dancing with shadows … At the waters edge, under the trees – hoofmarks are numerous. Balmy grasses grow abundantly – can you see them or not?Even if you go deeper and deeper into the mountains,How could his nostrils, well compassing the heavens,     hide him at all?_______________________ (remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a…

Please join our weekly “Live from Treeleaf” Zazenkai meditation … We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH (see below), then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 5 minutes or so of Kinhin, closing with the chants of the “Verse of Atonement” and “Four Vows“.Please join…

At our ‘Treeleaf Two-Day Online Retreat‘ scheduled for LIVE NETCAST over the weekend of DECEMBER 5 and 6, 2009 (and available in recorded form after that, for participation any time ‘On Demand’). DETAILS CLICK HERE … … there will be times of prostrating (Raihai), done in a series or three (Sanpai) … I am often…

It is traditional to have a Buddha Statue in the Zen Hall … or, rather, a statue of Manjusri Bodhisattva astride a Lion, a symbol of Wisdom … But, really, any Buddha (or Bodhisattva) statue or picture will do. In fact, where in these do you see or not see the ‘True Buddha”? _____________________________________ (remember:…

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