Dear All,
We start the new year with a new book chapter, and also welcome the author, Rev. Shodo Spring, NEXT SATURDAY, January 6th, as a Guest Teacher here at Treeleaf! (I will have the links posted soon)
We are going to skip over, for now, the chapter by Rev. Shodo Spring because Rev. Spring will be coming as a Guest Teacher to Treeleaf on January 6th!
This is one of the most beautiful essays in the book, written in 2017 but, alas, still poignant and even more important now in 2024. Shodo, as priest and environmental activist, writes about being at ease with uncertainty even as she works to protect the environment in the places she can, and about conversations with nature and with each other.
Frankly, there is a certain pessimism in Shodo's essay at certain points, about what the future holds. I wrote my book, "Building the Future Buddha" (LINK) to address and solve these same problems, although in ways the same yet sometimes very different from what Shodo suggests here (I am sending her a copy, I wonder what she will think of it?) However, we both are aiming for that same balance and respect for nature, tolerance and generosity and love for our fellow beings that she addresses here. Maybe all our ideas, together, can actually save this world ...
Shodo's essay starts from page 240. Even if you have not joined in our book readings previously, this one is also highly recommended to all.
For those who do not yet have a copy, I have made a PDF version available here for those waiting for their ordered book, or those unable to afford or obtain the book (second half of the book):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQV...usp=share_link
Feel free to jump into the readings and discussion even if you have not read other chapters.
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
We start the new year with a new book chapter, and also welcome the author, Rev. Shodo Spring, NEXT SATURDAY, January 6th, as a Guest Teacher here at Treeleaf! (I will have the links posted soon)
We are going to skip over, for now, the chapter by Rev. Shodo Spring because Rev. Spring will be coming as a Guest Teacher to Treeleaf on January 6th!
This is one of the most beautiful essays in the book, written in 2017 but, alas, still poignant and even more important now in 2024. Shodo, as priest and environmental activist, writes about being at ease with uncertainty even as she works to protect the environment in the places she can, and about conversations with nature and with each other.
Frankly, there is a certain pessimism in Shodo's essay at certain points, about what the future holds. I wrote my book, "Building the Future Buddha" (LINK) to address and solve these same problems, although in ways the same yet sometimes very different from what Shodo suggests here (I am sending her a copy, I wonder what she will think of it?) However, we both are aiming for that same balance and respect for nature, tolerance and generosity and love for our fellow beings that she addresses here. Maybe all our ideas, together, can actually save this world ...
Shodo's essay starts from page 240. Even if you have not joined in our book readings previously, this one is also highly recommended to all.
For those who do not yet have a copy, I have made a PDF version available here for those waiting for their ordered book, or those unable to afford or obtain the book (second half of the book):https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yQV...usp=share_link
Feel free to jump into the readings and discussion even if you have not read other chapters.
Gassho, Jundo
stlah
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