{"id":553,"date":"2009-01-01T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2009\/01\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-zazen-fo-22.html"},"modified":"2009-01-01T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T11:06:59","slug":"sit-a-long-with-jundo-zazen-fo-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2009\/01\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-zazen-fo-22.html","title":{"rendered":"Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (We’re All Beginners) I"},"content":{"rendered":"

We begin <\/span>
\n‘Zazen for Beginners (We’re All Beginners)’<\/span><\/span> …<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nWe’ll talk the basics of<\/span> <\/span><\/span>
\n‘Just Sitting’ <\/span><\/span>
\nShikantaza<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>
\nZazen<\/span><\/span> … <\/span>
\n\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

… <\/span>There’s a bit more to it than ‘just
\nsitting’<\/span> !!
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nIn a series of talks over the coming days, I will discuss the “ins” and “outs” of
\n“Just Sitting<\/i>“, which all has to do a lot with dropping thoughts like “in”
\nand “out”. I’ll talk about where you can expect to “go” in your Practice, and what
\nyou can expect to attain, which is, of course, ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE AND NOTHING!<\/i>
\n\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThese talks are meant for beginners in “Just Sitting”
\nShikantaza<\/span> Zazen and newcomers to Treeleaf Sangha.
\nShikantaza<\/span> is our central Practice at Treeleaf. But I hope that both
\nnew folks and old timers will give a listen. We are all, of course, ever beginning
\nnow and now and now, with ‘Beginner’s Mind<\/i>‘  …\n<\/div>\n

\nToday, we’ll see how “Just Sitting” is much like “just
\nstopping”
\n
\nto hit own’s own hand with a hammer … cause it feels so good when ya stop!<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

\nPLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK TO JOIN THE SITTING:<\/b>\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nTODAY’S SITTING
\n<\/a>
\n\n<\/div>\n

\n(if you cannot see the screen at that link, please update
\nFLASH PLAYER<\/a> )<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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