Treeleaf Coffee House - Updates and Secretary Notes

[Jundo]

I have to say something about Mr. Spock's salute and its historical origins (By the way, I am rewatching the original series now in anticipation of the new series coming). The Salute is actually an old Jewish thing that Leonard Nimoy borrowed ... known as the COHEN PRIEST BLESSING.



Small bit of trivia ...

Cohen =

"Kohen" (alt. "Cohen") - (pl. "Kohanim" or "Cohanim") - Priest;

The Kohen is a descendant of Aharon, the High Priest, the brother of Moshe. His task is to work in the Temple, be involved with the offering of sacrifices, and with Blessing the Congregation of Israel. A Kohen (or kohain; Hebrew: כֹּהֵן, "priest", pl. כֹּהֲנִים kohanim)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohen

Question: What is a Kohen?

Answer: Temple Priests

In the days of the Temple in Jerusalem, Kohanim (plural for Kohen) were priests responsible for worship ceremonies, such as leading services, offering sacrifices, burning incense and more. To maintain a high degree of purity, Kohanim observed certain prohibitions concerning marriage and contact with the deceased.

The High Priest

The High Priest, called HaKohen HaGadol, was the head of all the priests. He conducted services in the Temple on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. And he was the only person allowed to enter the Holy of Holies, the holiest place in the Temple.

So, sometimes I like to think that I took up the old family calling ... without the cow and goat sacrifices.

Yes, some of my seeming ancestors were possibly the "bad guys" in the Jesus story, who turned him in to the Romans ... for which I am very sorry. Truly.



The Vulcan greeting is based upon a blessing gesture used by the kohanim during the worship service... Leonard Nimoy drew upon his own Jewish background to suggest the now-familiar salute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_salute

Headstone commonly seen in many Jewish cemetaries.



All that and $1 will get me a black coffee at McDonalds.

Gassho, Live Long and Prosper, Jundo

[Mp]

That is pretty cool Jundo ... are you an ancestor of Spock? =)

Oh no ... I just thought, I know Jundo doesn't use a Keisaku stick, but you might have these powers ...

spock.jpg

Gassho
Shingen

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[Jishin]

From familytreedna.com:

Is my direct paternal (Y-chromosome DNA) line Cohanim?

Because the Jewish populations of the world have suffered many trials and population upheavals, it is not possible to say definitively that one person is genetically Cohanim while another is not. However, scientific papers over the last decade have shown that many men with a family tradition of being Cohanim belong to the same genetic Y-chromosome lineage. This is the Cohanim Modal Haplotype (CMH). In popular culture, it is sometimes misnamed the Kohanim Gene.

I am pretty sure Jundo is the real deal. It's in his genes. [emoji2]

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Jundo]

I am pretty sure Jundo is the real deal. It's in his genes. [emoji2]

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

Ah, yes, the famous Cohen Jeans ...

http://thejeansblog.com/new-denim-brands/jacob-cohen-jeans/

They might not be in me, but I can be in them.

Gassho, J

SatToday

[Zenmei]

Ah, yes, the famous Cohen Jeans ...

http://thejeansblog.com/new-denim-brands/jacob-cohen-jeans/

They might not be in me, but I can be in them.

Gassho, J

SatToday

I love this place.

Gassho, Zenmei
#sat

[Sekishi]

Hello everyone,

Treeleaf Coffeehouse secretary report for February 12th, 2017:

- Robe verse
- Verse of atonement and the four vows
- Meal verse
- Zazen
- Silence for 45 minutes

Gassho,
Sekishi

#sattoday

[Jundo]

Hello everyone,

Treeleaf Coffeehouse secretary report for February 12th, 2017:

- Robe verse
- Verse of atonement and the four vows
- Meal verse
- Zazen
- Silence for 45 minutes

Gassho,
Sekishi

#sattoday

Oh, best Coffeehouse yet!

Gassho, J

SatToday

[Jika]

Thank you, Sekishi.


