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The subject of the nature of a teacher and the teachings has been discussed on our Treeleaf Forum recently … FORUM LINK (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended) To subscribe to “Treeleaf Zen” click here.

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

My old buddy from Florida, Sid, sent me the following … so much of the same cut as Shikantaza,   … so beautifully stated … A few of the subtle points of Buddhist philosophy and Master Dogen aside, it is a lovely description of basic “Just Sitting”. It would be good to read it a few…

I climbed from the bottom to the top of Mount Tsukuba, the famous mountain near Treeleaf (in Tsukuba, Japan) … sat some Zazen … then climbed back down again … A little custom of mine, a climb to no where step by step … Zazen to no where step by step … the scenery always…
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