(Monday with Taigu will be Wednesday!) Heading home to see family and friends always presents a few special “opportunities for Practice” at this time of year … And speaking of home … after a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily “Sit-a-long with Jundo” Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA…

NEW HOME:  After a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily “Sit-a-long with Jundo” Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines,where we will be a daily featured Buddhist blog … sitting there justas we do here. And, taking our spot here…

A couple of big announcements here  … First, thanks to our wonderful carpenters, the new/old Zen Hall at Treeleaf in Japan is now about ready … the tatami mats are in, the Zafus, and Buddha is in his place … (Please see the pictures below of the interior, and the exterior in scaffolding which they…

( Dogen’s Instructions for the Cook – XXIX) Hey, I think we’ve all worked with a guy like this at one time or another … … In fact, this guy is –me– more of the time than I care to admit … (sorry if today’s posting is late … I was procrastinating … ) ___________________________…

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