New Treeleaf Records April 1st Release: Take Me Home, Karma Roads

[Jundo]

Dear All,

Well, it is the start of Spring, the traditional season for new record drops in Buddhism, so inspired by Beyonce's recent foray into country music, Cowboy Carter (LINK) ...

... this monk got drunk and, with the help of our talented Zen & Zydeco Ensemble, recorded our first C&W album ...

Country Cohen & The Treeleaf Texans Band:

Even Zen Monks Get the Blues ...

WITH SPECIAL GUEST, Bion-cé

Here's a small taste, Take Me Home, Karma Roads ...

https://youtu.be/hNrmS2hMXuY

Buddhist Heaven, West of Llasa
Himalaya Mountains, Ganjis River
Dark and dusty, temples in the sky.
Musty taste of yack butter, brings tears to my eye.

[Chorus]
Old silk road, take me home
To the Pure Land where I belong
West of Llassa, Tibetan mama
Take me home, Karma roads

I hear the bell in the morning hours, Zazen calls me
The Sutras remind me Buddhahood's far away
Prostrating down the road, I get a feeling
That I should have been enlightened yesterday, yesterday

Take me home, Old Silk road
Take me home, Karma road




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Order in the next 24 hours, and we will throw in this genuine, imitation leather bound ...

BUddhAS Love the USA

Sorry Foreigners

Buddhist Bible



... a $60 Value ...
featuring, for the first time side-by-side, the Sacred Lotus Sutra &
Even More Sacred American Declaration of Independence
(sorry, we forgot the Constitution) ...

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ON SALE APRIL 1st ...

BUY IT, DON'T BE A FOOL ...

Gassho and Giddyap, J

stlah








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[Bion]

New Treeleaf Records Release: Take Me Home, Karma Roads

It was magically fantastic to be a part of this album. I was honored to perform our song “Non-Partition”.
A taste of the lyrics:

“Buddha roll up the Non-Partition please
I don’t need you seeing Bion-cé hurt his knees
Took 45 minutes till they rang that bell
I ain’t even gon’ make it through zazen
Now my robes are all sweaty and my forehead wet
My back is hurting, no samadhi yet
Took 45 minutes, till they rang the bell
Think tomorrow I will do some more zazen”

Thank you for the invitation to be a part of this record

Gassho
Sat and lah

Bion-cé

[Jundo]

It was magically fantastic to be a part of this album. I was honored to perform our song “Non-Partition”.
A taste of the lyrics:

“Buddha roll down the Non-Partition please
I don’t need you seeing Bion-cé hurt his knees
Took 45 minutes till they rang that bell
I ain’t even gon’ make it through zazen”

Thank you for the invitation to be a part of this record

Gassho
Sat and lah

Bion-cé

By the way, we should mention that the photo is actually you, from your old rapping days ... Florin aka Jake Boncutiu ...

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3080151-Jake-Boncutiu

Gassho, J

stlah

[Bion]

By the way, we should mention that the photo is actually you, from your old rapping days ... Florin aka Jake Boncutiu ...

https://www.discogs.com/artist/3080151-Jake-Boncutiu

Gassho, J

stlah

I rapped twice. I usually just sang

Gassho
Sat and lah

[Jundo]

Haha, oh myyy, I love it!

~Jika

Sat/Lah

You might also appreciate these, Michael, being new around these parts ... from a sample from past Aprils ...

ANNOUNCING: Treeleaf's New Zen Store - Help Our Sangha, Please Buy Lots!
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...se-Buy-Lots%21

Our April 1st "All Naked" Zazenkai - For the Nudist Buddhist
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...udist-Buddhist

MAJOR TREELEAF ANNOUNCEMENT: Springing into Space
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ing-into-Space

Announcement from Jundo: NO MORE ZAZEN at TREELEAF! I'm Sick of It!
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...-Sick-of-It%21

and of course ...

KATZ!

To mark the start of April, I thought I would answer some questions from the mail bag. One that I am asked about a lot is whether our family pets might benefit from practicing Buddhism and Zazen.

ABSOLUTELY! They're sentient beings, too. Only, with paws.

Kitties are nothing but cuddly fur balls of delusions and attachments. We must help our dogs find out for themselves whether they have Buddha-Nature or not. Even our hamsters and birdies can be freed from mental cages.

So, get a little Dogen into your doggie, and tell him to "SIT!"

Gassho, J

stlah

[Kaitan]

Take me home, Old Silk road
Take me home, Karma road



Gasshō

stlah, Kaitan

[Jundo]

I had some folks write asking where they can buy it, and complementing me on my singing style!

I am sorry to say that this is the custom of the "April Fool" (or "April Fish"), apparently one of the few things that Americans, the Dutch and French, Armenians, Odessa Ukrainians and Iranians share in cultural common ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day

Alas, there is no actual song album ... although maybe Bion-ce is thinking about it for real?

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

[Tairin]

Excellent!!


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Naiko]

I love April 1 at Treeleaf! Nice country twang in the vocals, Jundo!
I want a bible with a Declaration of Interdependence!
Gassho,
Naiko
st lah

[Doshin]

Some free advice….

Jundo don’t give up your day job



Doshin
Stlah

[Onsho]

*Throws their bra on stage*

I lost it at "yak butter"

Gassho
Onsho

[Onki]

*Throws their bra on stage*

I lost it at "yak butter"

Gassho
Onsho

[emoji23] Oh dear!!

Gasshō,

On

Sat today/LAH

[Bion]

Jundo Rocked it!!!!
That twang!!
Gassho
Sat and lah

[Houzan]

New Treeleaf Records Release: Take Me Home, Karma Roads

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I had some folks write asking where they can buy it, and complementing me on my singing style! [scared

In the empty field everything is correct and sufficient[emoji1783]

Gassho, Hozan
Satlah

[Byokan]

Gassho
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