all with no place to go ...
AND REMEMBER .... JUKAI AND ANGO ARE HERE!!!
Our September 6th-7th, 2014 MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI! ... commencing the start of ANGO! ...
More information on ANGO (90 Day Special Practice Season) ...
... and JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) ... ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN! ...
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.
(too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)
Also, 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
We are gathering Gathas ... a lovely little Practice to remind us of the moment and the sacredness of the so-called "ordinary" ... Gathas reloaded ...
And speaking of the sacredness of the "ordinary" day-to-day ... Office Zen ...
Why I think "Buddha Relics" are just old teeth and kidney stones ... but that old teeth and kidney stones are "ordinary-sacred" too ... Buddha's relics ...
Although rare, even Shikantaza can be too much for some people. If in doubt, SEE A DOCTOR! ...
Wanderlust ... a lovely thread on staying or going, all with no place to go ...
AND REMEMBER .... JUKAI AND ANGO ARE HERE!!!
Our September 6th-7th, 2014 MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI! ... commencing the start of ANGO! ...
More information on ANGO (90 Day Special Practice Season) ...
... and JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) ... ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN! ...
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.
(too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)
Also, 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
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