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Well, I was going to talk about the ‘Heart Sutra’ today … but nothing has gone right all day. And tomorrow I am going to see Nishijima Roshi, and try to sit with him, so it will have to wait a couple of days … Oh well, “the best laid plans” … So, I guess…

Going to try this one more time … fortunately, I take a bath every day … The following poem is posted near the bath at most Soto Zen temples around the world. Before bathing, we may put our hands together palm-to-palm, and chant this verse three times: Bathing the body Vowing with all beings To…

It is very late, and the end of a very long day … I will just let this tea pot do the teaching tonight, and have a quiet sit. By the way, I will begin this week a series of talks on the HEART SUTRA … so please join me for those … Press on…

Welcome to our Saturday “Live from Treeleaf” Zazen, We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of the “Verse of Atonement” and “Four Vows”. Please join in, one and all. Gassho,…
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