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When you are sad, just be sad; When you are happy, just be happy. Each is just the mind at work in a given moment. Things come and go, like the rising moon and the setting sun. By piercing this matter, one knows a peace and happiness beyond sadness or happiness … Great Master Ma…

(The following was written and spoken by me in response to the many sad stories currently in the news. Please pardon me for being dour and formal … as it all breaks my heart) . Here are three ways to view tragedy in this world: First, this world can appear ugly – and is ugly…

We have a very special episode of SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO, our daily Zazen show, netcast every day right here. The subject is how to sit with kids or any other seeming ‘distractions.’ Have a watch, a sit and a laugh too … Remember: We should sit Zazen with whatever comes. THE WAY THINGS ARE is…

I am starting a new ‘tradition’ at Treeleaf … sitting some days with a special formality honoring old tradition and line. There is a time for t-shirts and a time for black Koromo. This is important because, although we live in modern times, we are part of a continuing Zen lineage. As things change and…
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