TREELEAF ZENDO PODCAST

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - The Eight Realizations of a Great Person (Part 1)

We commence our Jukai (Undertaking the Precepts) preparations and Ango (Peaceful Abiding) season, with a writing by Master Dogen on living wisely and well in this day-to-day life, contained in the "Hachi Dainin Gaku" fascicle of the "Shobogenzo". These are the Eight Realizations of a Great Person.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:September Monthly Zazenkai »

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Master Menzan's Kinhinki

Today we Walk with Master Menzan's Kinhinki ( 經行軌 ) The Way of Walking Zen.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:August 2025 Monthly Zazenkai»

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Ocean Mudra Samadhi, The Living Sea

We return to port one last time, after a long sail with Master Dogen's “Ocean Mudra Samādhi” 海印三昧... but these waters of life flow on forever
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:July Monthly Zazenkai »

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Diving the Ocean Mudra Samadhi

This month, we will do the backstroke through Master Dogen's Ocean Mudra Samādhi (Kai’in Zanmai 海印三昧). His wild wordplay is a powerful expression of who we are in the universe, time, being and bringing to life our swimming through life by swimming gracefully.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Treeleaf's June Monthly Zazenkai »

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Swimming the Ocean Mudra Samadhi

We will do the backstroke through Master Dogen's Ocean Mudra Samādhi (Kai’in Zanmai 海印三昧). His wild wordplay is a powerful expression of who we are in the universe, time, being and bringing to life our swimming through life by swimming gracefully.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:May Monthly Zazenkai»

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Other Fukanzazengi (The Lost Tracks)

In today's episode, we look at an earlier and less popular version of master Dogen's Fukanzazengi, which has quite some differences from the popular version we all know. So, what exactly did Dogen Zenji change in the rewrites to his manual for zazen?
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:March Monthly Zazenkai »

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Dogen, Fullness and Sacred Ordinary Life

Today we dance with an insightful scholar's paper on Dogen Zenji's unique and profound ideas regarding fullness, universal liberation, the sacred as "immanent in space and time", Buddhahood in the "fundamental activity of the world," practice-realization as "liberating activity", Zen practice as the "practice of Buddhahood," and the fullness and sacredness of "ordinary life".
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:READ MORE HERE »

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Koans from the Blue Cliff Record (III)

Happy New Year to you all! We continue our study of the koans from the Blue Cliff Record, with a new batch of them today, beginning with case 13.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:JANUARY 2025 MONTHLY ZAZENKAI »