Treeleaf Sangha will be holding its first “Jukai” (all online too!) … … for folks with a serious interest, wishing more information, there is a rather wordy explanation here … TREELEAF JUKAI Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of the “Verse of Atonement” and “Four Vows”. Please join in, one and all. Gassho,…

We have some guest teachers today in Treeleaf’s garden: … the summer cicadas, a passing thundershower & the wind … None need give a talk on “Emptiness” to preach “Emptiness” … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Drop all the opposites. Drop even the opposites of “same” and “opposite”. Drop “dropping” and “not dropping” … … what remains then (beyond “what/no what”, beyond “remaining” or “not remaining”, beyond “now” or “then”)? Emptiness O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/,not/ stained/, not/ pure/;Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/..Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE:…

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