“Welcome to Treeleaf zendo”
Life is our temple
Sewing
The kesa is the Buddha’s robe. The robe of Zazen. In Japanese, it is called Nyoho-e, the robe of as it-is-ness. Thanks to the work and life of the Shingon teacher Kaiju Jiun Sonja (1718-1804) who loved being grasped by the still state, to the...
Online zendo
Welcome to the Treeleaf Meditation Timer. Mp3 Zazen Timers: 10 minute timer 20 minute timer 30 minute timer 40 minute...
Treeleaf Winter Retreat 2011 – Sitting Simply in Kannon
Tuesday, December 27 at 8:00am – December 30 at 5:00pm The Old Abbey of Kortenburg Abdijdreef 22, Kortenberg, Vlaams Gewest, België Brussels,...
About Treeleaf
Treeleaf Zendo was designed specifically as an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or work, childcare and family needs, and seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist Sangha, all fully online. There is no being distant, no near or far and all are welcome.
Our lineage
Treeleaf Zendo is a Zen Buddhist Sangha in the Soto lineage of Masters Eihei Dogen and Gudo Wafu Nishijima. Our teachers are Jundo Cohen and Taigu Turlur. We practice Shikantaza ”just sitting”.
Our teachers
Eihei Dogen Kigen Zenji
Eihei Dogen Kigen Zenji, the founder of Eihei-ji and patriarch of Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan, was born in 1200 C.E. Traveling to China as a young man, he devoted himself to Zen practice under the strict guidance of Nyojo Zenji(ch. Ju-Ching) at Mt. Tendo. Returning home in 1228, he dedicated his years to training followers in Zen practice as found within every action of daily life. He died in 1253 leaving a number of noted books including the Shobogenzo, Gakudo Yojinshu and Shinji Shobogenzo. The members of Treeleaf Zendo devote themselves to his teachings of Shikantaza (“Just Sitting”).
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