Genjo Koan 6
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
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Genjo Koan 5
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
Genjo Koan 4 - Being time
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
Genjo Koan 3
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
Genjo Koan 2
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
Genjo Koan 1 - To Study the Self
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Sep 08, 2011•10 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (I) (ANGO BEGINS!!)
Treeleaf Sangha marks the start of our annual ANGO (90-Day Special Practice Period) and, next week, the start of our JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) training ... Additional information on Ango and Jukai at Treeleaf here: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4041 and viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4042 ... by a series of sittings with the Xin Xin Ming, the Faith in Mind Verses (信心銘) ... one of the most cherished teachings in Zen/Chan Buddhism ... traditionally said to be the words of the Third Chinese Zen/Chan Patr...
Sep 03, 2011•6 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Just This
I'd like to lay out the one point I wish everyone would get about this Practice-Non-Practice over all others ... ... so easy, yet so hard ... so simple, yet so subtle ... so clear, yet so often misunderstood ... Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended. Please visit the forum thread here!
Aug 27, 2011•9 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Okesa 4
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Aug 24, 2011•9 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Doubt & Faith
There are times in this Practice when any of us may feel some powerful doubt. Perhaps a Buddha is beyond each and every doubt ... but some say that even he, at times in his life, was given to some doubt. To doubt is human, and faith or trust might be needed to carry us through. And there are times in this Practice which are beyond all doubt. It is sometimes said, 'Great Doubt, Great Awakening'. But I say 'Great Awakening, Great Doubt'. "Great doubt leads to Great Awakening in which the is No Dou...
Aug 13, 2011•4 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Okesa 3
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Aug 11, 2011•13 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: the guru thing
Sorry guys, had to get up and answer because somebody was knocking on my door...Anyway, just my take on gurus. gassho Taigu Please visit the forum thread here!
Aug 08, 2011•11 min
August 6th, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Dear All, Please 'sit-a-long' with our MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE 8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning)) ... and visible at the following link during those times ... LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at JUSTIN.TV: REMEMBER TO CLICK ON "FULL SCREEN" VERSION! Watch live video from treeleafzen on www.justin.tv But FEAR NOT if not possible for you to join 'live'...
Aug 05, 2011•48 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: HOW TO CLEAN THE KITCHEN
A member of our Sangha asked whether cleaning the kitchen while listening to music is not "Zen" enough. He used to believe that "Zen" (whatever that is) means spending one's every waking moment, morning to night, doing one action at one time with total attention and mindfulness. Hmmm. Well, there are certainly moments when we practice in such way ... when drinking tea, just drinking tea ... when walking, just walking ... when seeing a sunset, just experiencing/being this. But not every moment ne...
Aug 03, 2011•9 min
Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva - Vimalakīrti
That's an image of the lay master Vimalakīrti in his sick bed where, amid his physical illness and infirmity (or the appearance thereof), he expounds the teachings of Emptiness to the Great Arhats and Bodhisattvas, giving each a run for their money in his powerful expression of Dharma. And money is something that Vimalakīrti has loads of, though he uses it for good and to aid those in need. He does not hide from the world, but rather is described as practicing and realizing enlightenment right a...
Jul 27, 2011•11 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Okesa 2
In Kesa Kudoku Dogen writes the following: This being so, we should make [the kaṣāya] properly, according to the method for making the kaṣāyathat has been authentically transmitted by the Buddhist patriarchs. This alone is the authentic tradition, and so it has long been expe- rienced and recognized by all common and sacred beings, human beings and gods, and dragons and spirits. Having been born to meet the spread of this Dharma, if we cover our body with the kaṣāyaonly once, receiving it and re...
Jul 18, 2011•13 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: The Dangers of Talkin' Religion
One thing my mother always used to tell me is "don't discuss religion with people, cause people get too easily defensive and offended about their personal religion.". It's true. Of course, that's a little hard to avoid when one is posting on an internet forum devoted to religion, Zen Buddhism in this case. People tend to take any criticism of their religion ... no matter how couched in "it's just my opinion", and no matter how small and reasonable the criticism ... as an affront. That's especial...
Jul 17, 2011•10 min
Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - Maitreya
MAITREYA is said to be the future Buddha, the successor to the historic Śākyamuni Buddha. It's said that his 'coming' which will happen in a few thousand (or perhaps millions) of years. In the meantime, he awaits his return, residing in Tuṣita Heaven. Yes, there are some elements to Maitreya rather like the 'Second Coming' of Jesus. Maitreya is taken by some as something like a Buddhist Messiah. He is often seen seated in a pose somewhat reminiscent of Rodan's "THE THINKER", but with softer shap...
