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. Leon and I continue our father-son travels. Today, on the ‘Shinkansen’ (The ‘Bullet Train’), coming home very late and both very tired. So, it was a good place for our Zazen sitting … … traveling at fast speeds, there is no where we can go … . Click on picture to ‘play’ (Sitting Time:…

.A discussion of McDonalds on the Treeleaf Forum … coupled with the fact that it is a ‘Father & Son’ weekend (mom is at an Ai-ki-do meet) … has led Leon and I to the playground at the local Golden Arches in Tsukuba. It is not the first time I have sat Zazen at McD’s…

. A monk asked Master Joshu, “Why did Bodhidharma come from the west?” Joshu responded, “The tree in the garden.” The tree in the Treeleaf garden was a Japanese Pine … about 50 years old, when we counted the rings after. Ah, impermanence … we had a taste today … . Press on arrow for…

.While Zazen is at the heart of our Way, other aspects of traditional Zen Practice also should be introduced and encouraged. I have been meaning to do so more and more around Treeleaf. One of the most vital is the non-doing of ‘Samu’ (traditional work practice) … Samu is well described in this excerpt ……
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