December 18th recommended threads

I encourage looking at these threads, topics and posts today ...

Continued reflections on Newtown, Evil, the "Devil", Doing Right and Not Doing Wrong ... Where do we turn? ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post91711

... including a comment on why sometimes we Zen folks have to toss water on seemingly perfectly interesting philosophical discussions.

Trying to explain Zen Buddhism to my wife ... or a lot of folks.
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ism-to-my-wife

A comment on undertaking some Practices even when a chore ... a failing to do, even when there is no possible way to fail ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post91786