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. Well, the typhoon passed, just a glance and a lot of rain here. Also, yesterday’s earthquakes did no more than rattle the roof a bit. All is still, peaceful and the sky is blue once again! I like sunny days. But ya know, the true worth of this Practice is tasted on the stormy…

There’s a typhoon heading toward where we are in Eastern Japan tonight, and it is interfering with the internet … so no video today … However, please sit with me in the coming storm. Hopefully, in this practice, we learn to find the stillness even in the howling wind … the eye of the storm.…

Please join our AUGUST MONTHLY 4-hour ‘Live from Treeleaf’ ZAZENKAI, recorded in “real time” and available at the following links: The recording is divided into 2 parts as follows (click on the blue link) : 00:00 – 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA / SANDOKAI) & ZAZEN00:50 – 01:00 KINHIN01:00 – 01:40 ZAZEN01:40 – 01:50 KINHIN ZAZENKAI…

.On our way back to Japan today … But this morning had the great experience of going on a boat and heading out to sea before sunrise to witness something that can be seen few places in the world … the entry of rivers of hot lava into the ocean, here on the coast of…

. I am in Pahao, Big Island, Hawaii tonight … great town, population 962 in the last census. Pretty much sitting right on top of Kilauea Volcano, which rips through this area with a flood of lava every few decades. A perfect place for a little Zazen … I would like to dedicate tonight’s sitting…

. Still on the road with my family … today, in Volcano National Park A few Zazen tips for the traveler (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.  

NOTE FROM JUNDO – I AM WITH MY FAMILY TODAY ON THE ‘BIG ISLAND’ OF HAWAII WITHOUT INTERNET ACCESS … I HAVE COME TO LOOK AT LAVA POUR FROM THE EARTH. HOWEVER, THAT MEANS THAT TODAY’s ZAZEN MUST BE RECORDED. AS WELL, OUR FOUR HOUR MONTHLY ZAZENKAI FOR AUGUST HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO AUGUST 8th.…

I can’t post a video today … but I had the privilege of sitting a little Zazen this morning at Pu’uhonua o Honaunau, an old Hawaiian religious site and place of refuge, now a U.S. National Park … Puuhonua o Honaunau is one of Hawaii’s most sacred historic places. The center piece of the park…

. Then only the sea remains … the sitter gone from view. THERE IS NO BELL TO START OR END TODAY’s SITTING … just the sea … (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.  

. I am on the ‘Big Island” of Hawaii. The ocean is found in all directions. Today, I swam around a little reef near shore, borrowing my son’s mask and snorkel. Fish were everywhere, yellow, bright red, blue and black. Even a big green sea turtle. None seemed the least bothered by me, and I…
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