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Sunday Sep 24, 2017
September 2017 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Enter in Spring, Exit in Fall
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
Sunday Sep 24, 2017
In Japan today, it is O-Higan (お彼岸), a holiday in Japanese Buddhism celebrated at the Spring and Fall Equinox. It is said that the etymology of the name, the "other shore", is from "the other shore of the Sanzu River" which river traditionally is said to separate this life from the world of the afterlife, much as the River Hades. The "other shore" can mean as well the world of Enlightenment, which transcends the life and death of this world, this shore. On this day, when the seasons change, the spirits of the dead ancestors are said to be close, and it is a time for communion and remembrance. Many Japanese people will return to their hometowns during the holiday season to pay respects to their ancestors, and Japanese Zen and other Buddhist priests are busy visiting the homes of their temple parishioners to chant for the ancestors in front of the family Buddhist altar.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Enter in Spring, Exit in Fall »
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
September 2017 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: CHANGING HEART, CHANGING TIRES
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
Thursday Sep 21, 2017
A little homework assignment for you, an experiment to help you discover the power of this Practice to change life. It is something to try even if you are new to this Practice, or if you have a lot of miles down the Zen road. It is also a litmus test, a demonstration of the ability of this Practice to work great change in your life right now. Oh, this little act won't fix all the problems in your life, and won't even change a flat tire. You still will have to grab a jack and get to work. But it can completely change how we experience and react to all circumstances, including detours and crashes and obstacles on life's bumpy road. ...
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Sit-A-LONG with JUNDO: CHANGING HEART, CHANGING TIRES »
Monday Sep 11, 2017
September 2017 Zazenkai Talk (A SPECIAL TALK to COMMENCE 'ANGO' SEASON)
Monday Sep 11, 2017
Monday Sep 11, 2017
Today is the Beginingless Beginning of our Jukai and Ango Season. Especially for our Ango participants, and for anyone, a short Talk on the meaning of the 'True Ango' that has 'No Obstacles' and nothing ever to interfere ... and which is precisely the obstacles that interfere!
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:A SPECIAL TALK to COMMENCE 'ANGO' SEASON »
Tuesday Sep 05, 2017
September 2017 Zazenkai Talk (Dogen's Hokyoki)
Tuesday Sep 05, 2017
Tuesday Sep 05, 2017
Having returned from my own travels by plane, car and train, I thought to begin a series of talks on a text by Dogen which is not so commonly the topic of Dharma Talks, but which contains a detailed record of Dogen's own lessons and interactions with his Teacher in China, Master Tiāntóng Rújìng (天童如淨; Japanese: Tendō Nyōjo). Dogen was then a young student who went to travel (by boat, across deadly seas, not airliner) seeking an answer to many questions. This is the record of Dogen's remembrances of much of the advice and guidance he received on those questions from his own Teacher.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:September 2nd-3rd, 2017 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI! »