Saturday Oct 24, 2020
October 2020 Zazenkai Talk (The Verse of Atonement & The Four Vows)
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Dharma talks by Jundo Cohen Roshi & priests from Treeleaf Zendo
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Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Our Zazenkai is in Special Celebration and Welcome of the Commencement of our 2020 ANGO & JUKAI Season Today's Talk will reflect on our "Dedication of Merit" Recital.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Sept 4th-5th, 2020 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Commencing Jukai & Ango! »
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Our Talk today will be on a few Cases of the Book of Serenity.
Koan 86: "Rinzai's Great Enlightenment"
Koan 87: "Sozan's With or Without"
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:July 31th-August 1st, 2020 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI »
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Our Zazenkai is in Special Celebration and Welcome of the Commencement of our 2019 ANGO & JUKAI Season
Today's Talk will reflect on "ANGO: NOW & THEN" - What is Ango in our day and time, for householders in the modern West? Is it Ango as the Buddha, Dogen and all the Ancestors Practiced?
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:Sept 6th-7th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - COMMENCING JUKAI & ANGO! »
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Our Talk today will be on a few Cases of the Book of Serenity that we recently danced in our "No Words" Book Club : Case 81 - Gensha Comes to the Province
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:SPECIAL SUNDAY Aug 4-5th - Our MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI (No Zazenkai Fri-Sat) »
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Sunday Jul 21, 2019
Rev. Sekishi's talk on Building a House and the Four Seals: the four characteristics (or "seals") are sometimes seen as a sort of "litmus test" to see if a teaching reflects true Buddha Dharma. But they can also be viewed as part of the core teachings of Buddhism:
All compounded things are impermanent
All emotions are Dukkha
All phenomena are empty; they are without inherent (or "self") existence
Nirvana is beyond extremes / concepts / description
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:July 5th-6th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI! - featuring Sekishi ! »
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Rev. Kyonin's talk on the Outline of Practice of Master Bodhidharma (also known as the Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices/ 二入四行論) (Translated by Red Pine)
MANY roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:June 7th-8th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI! - featuring Kyonin! »
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Saturday Jul 20, 2019
Today's Talk is by Rev. Shokai, who will speaks on Vesak and the Buddha's Birthday.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:May 3rd-4th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI! - featuring Shokai! »
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Today's Talk will look at a variety of STORIES and ISSUES IN THE NEWS today. Recently, there has been much discussion in the Buddhist world about "leaving politics at the door" of the Buddhist Sangha, where we encounter a way beyond opinions and debates. Generally, I very much agree. Zazen is beyond "right left and middle," and points to something beyond mere worldly concerns. However, I also believe that Buddhist teachings and values do guide us in certain directions in daily life, and toward certain outlooks and behavior, that must impact how we approach some social issues and stories in the news.
Further reading and discussion for this talk are available on the Treeleaf forum:March 1st-2nd, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI! - IN THE NEWS! »
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Treeleaf Zendo is an all-digital practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare, work and family needs, and seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Soto Zen Buddhist Sangha.
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