Jul 09, 2011•8 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Okesa 1
A very short introduction to the study of the kesa that we are starting this summer: Please visit the forum thread here!
Jul 04, 2011•13 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Knocking Down Monastery Walls
I often feel that monastic practice is so "yesterday" ... so "13th Century".It's true, and in some very important ways, it may be time to knock down the monasteries, throwing their cloistered inhabitants into the streets! For most of its history, lay practice has taken a back seat to the "real spiritual action" said to happen only among the ordained Sangha, usually behind monastery walls. However, this no longer need be the case. I in no way intend to deny the beauty and power of the monastic pa...
Jul 02, 2011•49 min
July 2nd, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Dear All, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE MOVED OUR NETCAST FROM USTREAM to JUSTIN.TV! CLICK ON LINKS BELOW: Please 'sit-a-long' with our MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE 8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning)) ... and visible at the following link during those times ... LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at JUSTIN.TV: REMEMBER TO CLICK ON "FULL SCREEN" VERSION! http://www...
Jul 01, 2011•49 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: JOKO
Today's sitting is DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLOTTE JOKO BECK, who left our visible world this week, and whose ways (and books such as 'Everyday Zen' and 'Nothing Special' ... the titles say it all) have been so important to so many of us. A couple of quotes: "Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of ...
Jun 18, 2011•4 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Baike 5
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Jun 13, 2011•10 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Baike 4
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Jun 06, 2011•10 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: In Retreat At Shogoji (See Ya!)
This will be the last Sit-A-Long by me for a couple of weeks, as I am heading into retreat at Shogoji Zen Monastery in the mountains of Kumamoto, Japan ... no phones, no computers and barely any electricity ... http://www.shogoji.com/ .. but lots and lots of Zazen, Bowing, Zazen, Chanting, Oryoki, Takuhatsu, more Zazen, Samu, more Zazen and all the rest. Shogoji is famous for holding a very traditional Soto Zen Sesshin with the intent of keeping many of the "old ways" and rituals alive, and pass...
May 30, 2011•5 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Zazen as Refuge
Some think of Zazen as their quiet, safe refuge away from it all ... ... But were is not our safe refuge? Today’s Sit-A-Long video follows at this link. Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 to 35 minutes is recommended. Visit the forum thread here!
May 28, 2011•6 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Not-Thinking-Thinking-Non-thinking
Being the open, bright, boundless between the words, thoughts, good and bad things of life. Being the open, bright boundless that shines through, that enlightens & enlivens the words, thoughts, good and bad things of life. Once, when the Great Master Hongdao of Yueshan was sitting in Zazen, a monk asked him, "What are you thinking of (shiryô), sitting there so tall and straight? The master answered, "I'm thinking of not thinking (fu shiryô tei)." The monk asked, "How do you think of not thin...
May 22, 2011•4 min
SIT-A-LONG with Taigu: Baike 3
The entire world is mind-ground, the entire world is blossom-heart. Because the entire world is blossom-heart, the entire world is plum blossoms. Dogen points it out. Dogen's finger is also it. Once you cut things into one, it reveals as one big shining thing. The precept of not killing applies fully here, each thing is welcomed and not killed, not labeled, not covered up. Blossom within a blossom, each blossom-thing, blossom-office, blossom-bus, blossom-bag, blossom-shopping is as is. Untouched...
May 16, 2011•11 min
Whattsa Who'sa Bodhisattva? - Kshitigarbha (Jizo)
Jizo Bodhisattva is a beloved figure in Japanese Buddhism, and statues of him can often be seen along roads to protect travelers, in temple grounds and cemeteries. He is a figure of Compassion, much as Kannon, who travels anywhere from heaven to hell to help those in need ... especially those who find themselves in a hell of their own making by Greed, Anger and Ignorance. Jizo has become known over the centuries as a protector of children and women, including expectant mothers. Most of all, he i...
May 14, 2011•6 min
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Why We Chant (Even) for Osama
During our monthly Zazenkai (seen below) we had people sitting Zazen in our Zendo in Japan from Christian, Jewish and Muslim backgrounds, both Sunni and Shi'ite. All our differences are left at the Zendo door, as we turn to sameness ... space for all of us in our Zen Hall. But the world is not always so simple. Today, I will add my voice to the many Buddhist commentators on this week's killing of Osama Bin Laden. It is a personal view, as interpretation of the Precepts can vary. Some may believe...
May 07, 2011•46 min
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