THERE WILL BE NO SIT-A-LONG MONDAY. ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) — One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed. Paul Henderson, the park’s chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. … For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for…

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,…

Watching the Olympics tonight … Ah, it’s so wonderful when (once in awhile)the whole world justs gets along … THE SIGNAL DROPPED HALF-WAY THROUGH … SO PLEASE SELF-TIME IF SITTING-A-LONGPress on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

DUE TO TECHNICAL HURDLES, THERE WILL BE NO SITTING THURSDAY. SEE YOU TOMORROW!! Somebody asked about the term “Buji” (無事) Zen, which is often heard not in a positive sense. Here is a typical definition … Buji Zen – False zen practice. Those who rationalize “since Buddha-Nature is intrinsically with us, there is no need…

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