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

Kommen Sie bitte zu unserem Zazenkai ... our Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai- Das Große Herz der Vollkommenen Weisheit Sutra ... celebrating the Heart Sutra for our German Speakers ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...Weisheit-Sutra

And last week's Zazenkai is still sitable any place or time ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...eekly-Zazenkai

BIG NEWS (x4) FOR OUR SANGHA! ... ANNOUNCEMENT: Our 2017 TREELEAF Home-Leaving ORDINATIONS ... coming during our August SF Retreat ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ng-ORDINATIONS

A wise reflection by Shingen ... Fear: Friend or Foe? ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...-Friend-or-Foe

And here is something not to worry about ... Dealing with uncertainty ... certainly ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...th-uncertainty

And another strong emotion, anger especially ... Split thread: Handling strong emotions ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...trong-emotions

In our 'Beyond Words Book Club' ... LIVING by VOW: The Robe Chant - pp 79 - 86 (All Chapter 4) ... dressed for success ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...l-Chapter-4%29

An important topic and reminder, even for folks in a "online" Zen group ... How do you separate from internet devices. ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...ternet-devices

From our friend Domyo Burke ... Zen Studies Podcast about our relationship to Forms ...
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...nship-to-Forms

Look for posting this week on my upcoming Rail Trip through the Western US, all of August! ... including on netcast of much of our San Francisco Retreat, August 9 - 11th. ....




And DON'T FORGET! ... the experiment continues, and we need you! ... A TREELEAF EXPERIMENT with EVERYONE’S PARTICIPATION REQUESTED: “LAH” (Lend A Hand)
http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showt...Lend-A-Hand%29




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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

SatTodayLAH