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

Our Zazenkai this week was "down to earth" ... Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai -Earth Touching Mudra- ... still available, right where your feet meet the ground ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...%20Touching%2D

We had a lovely visit, also still available to watch any time ... Special Treeleaf Event: Myosho Kyle-Brown/Four Noble Truths of Challenge ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...nge-March-19th

Zazen Sitting for Peace - Sunday - An Hour with Washin, from Ukraine ... and they will continue until this war is over ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...hin-in-Ukraine

ALL of our practice should be dedicated to others ... Giving away my karma ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...-away-my-karma

For Soto Zen History Wonks Only: Of Koans, Kanwa, Kensho and Koroku 8-14 ... about a controversial Dogen teaching ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...nd-Koroku-8-14

Between our Precepts and the hard places of work ... Being a buddhist with a public job.... ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...h-a-public-job

Is Zen a "school," a "sect"? ... it is a matter of semantics really ... Zen sect? ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...21307-Zen-sect

In 'Zen of the Future' ... [FutureBuddha (19)] The Buddhist Three Poisons: Toned Down Desires ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...d-Down-Desires

... [FutureBuddha (20)] The Buddhist Three Poisons: Avoiding Extreme Anger ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...-Extreme-Anger

All the world's a stage ... Buddha's Theatre of the Sublime ... play your part well ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...of-the-Sublime

And speaking of keeping the Theatre clean! ... EcoDharma ... saving the world, one step at a time ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...Practice-Group

On 'The ZEN of EVERYTHING! Podcast' ... Ep. 96 ... Thinking about Thoughts ... food for non-thought ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...122#post321122

Never TOO much TONGLEN ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...RACTICE-CIRCLE

Shokai rounds third base ... The 108 GATES of DHARMA ILLUMINATION with Shokai ...
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...ON-with-Shokai



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




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!)

As a powerful Zen practice about not falling into words and thoughts, simplifying ideas, not getting tangled, we ask people to keep sentences few in posting. However, it is not some law or hard rule at all. If someone really has something in their heart to say, and it is vital and cannot be said more concisely or silently, then say what one is called to say: In such case, no limit on words needed.

A Request to Sangha Members: "Three Sacred Sentences" Practice
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ences-Practice

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As well, 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 DURING THE LAST DAY BEFORE POSTING IN THE FORUM (please read about that here):


Gassho, Jundo

(Sorry to run long)

SatTodayLAH