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The camera froze, but the sound is still good, for today’s sitting and talk … BEASTIALITY, BONDAGE & BUDDHISM ??!!?? This book is an excellent history of sex & Buddhism, and is a required read for anyone who will be taking Jukai at Treeleaf … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE…

The Art of Zen Sex ! (finding stillness in the motion) Statue at right is a Tibetan Yab-yum Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

I was going to talk about sex today … but I am too tired for sex. So, no sex today. We will have sex tomorrow! Please be sure to sex-a-long with my series of talks, starting tomorrow, entitled SEX SEX SEX !!!! Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE…

As serious as our Practice can be … … just a reminder to keep it light, fun, child’s play! Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Incomplete enlightenment feels complete. Complete enlightenment feels incomplete. _________________________ When dharma does not fill your whole body and mind, you think it is already sufficient. When dharma fills your body and mind, you understand that something is missing. For example, when you sail out in a boat to the middle of an ocean where no…

Enlightenment = “something missing”?? (I was also happy to see my son, Leon, sit with me all through for the first time … although, I think, he was asleep for the last part) _________________________ When dharma does not fill your whole body and mind, you think it is already sufficient. When dharma fills your body…

We may know that the moon is reflected the water … … but do we know that the water reflects the moon?___________________ Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in…

Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, the moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in dewdrops on the grass, or even in…

We do not call winter as ‘the beginning of spring‘. For winter is just winter, it is not spring. Thus, we should not think of ‘life’ as the beginning of ‘death’, nor ‘death’ as the ‘end of life‘. What is more, is there not something timeless behind the passing seasons? Likewise, dropping all thought from…

In the Dogen-think of ‘simultaneouly true’ perspectives … … new ways to think of time’s flow, self and life-death _________________________ Firewood becomes ash, and it does not become firewood again. Yet, do not suppose that the ash is after and the firewood before. You should understand that firewood abides in the phenomenal expression of firewood,…
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