Gassho
Jika
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[Jiken]

Gassho,

Jiken

[Sekishi]

Hello everyone,

The Treeleaf Coffeehouse secretary report for February 19th, 2017:

- Robe verse
- Verse of atonement and the four vows
- Meal verse
- Zazen
- Ango
- Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta
- The Zen of no beliefs
- Scarlet fever
- Keeping a quiet mind
- Ikkyu: "Attention Attention Attention!"
- Psych wards and loved ones
- Art Spiegelman's "Maus": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maus
- 75th anniversary of Japanese internment
- Do we need more supervillians? At least they are easy to recognize...
- Geopolitics and religious desecration
- National anthems: as they were, as they are, and ones that have not yet come to pass
- Practice management software
- Kids these days (and their mobile soundboards)
- All the bells, bells, bells, BELLS!
- Zazenkai recordings
- The effects of Treeleaf on mobile data plans
- A meditation on jet engines and clean houses
- Old dog new carpet, new dog old carpet
- Subscribe and save - Science Diet
- Before enlightenment, do your taxes. After enlightenment, DO YOUR TAXES.
- LIFO vs. FIFO
- Keeping your living will up to date
- The three "P"s of medicine (patients, politics, and paperwork)
- The socio-economics of chicken nuggets
- The "paperless" office
- Square roots and lookup tables
- Backups ... in the cloud!

Ikkyu on Attention:
Screenshot from 2017-02-19 Ikkyu Attention Attention Attention.jpg

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[Sekishi]

Hello everyone,

The Treeleaf Coffeehouse secretary report for March 5th, 2017:

- Robe verse
- Verse of atonement and the four vows
- Meal verse
- Zazen
- Make sure you have a living will AND a will will
- Work acting as a splint ("Idle hands are the devil's handiwork")
- "Idle Hands" (film) - a "stoner black comedy body horror": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138510/
- On being a bachelor
- Why don't cats get gray as they age?
- Kevin Smith on why God is likely a woman
- "The Shack" (book and now film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2872518/
- Audiobooks
- Cat apps, and apps for your cat
- Cats and doors...
- Thich Nhat Hanh and the Heart Sutra: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Underst.../dp/1888375922
- S.N. Goenka
- Korean Zen and staring at feet
- Making up stories!
- Sit with what is - "like a cow chewing his cud"
- Seeking atonement
- Sewing the Kesa for a tree: http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...sa-Buddha-tree
- Day planner, digital planner
- The vows cannot be broken, so do your best not to break them
- Realms of heaven and hell, right here in the middle of the turmoil
- The verse of atonement -- what are we atoning for?
- Dharani (Kshitigarbha / Ojizo Dharani, the Great Dharani, etc.)
- Statues abound!
- A plasma cosmic belly on Hotei
- 7 Billion Buddhas...
- Oryoki and knots
- Alton Brown's way to cook Irish oats: http://altonbrown.com/morning-steel-cut-oatmeal-recipe/

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[Jakuden]

I wish I could attend these, but Sunday afternoon is family time (plus the $&@% $$$ data modem). Funny to read the recaps though, thanks [emoji1]
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Sekishi]

Hello everyone,

The Treeleaf Coffeehouse secretary report for March 19th, 2017:

- A punk-rock Kesa
- Sewing talk
- Robe verse
- Verse of atonement and the four vows
- Meal verse
- Zazen
- OK management, back to school!
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
- It is all good (mal)practice
- "When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses not zebras.": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_(medicine)
- The "roots" of gardening (teehee)
- Zombie Roomie (webcomic): http://zombieroomie.com
- "Hi, I'm Phil from Punxsutawney."
- Gandalf and the Cone of Shame
- Silver Spring Zendo / One Heart Sangha
- MBSR classes
- Where do you come from?
- "Woo-woo" is all relative
- Sometimes arrogance is baked right in
- Acting like a drill sergent, acting like a chaplain
- The Naming Of Cats by T. S. Eliot (see below).
- The antigens of cat saliva
- Treeleaf on Insight Timer
- "Doctor" means "teacher" in Latin
- The Heart Sutra
- smile.amazon.com
- Sunday sitting
- The three "P's": patients, paperwork, politics
- Misuse of sexuality
- Cameras at the park
- Face It Together: http://www.wefaceittogether.org/
- Addiction, work, and hitting bottom (or moving the bottom up)
- Removing all routes of escape...

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[Ryumon]

How does one access this again? I can't find anything in this thread. It might be good to include access info in each recap for those wanting to join.

Gassho,

Kirk

[Mp]

How does one access this again? I can't find anything in this thread. It might be good to include access info in each recap for those wanting to join.

Gassho,

Kirk

Hey Kirk,

This is just the summary of the Coffeehouse, all the information to access it is in this thread. Sekishi will always post it here: http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...f-Coffee-House

Gassho
Shingen

s@today