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

Please sit our monthly Zazenkai ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ur-ZAZENKAI%21

Some reflections on wealth, money ... simplicity and moderation ... from various perspectives in faust / zen ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...0199-faust-zen

... including some surprising realities about a monk's life ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post87351

Shikantaza and mantras and such ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ll=1#post87338