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. The seventh branch of the ‘Eightfold Path‘ is ‘Right Mindfulness’ … It may be termed a ‘mindfulness‘ of things within and things without (though those are not truly ‘two’. We will talk about ‘things without‘ tomorrow). ‘Right Mindfulness’ of things within includes being attentive to our inner conditions, the causes and workings of the…

. The sixth branch of the ‘Eightfold Path‘ is ‘Right Effort’ … It is the effort to put into Practice the links of the Path within our life … to keep on keepin’ on. We persevere, even those times when we just don’t feel like making the effort. “Right Intention” is the aspiration to do…

. … continuing to talk on ‘Right Livelihood’ … on a working day morning … The workplace (like the home) is our place of Practice … Might these places be, in many ways, even more fruitful, challenging and stimulating for Zen Practice than any dusty monastery or old temple? However, to reap the benefits, we…

The fifth branch of the ‘Eightfold Path‘ is ‘Right Livelihood’ … Right Livelihood means that, as a life choice, one should earn a living in ways not harmful, and helpful and healthful to the world. Nurse, social worker, school teacher seem obvious choices. But, in our interconnected economy, so too the kind bus driver, honest…

Zazen, by the side of the road … cars-thoughts passing by,from emptiness come, now gonestillness & movement In Master Dogen’s Genjo Koan he writes … In general, a quiet room is good for experiencing Zen balance …. But where is a truly quiet room found? “For at one time, Lord, Alara Kalama was on a…

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,…

The fourth branch of the ‘Eightfold Path‘ is ‘Right Action’ … being in accord with the Precepts … Neither commandments nor laws, but arrows pointing toward a peaceful, healthful life & world. We are guided to abstain from harming others and ourselves, to abstain from taking life, from taking what is not given through stealing…

OUR NETCAST IS FINALLY WORKING … (I THINK)!!! ANNOUNCEMENT: WE HAVE STARTED OUR PREPARATIONS FOR OUR ‘ALL ONLINE’ JUKAI (UNDERTAKING THE PRECEPTS) … FIND OUT MORE HERE . The third branch of the ‘Eightfold Path‘ is ‘Right Speech’ … the first of three branches devoted to ‘Ethical Conduct’ (SÄ«la) … Our words have power to…

No opening or closing bells for today … no sound … no particular time either, just a bit of Zazen between stations. We usually sit in a quiet room, but the Buddha also liked to sit in noisy, busy places. He praises this tale of Ajara Kalama (Digha-Nikaya) “For at one time, Lord, Alara Kalama…

Today, a special sit-a-long (and bit of silliness) from the past or, anyway, what the brain’s temporal cortex considers the ‘past’ … click on picture to play
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