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We examined some more ‘BIG’ questions that a nice fellow asked … Does life have a purpose?Is some Divine Plan unfolding?Why are we born? Really ‘BIG’ questions! Please have a look here for my response … RIGHT HERE But I thought I might ask another teacher today to help me out with these hard questions…

I am going to start a new series here and on the Forum, because someone wrote me a list of ‘BIG’ questions that is so long, wonderful and thoughtful … well, I thought I would try to respond to each question one by one, as I can. So, here is the first: QUESTION 1: “Does…

NETCAST SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW. PLEASE GIVE THIS A TRY! Our core practice at Treeleaf Sangha is always Zazen … “Just Sitting” Shikantaza Zazen. But I wish to introduce a touch of “Metta (Loving Kindness) Practice” as well. While I do not intend this to replace our core practice of Shikantaza by any means…

Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of the “Verse of Atonement” and “Four Vows”. PLEASE NOTE THAT CLOSING KINHIN IS 20…

Continuing our talk from yesterday on what it truly means to be “unobstructed, unimpeded, unhindered” and free of fear … With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ – No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/. Far/ be/yond/ all/ de/lu/sion/, Nir/va/na/ is/ al/rea/dy/ here/.

Muge (無碍) is a Buddhist term that means “unobstructed, unimpeded, unhindered“ … and a good litmus test for our Path … With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ – No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.

SORRY, MY COLD HAS COME BACK HARD SUDDENLY. PLEASE KNOW THAT I AM SITTING FROM MY SICKBED THIS EVENING. HOPE TO BE BACK TOMORROW WITH SOMETHING ON THE HEART SUTRA! ZZZZZzzzzz (zazen and sleeping) Master Dogen wrote this about his teacher, Master Nyojo’s, attitude toward sleep … When staying at Tendo Monastery in China, while…

I am feeling a bit under the weather today, so it is a good time to talk about Zazen while sick … When you cough, just cough. Cough as the only cough in that moment, a perfect cough … cough cough cough. Vomit vomit vomit. It is the whole universe vomiting in that instant. If…

Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of the “Verse of Atonement” and “Four Vows”. Please join in, one and all. Gassho,…

Continuing our topic from yesterday … nothing happens next in Shikantaza,and thus everything happens. nothing is sought in Shikantaza,and thus everything is attained. No/ path/, no/ wis/dom/ and/ no/ gain/. No/ gain/ – thus/ Bod/dhi/satt/vas/ live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ – No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.NOTE: THE SIGNAL CUT DURING THE SITTING,SO…
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