Treeleaf Zen

a special guest today, looking the picture of health … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Where and who are we in the universe if we drop all thought of: – great and small – ourself and not ourself – previously existing or now (PICTURE: View of Earth from Mars) _________________________ However, a bird or fish that tried to understand the water or the sky completely, before swimming or flying, could…

.How to understand a book if not by reading it? How to understand the universe but by living it? Reading realizes the book. Living realizes the universe. _________________________ So we can conclude that water is life and the sky is life; at the same time, birds are life, and fish are life; it may be…

We have some guest teachers today, gracing our altar via the garden … .Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Please ‘sit-a-long’ with our April “Zazenkai” (running time: approx. 4 hours). The sitting schedule is as follows: 00:00 – 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA English & Japanese / SANDOKAI) & ZAZEN00:50 – 01:00 KINHIN01:00 – 01:40 ZAZEN01:40 – 01:50 KINHIN01:50 – 02:30 ZAZEN & DHARMA TALK02:30 – 02:40 KINHIN02:40 – 03:20 ZAZEN03:20 – 03:30 KINHIN03:30 –…

Mono no aware (lit. “the pathos of things”), a Japanese term used to describe the awareness of “mujo” … the transcience of things and a bittersweet sadness at their passing. The hue of the cherry fades too quickly from sight all for nothing this body of mine grows old — spring rain ceaselessly falling. Ono…

The Buddha’s having a party, and we’re invited! Please check out information for this Saturday’s “Buddha’s Birthday” Zazenkai: ZAZENKAI INFORMATION .Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE .

.Today, the true secrets of Treeleaf are revealed: … the name of the planet where Buddha was born … … his mission in coming to earth … … where his spacecraft is buried … .Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE…

.A recent news article … Mar 29th, 2008 | BANGKOK, Thailand — Buddhist monks hurling rocks at Chinese in Tibet, or peacefully massing against Myanmar’s military, can strike jarring notes. These scenes run counter to Buddhism’s philosophy of shunning politics and embracing even bitter enemies — something the faith has adhered to, with some tumultuous…

.At auction this past week, a newly discovered wood sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai Buddha (Mahavairocana) attributed to the artists Unkei (d. 1223) achieved a sale price of $14,377,000, a new world auction record for Japanese art .Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH.…

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