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No Talking, Just Sitting . (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.  

Holocaust Museum Shooting: Racism and Reaction(from The Washington Post) Police are confirming that the suspect in the shooting today outsidethe Holocaust Museum in Washington is identified as 88-year-old JamesW. von Brunn, who decries Jews, blacks on rambling, racist and bitterlyanti-Semitic website. (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 20 to…

(BENDOWA XXXIV) Buddhists may disagree on various interpretations of the fine points of Buddhist philosophy … … But when just sitting, in the perfect action of embodying enlightenment, there is nothing upon which to disagree … nor anyone to disagree. In a moment of Zazen, sitting as the Buddha sat, letting go of thoughts of…

Sitting by ourself, alone on our Zafu, working on our little ‘self’ … … seeking peace and understanding for ourself, in our own life … … It is so easy in this practice to become very ‘self’ centered, doing this mostly for ourself. But we should always remember that we must be sitting for our…

Please join our JUNE MONTHLY 4-hour ‘Live from Treeleaf’ ZAZENKAI, recorded in “real time” and available at the following links: SMALL CAUTION: Due to a TECHNICAL GLITCH, the recording is divided into 2 parts this time as follows: 00:00 – 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA / SANDOKAI) & ZAZEN00:50 – 01:00 KINHIN01:00 – 01:40 ZAZEN01:40 –…

Ten Pure Virtues or “Perfections” (Paramitas in Sanskrit) are fundamental to the Bodhisattva path. Today, we will discuss Generosity (Dana Paramita)  (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.  

(BENDOWA XXXIII) In other words …. Sometimes Buddhists teachings come without words, taught by grass, flowers, mountains, stones and such. In fact, we might say that every atom of the universe holds and preaches all the Buddha’s teachings. But experiencing so, and merely saying so, are certainly not the same … all words, no action.…

(BENDOWA XXXII) In other words … Question: There are other popular sects of Buddhism these days that have some very ornate traditions, and they are certainly a lot more colorful than Zen. Some of their doctrines are pretty mysterious, claim to be secret teachings of the Buddhas that sound very powerful, and promise that they…

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…
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