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Treeleaf Zen

_________________________ To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the self is to be actualized by myriad things. When actualized by myriad things, your body and mind as well as the bodies and minds of others drop away. No trace of realization…

… returning to Master Dogen’s Shobogenzo … Bamboo shadows sweep the stairs,Yet not a mote of dust is stirred; Moonbeams pierce to the bottom of the pool, Yet in the water not a trace remains.Though the stream flows swiftly by, the scene is forever still.While the flowers are wilting rapidly, my mind is cool.Treats things…

Our Practice, the Zafu, a Sangha … Press on arrow for ‘play’NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE

Zazen with a little cold … is perfect Zazen, Just be sure to self-time, as I may lose track of the clock! 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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Zazen is Enlightenment Itself … 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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I AM ATTENDING A RETREAT WITH REB ANDERSON ROSHI OF THE SAN FRANCISCO ZEN CENTER. PLEASE BROWSE THE ARCHIVES FOR A SITTING IN THE MEANTIME. HERE IS AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE … TURNING JAPANESE

. .. … Just Breathing … with all heart mind … This diagram (kindly provided by a temple in Japan) might seem pretty obvious … but what more do you want to know about ‘just breathing’? 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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