Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Genjo Koan Series (2)

Practitioners sometimes think that enlightenment is the endpoint of practice rather than an ongoing series of daily actions that are each an opportunity to manifest either ignorant or enlightened behavior. They think that they must get to a perpetually blissful place called “enlightenment,” removed from the pain and complexity of this world, and all their problems will disappear but their wishes and desires will be fully satisfied. Actually, that has never been the way Zen masters considered enlightenment
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Aug 4-5th 2023 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hr ZAZENKAI - Genjo Koan (II) - The Key to Dogen's Zen

Treeleaf Zendo Podcast - Genjo Koan Series (1)

We Start of New Series on Genjo Koan, 'Realizing the Truth Right Here," the Key to Master Dogen's Zen. The text for the talk today, the first in a monthly series, is based on Jundo Cohen´s modernized translation of the Genjo Koan, from his book ¨THE ZEN MASTER’S DANCE¨ A Guide to Understanding Dōgen and Who You Are in the Universe
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:July 7-8th 2023 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hr ZAZENKAI - Genjo Koan (I) - The Key to Dogen's Zen

June 2023 Zazenkai Talk - Nyorai Zenshin (A Mini-Lesson in Dogen Jazz)

Today we'll scat with Dogen's jazz in Shobogenzo Nyorai Zenshin (The Buddha Whole Body). Some 700 or so years before modern jazz folks, Dōgen had the equivalent jazzy approach, taking “standard” Mahayana Buddhist teachings, fanciful but traditional Buddhist images, and “samples” of quotes from well-known stories related to his intended topics, tearing them apart, and tossing all back together again, remixing them, in order to discover and uncover new feelings, sounds, implications, visions, and Wisdom, all in what was often pretty wild imagery to start with!
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:June 2-3 2023 -OUR MONTHLY 4-hr ZAZENKAI- Nyorai Zenshin -A Mini-Lesson in Dogen Jazz

May 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series Part 5)

In Today's Talk, will close our dance with the 信心銘, the Xinxinming, or Shinjinmei.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:May 5th-6th, 2023 -OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI

April 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series Part 4)

Our Zazenkai today is in celebration of the Buddha´s birthday, traditionally April 8th in Japan! We will look at the Buddha's birthday and the Shinjinmei
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:April 7-8, 2023 -OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI »

March 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series Part 3)

Today's Talk will be the third in a series reflecting on: THE SONG OF TRUST MIND (信心銘 Shinjinmei), A Key to Zazen
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:March 3rd-4th, 2023 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Shinjinmei (III) »

February 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk (Shinjinmei Series, part 2)

In Today's Talk, we continue our dance with the 信心銘, called the Xinxinming in Chinese and the Shinjinmei in Japanese, and by a variety of names in English
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:February 3rd-4th, 2023 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Shinjinmei (II) »

January 2023 Monthly Zazenkai Talk ( Shinjinmei Series, part 1)

CELEBRATING THIS EVER NEW YEAR! Today's Talk will be the first in a series reflecting on: THE SONG OF TRUST MIND (信心銘 Shinjinmei), A Key to Zazen
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Jan 6-7th, 2022 - OUR (NEW YEAR!) MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Shinjinmei (I) »