Jundo
01-30-2023, 04:20 AM
Dear All,
In about a week, we turn to a very unique collection of short essays by a group of women Soto Teachers, focused on Zen Wisdom and Compassion applied to real life problems. The book deserves to be better known, and is not to be missed. It is called ...
Zen Teachings in Challenging Times: (LINK) (https://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Zen_Teachings_in_Challenging_Times.html?id=HYQaugE ACAAJ&redir_esc=y)
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Twenty-five leading American teachers of Soto Zen Buddhism speak to all who have suffered and sought spiritual guidance, revealing personal stories of sickness, death, political anger, fear, jealousy, environmental corruption, disillusionment, and longing for peace.
They offer insight to how to stand with poise through the woes of existence and emerge transformed by our suffering. The transformative nature of Zen practice gives strength to face all possibilities. The entire book wears the mantle of Kanzeon, the goddess of mercy, the one who hears the cries of suffering and offers the loving hand of compassion to all living beings
This book is so under-appreciated, I think, that I truly hope that everyone will buy a copy (although something also can be arranged for folks with hardship to acquire the book).
What is more, good news: So far, half or more of the authors have agreed to come to Treeleaf to host a short guest Zazenkai, and Q&A, when their essay is our focus! I am hoping that I can get more if schedules can be arranged. Unfortunately, a couple of the authors are now ill, and cannot come (like the book's wonderful editor, and an old friend of Treeleaf, Dai-En Bennage Roshi, but we will dedicate all our readings and sittings to her health). I will announce the different Zazenkais when the dates are set, likely to spread out into the rest of this year and into early next.
So, I hope you will join in!
Gassho, Jundo
sattodayLAH
PS - (I was going to first turn to another chapter of my book, Zen Master's Dance (https://wisdomexperience.org/product/the-zen-masters-dance/), but we will save that for another time. You hear enough of me around here as it is! :p )
In about a week, we turn to a very unique collection of short essays by a group of women Soto Teachers, focused on Zen Wisdom and Compassion applied to real life problems. The book deserves to be better known, and is not to be missed. It is called ...
Zen Teachings in Challenging Times: (LINK) (https://books.google.co.jp/books/about/Zen_Teachings_in_Challenging_Times.html?id=HYQaugE ACAAJ&redir_esc=y)
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41dOVmU7tYL._AC_SY350_QL15_.jpg
Twenty-five leading American teachers of Soto Zen Buddhism speak to all who have suffered and sought spiritual guidance, revealing personal stories of sickness, death, political anger, fear, jealousy, environmental corruption, disillusionment, and longing for peace.
They offer insight to how to stand with poise through the woes of existence and emerge transformed by our suffering. The transformative nature of Zen practice gives strength to face all possibilities. The entire book wears the mantle of Kanzeon, the goddess of mercy, the one who hears the cries of suffering and offers the loving hand of compassion to all living beings
This book is so under-appreciated, I think, that I truly hope that everyone will buy a copy (although something also can be arranged for folks with hardship to acquire the book).
What is more, good news: So far, half or more of the authors have agreed to come to Treeleaf to host a short guest Zazenkai, and Q&A, when their essay is our focus! I am hoping that I can get more if schedules can be arranged. Unfortunately, a couple of the authors are now ill, and cannot come (like the book's wonderful editor, and an old friend of Treeleaf, Dai-En Bennage Roshi, but we will dedicate all our readings and sittings to her health). I will announce the different Zazenkais when the dates are set, likely to spread out into the rest of this year and into early next.
So, I hope you will join in!
Gassho, Jundo
sattodayLAH
PS - (I was going to first turn to another chapter of my book, Zen Master's Dance (https://wisdomexperience.org/product/the-zen-masters-dance/), but we will save that for another time. You hear enough of me around here as it is! :p )