Our April 1st "All Naked" Zazenkai - For the Nudist Buddhist

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40709

    Our April 1st "All Naked" Zazenkai - For the Nudist Buddhist


    We are always trying something new at Treeleaf!

    Please join us tonight, leaving your robes at the door, as our Sangha holds its first annual 'Au Naturale' Zazenkai online!

    We welcome, direct from Maui, Hawaii, a very special guest teacher, founder of the 'Sky Clad Zendo,' the Rev. Buffy 全裸 Hadaka, for a little meditation the way Buddha made ya. Inspired by the great naked mystics of the East, we will let it all hang out.

    What's needed? We recommend a Zafu wrapped in plastic kitchen wrap and not much more.

    Take it all off, and hang out for a little Zazen showing your Original Face to the whole world: New York 9pm, LA 6pm Friday, London 1pm and Paris 2pm, April 1, 2021.

    How to join? Please place a camera on your computer, take off all your clothes, smile, hit the following link, and get ready to show us what ya got via ZOOM!


    It is acceptable for the very shy to hold their Mudra strategically as shown in the picture.

    Rev. Hadaka will offer a talk on "The Finger Pointing at the Moon." (Yes, as several folks have requested, our naturist Zazenkai will include a vigorous stark nakedy 'hokey-pokey,' truly putting our backsides in and shaking them all about!)

    The first step to "dropping body and mind" is to drop all inhibitions by dropping the veils that cover us!

    WARNING: SITTING WILL BE LIVE NETCAST!

    Gassho, Jundo




    PS - By total coincidence, "Hadaka" means "naked" in Japanese.

    PPS - APRIL FOOLS!

    https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...udist-Buddhist
    Last edited by Jundo; 01-30-2023, 02:15 AM.
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  • Seikan
    Member
    • Apr 2020
    • 710

    #2
    Awesome!!! Please tell me that this will include a very energetic version of the Hokey Pokey...

    Gassho,
    Seikan

    -stlah-



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    • Bion
      Senior Priest-in-Training
      • Aug 2020
      • 4796

      #3
      I’ll be there free and frisky. Be ready for an unforgettable hokey pokey.

      [emoji1374] Sat Nude Today
      "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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      • Risho
        Member
        • May 2010
        • 3178

        #4


        Gassho

        Rish
        -stlah
        Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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        • Seishin
          Member
          • Aug 2016
          • 1522

          #5
          Need to check the timezone, as I guess Japan just flipped onto April 1st................................

          Sat covered


          Seishin

          Sei - Meticulous
          Shin - Heart

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          • Shoki
            Member
            • Apr 2015
            • 580

            #6
            I do this every week anyway. Good thing I always use one way.

            Gassho
            ST-lah
            Shoki

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            • Tairin
              Member
              • Feb 2016
              • 2846

              #7




              Tairin
              Sat today fully clothed
              LAH also fully clothed
              泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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              • aprapti
                Member
                • Jun 2017
                • 889

                #8
                though i love the book Naked in the zendo by Schireson sensei, i will not be present. the first of April happens to be my zen day off..



                aprapti

                std

                hobo kore dojo / 歩歩是道場 / step, step, there is my place of practice

                Aprāpti (अप्राप्ति) non-attainment

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                • Shokai
                  Dharma Transmitted Priest
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 6393

                  #9
                  Stay tuned to see this 84 year old let it all hang (literally.)

                  Doreen's comment: " I can't see a bunch of naked old guys hanging out as a big seller.

                  Gotcha, Shokai
                  Stnlah





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                  Last edited by Jundo; 01-21-2022, 06:39 AM.
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                  gassho, Shokai

                  仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

                  "Open to life in a benevolent way"

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                  • Hensho
                    Member
                    • Aug 2018
                    • 183

                    #10
                    I hope you guys enjoy your session.

                    Gassho,
                    Hensho

                    sat
                    Hensho: Knitting Strands / Stranded on a Reef
                    "Knit on with confidence and hope through all crises." -Elizabeth Zimmerman

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                    • Margherita
                      Member
                      • May 2017
                      • 138

                      #11
                      �� I could do that... but just when sitting on my own, thank you! ��
                      Also... maybe in summer!

                      Gassho
                      Mags ST all clothed

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                      • Ryumon
                        Member
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 1811

                        #12
                        Oh. I get it.

                        Gassho,

                        Ryūmon

                        sat
                        I know nothing.

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 40709

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Seikan
                          Awesome!!! Please tell me that this will include a very energetic version of the Hokey Pokey...
                          Oh, yes! For sure!

                          (And by the way, I just googled that. Yes, nude hokey-pokey is a thing and we would not be the first. However, I advise you not to google it. )

                          Gassho, J

                          STLah
                          Last edited by Jundo; 03-31-2021, 11:38 PM.
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                          • Jundo
                            Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 40709

                            #14
                            The actual inspiration for today's sitting is a very real place. I sometimes mention the time I was invited to teach at the nudist Zendo in Florida ...

                            Skyclad Zendo


                            Follow teachings of Toni Packer and Springwater Center. The Skyclad Zendo is a naturist Zen meditation group which follows a non-traditional approach of open inquiry through awareness, mindfulness and attention. We meet every Sunday morning for two hours of zazen au naturel, from 10 A.M. to noon in the yoga room at Paradise Lakes Resort, 2001 Brinson Rd., Lutz, FL 33558-8367. We also offer seven-day silent meditation retreats with various teachers.


                            No, I never actually got to go, as things just were left hanging after a hurricane (really). I woulda gone. They said to just bring my own towel!

                            I coulda worn my Rakusu with the --extra-- long straps.

                            Gassho, J

                            STLah
                            Last edited by Jundo; 03-31-2021, 11:38 PM.
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                            • Jundo
                              Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 40709

                              #15
                              The Buddha was actually quite insistent about his monks keeping their clothes on. However, when I was in India three years ago, I had contact with the nude "skyclad" Jain and Hindu priests, and the Jains have their own TV station ...

                              In any case, here is a small sample of the channel. In case you are wondering, it seems 90% (although not completely) free of full nudity, certainly in respect for folks from other religions who may be channel surfing. Not so at live events of course (I did read that the "skyclad" nuns dress). Also, Jain monks are celibate, and required to observe strict chastity and freedom from mental desires.

                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUM2...ature=youtu.be
                              Jain monks ...



                              Dogen specifically said to keep dressed in the Zendo, although the communal Japanese baths are another thing altogether.

                              Gassho, J

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                              Last edited by Jundo; 04-01-2021, 12:23 AM.
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