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Today, the first in a series of talks on the ‘Heart Sutra’ … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

I sat with Nishijima Roshi today, who looks the picture of health. Unfortunately, the camera did not record, so I decided to repost a sitting from a few months ago. Roshi says ‘hello’ to everyone at Treeleaf, and ‘keep just sitting’. Press on arrow for ‘play’

Well, I was going to talk about the ‘Heart Sutra’ today … but nothing has gone right all day. And tomorrow I am going to see Nishijima Roshi, and try to sit with him, so it will have to wait a couple of days … Oh well, “the best laid plans” … So, I guess…

Going to try this one more time … fortunately, I take a bath every day … The following poem is posted near the bath at most Soto Zen temples around the world. Before bathing, we may put our hands together palm-to-palm, and chant this verse three times: Bathing the body Vowing with all beings To…

It is very late, and the end of a very long day … I will just let this tea pot do the teaching tonight, and have a quiet sit. By the way, I will begin this week a series of talks on the HEART SUTRA … so please join me for those … Press on…

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,…

Our subject today is one of Brad Warner’s best essays ever, which should be mandatory reading for anyone following this “Just Sitting” way … maybe all Buddhists could use to read it … ZEN IS BORING We had quite a discussion about it on our Forum too … FORUM Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF…

Impressions of Truc Lam Thien Monastery Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, Note: Sound is missing for the first few minutes of the ceremony We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant Heart Sutra in ENGLISH only this week (we will alternate English/Japanese week to week), then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes…

cruelty Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE
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