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Some folks have written recently to ask, Hey, Jundo! What’s with all the hair & the beard? I thought Zen monks are supposed to shave? Well, many Zen teachers of old had hair and/or beards … … and even recent Ch’an monks … and Western women (though usually not the beards) …  … Master Dogen…

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…

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be looking at several of the famous “Greats” among the Bodhisattvas. The “Greats” include Kannon, Maitreya, Manjusri, Jizo, Samantabhadra and many others. We’ll look at a few Buddhas too … Especially in Mahayana Buddhism, a “Bodhisattva” is an enlightened being, or one bound for enlightenment, who … motivated by…

Continuing our series on Sitting in the City … … on a commuter train today, lots of tired folks heading home from work … … lost the netcast signal though after a couple of stations (oh well) But a crowded train or bus is a great place to sit (or stand) Zazen … … if…
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