1.0Treeleaf Zenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/treeleafzenJundo Cohenhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/treeleafzen/author/jundoTreeleaf Japan's New/Old Zen Hall - Under Construction - Treeleaf Zenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZA8eWeZ8sL"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/treeleafzen/2009/10/treeleaf-japans-newold-zen-hal.html">Treeleaf Japan’s New/Old Zen Hall – Under Construction</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/treeleafzen/2009/10/treeleaf-japans-newold-zen-hal.html/embed#?secret=ZA8eWeZ8sL" width="600" height="338" title="“Treeleaf Japan’s New/Old Zen Hall – Under Construction” — Treeleaf Zen" data-secret="ZA8eWeZ8sL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Construction has begun on converting an old wooden building at Treeleaf in Tsukuba into a hall for sitting Zazen. I cannot post a sitting today, so offer this short tribute to the carpenter (Mr. Aita) and architect (Mr. Ushioda), good friends, who have been working on the place each day. They also need to do…