March 19th. Recommended Threads

[Jundo]

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

Please sit our March 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai ... at any time which is your time ... and a little talk on Kinhin ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...343#post196343

Dealing with shyness and a fear of rejection ... shy folks (I am one) want to know ... Zen & The Fear of Rejection ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...r-of-Rejection

Dealing with broken relationships ... a lot of us have been there ... Boundless Reality
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ndless-Reality

Dealing with job and career choices ... a lot of us have been there too ... Question : how do you know what to do with your life ?
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...with-your-life

A question about Nishijima Roshi and Sawaki Roshi's relationship ... and a forgotten video of my Teacher ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...s-relationship

In our "beyond words" book club, we transcend the "self" ... New Buddhist Path - Nonattachment/Letting Go/Something Infinite - PP 47-61 ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...inite-PP-47-61

We announced that our NEXT book in the book club will look at the Heart Sutra and a lot of the Chants heard around here ... LIVING BY VOW ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...73-Heart-Sutra

I promise to have a tentative itinerary this week, and start contact folks who wanna meet ... PRELIMINARY PLANNING: DHARMA TRACKS Across AMERICA WEST (August-Early September 2017) ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...tember-2017%29

Please keep the Stories of Compassion and Kindness coming ... more information here ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...n-and-Kindness



We have also had a member lose a child this week, and all our hearts and efforts go to this family.



I am so glad if this place and the practice are benefiting you. If so, you might consider a DONATION to Treeleaf at this LINK, although there is absolutely no need or requirement to do so. Thank you.



A Re-MINDer on SIMPLICITY:

In a Zen Monastery, SILENCE or A FEW WISE WORDS are cherished over MANY WORDS. Thus, I advise folks to restrain the need to speak unless the heart truly calls. If you find yourself posting many times each day, maybe consider what truly needs to be said ... and when it is best just to answer with silence and an inner Gassho.

SILENCE OR A FEW HESITANT WORDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT OFTEN SPEAK MOST PROFOUNDLY. Post when it is truly important to you and needs to be spoken from the warm heart.

(BUT too much silence or shyness can also be excessive ... so take the Middle Way!)

Also, to those who may get lost among the many threads and conversations in our Forum, please think of a monastery made of wood or brick, with 100 monks holding 10,000 conversations in the hallways, kitchen, Abbot's rooms and library (I assume no chatting in the Zendo where people sit Zazen).

Would you need or want to hear or join in all or most conversations? Of course not! You would, at best, pick and choose the conversations relevant and helpful to you.

So here too in our Sangha, NO NEED TO READ EVERY CONVERSATION: Try to note the ones that seem helpful to your Practice or interests, leave the rest. The above threads are a few suggestions.

Oh, and we do ask folks to note that they have SAT ZAZEN THE PREVIOUS DAY BEFORE POSTING IN THE FORUM (please read about that here):

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ore-Forum-Chat

Gassho, Jundo

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[Tai Shi]

I am so grateful for the beautiful poetry and our Zazenkai which I practiced after on a recorded version, and I went back several times to beautiful poem and comment by Kyonon and did I spell your name correctly, so thank you for this wonderful poetry which I could never explain such Buddha thoughts. YES THANK YOU.

Tai Shi
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Gassho.