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I sat with Nishijima Roshi today, who looks the picture of health. Unfortunately, the camera did not record, so I decided to repost a sitting from a few months ago. Roshi says ‘hello’ to everyone at Treeleaf, and ‘keep just sitting’. Press on arrow for ‘play’

Well, I was going to talk about the ‘Heart Sutra’ today … but nothing has gone right all day. And tomorrow I am going to see Nishijima Roshi, and try to sit with him, so it will have to wait a couple of days … Oh well, “the best laid plans” … So, I guess…

Going to try this one more time … fortunately, I take a bath every day … The following poem is posted near the bath at most Soto Zen temples around the world. Before bathing, we may put our hands together palm-to-palm, and chant this verse three times: Bathing the body Vowing with all beings To…

It is very late, and the end of a very long day … I will just let this tea pot do the teaching tonight, and have a quiet sit. By the way, I will begin this week a series of talks on the HEART SUTRA … so please join me for those … Press on…
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