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REMINDER: our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘ is scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 6 and 7, 2008! (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). DETAILS CLICK HERE Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, Tonight’s sitting is especially dedicated to all victims of violence, war…

We continue preparations for our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘ scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 6 and 7, 2008 (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). DETAILS CLICK HERE … Going to the toilet is nature, is life, is Practice, is Zazen. All the Buddhas and…

For our upcoming Retreat, I’d like to look again at … Kinhin … When doing kinhin (walking meditation), walk clockwise around the room, holding your hands in shashu position (there are two versions, employed in different lineages – see photos at right and below). From the waist up, your posture should be the same as…

At our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘ scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 6 and 7, 2008 (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). DETAILS CLICK HERE … … there will be times of prostrating (Raihai), done in a series or three (Sanpai) … I am often…

It is traditional to have a Buddha Statue in the Zen Hall … or, rather, a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva astride a Lion, a symbol of Wisdom … But, really, any Buddha (or Bodhisattva) statue or picture will do. In fact, where in these do you see or not see the ‘True Buddha”? NOTE: SIGNAL…

Today we will look at how to enter, walk through and be seated in the ”Zendo‘ ( ‘Sitting Hall’ ) … For our Retreat, it is suggested that one find a quiet, isolated space at home, where one can be alone with just a Zafu (and one’s computer too! Of course, your computer will be…

REMINDER: our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘ is scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 6 and 7, 2008! (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). DETAILS CLICK HERE Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant…

.We will have a few talks over the coming week or two, in preparation for our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘, scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 6 and 7, 2008! (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). The Retreat is in celebration of our first all-online…

We have another guest teacher today, a praying mantis that my son Leon caught in the garden. I think I’ll try to persuade Leon to let him go tomorrow, but before then … maybe Master Mantis can preach the Dharma today … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE…

We had some more ‘BIG’ questions that some folks asked about … Is the universe truly ‘One’? HEREIs reality random, unintended? HERECan Buddhist’s love? HERE Those followed previous ‘BIG’ questions! About Satori (HERE) and whether life has a purpose, and whether a ‘Divine Plan’ is unfolding (HERE) But this song by the 10,000 Maniacs (and…
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