Ranked #1
Space
Space
Space...Gap or stretch? something out there or just plain close? Something we are part of or something we travel and wal... Read more
15 Nov 2010
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10mins
Ranked #2
March 2017 Zazenkai Talk (The zen poems of Ryokan Taigu)
March 2017 Zazenkai Talk (The zen poems of Ryokan Taigu)
Our talk is about the zen poems of the Great Fool: Ryōkan Taigu (1758–1831). This famous hermit monk lived a simple life... Read more
5 Mar 2017
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37mins
Ranked #3
LEVITATION!
LEVITATION!
Someone asked me today during our Zazenkai if FOLKS IN ZAZEN CAN LEVITATE.Well, I am open minded about such things, but ... Read more
13 Nov 2010
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8mins
Ranked #4
July 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Who Is a Priest?
July 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Who Is a Priest?
Who is a Zen Priest ... and how to nurture their Training? And who perhaps is not? These are difficult questions, espe... Read more
28 Jul 2016
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14mins
Ranked #5
June 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
June 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
Koans for this talk are from The Book of Serenity: CASE 51: Hogen's "By Boat or Land" CASE 52: Sozan's Dharmakaya CASE 5... Read more
13 Jun 2016
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39mins
Ranked #6
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: ENGAGED ENERGY
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: ENGAGED ENERGY
We continue a series of talks on the Buddhist "Paramitas" (Virtues) which aid in our engaged and charitable work in the ... Read more
4 Aug 2016
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8mins
Ranked #7
July 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
July 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity)
Koans for this talk are from The Book of Serenity: CASE 54 - Ungans Great Compassionate One, CASE 55 - Seppo the Rice Co... Read more
28 Jul 2016
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41mins
Ranked #8
August 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity - Part 2)
August 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Cases from the Book of Serenity - Part 2)
Koans for this talk are from The Book of Serenity: CASE 58 - The Diamond Sutra's Reviling, CASE 59 - Seirin's Deadly Sna... Read more
19 Aug 2016
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42mins
Ranked #9
February 2017 SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Sit Down & Speak Up
February 2017 SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Sit Down & Speak Up
How does our Zen Practice blend with taking a stand? Do we stay "beyond the fray" or speak out for what is right? I have... Read more
23 Feb 2017
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7mins
Ranked #10
December 2016 Sit-a-Long with Jundo: My Uplifting, Inspiring, Hopeful, Optimistic New Years Message
December 2016 Sit-a-Long with Jundo: My Uplifting, Inspiring, Hopeful, Optimistic New Years Message
The past year has seen its ups and downs ... a lot of downs it seems. Next year will likely be so too. (And the year aft... Read more
2 Jan 2017
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12mins
Ranked #11
January 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: TOTALLY ENGAGED
January 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: TOTALLY ENGAGED
As this is just the New Year, it is a good time to stir the pot at Treeleaf's ENGAGED & CHARITABLE PROJECTS CENTER .... Read more
23 Jan 2016
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8mins
Ranked #12
February 2016 Zazenkai Talk (SPECIAL "NEHAN-E" 4-hour ZAZENKAI!)
February 2016 Zazenkai Talk (SPECIAL "NEHAN-E" 4-hour ZAZENKAI!)
WELCOME to our Memorial & Celebration of NEHAN-E, (Pari-Nirvana) the traditional day to mark the historical Buddha's... Read more
12 Feb 2016
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35mins
Ranked #13
January 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Welcome to the New Year)
January 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Welcome to the New Year)
To open this New Year, our reading will be the prologue to Master Dogen's Bendowa (On the Endeavor of the Way, Kaz Tanah... Read more
20 Jan 2016
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39mins
Ranked #14
October 2015 Zazenkai Dharma Talk (Wild Ways of the Precepts in Japan)
October 2015 Zazenkai Dharma Talk (Wild Ways of the Precepts in Japan)
Reading: "Wild Ways of the Precepts in Japan" It is not known if the precepts in sixteen articles resulted from Dogen’s... Read more
3 Oct 2015
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40mins
Ranked #15
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Rohatsu, Retreat and Family
SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Rohatsu, Retreat and Family
This week we celebrate ROHATSU, remembering the Enlightenment of the Buddha who sat under the Bodhi Tree, realizing the ... Read more
3 Dec 2015
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10mins
Ranked #16
February 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: GIVING, GENEROSITY and ENGAGEMENT
February 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: GIVING, GENEROSITY and ENGAGEMENT
As one of a series of talks putting the spotlight on Treeleaf's ENGAGED & CHARITABLE PROJECTS CENTER, I would like t... Read more
15 Feb 2016
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8mins
Ranked #17
November 2015 Zazenkai Talk (The Verse of Atonement, The Four Vows & Others)
November 2015 Zazenkai Talk (The Verse of Atonement, The Four Vows & Others)
For this talk, we will reflect on some of the Verses, Vows and Dedications we are heard to Chant around here for each Z... Read more
12 Nov 2015
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40mins
Ranked #18
March 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Shobogenzo - Kokū (Space - 虚空))
March 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Shobogenzo - Kokū (Space - 虚空))
Because “this place is where something ineffable exists,” it is through the realization of these words that Buddhist pat... Read more
27 Mar 2016
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37mins
Ranked #19
March 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Engaged Ethics (& Zenathon for Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary)
March 2016 SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Engaged Ethics (& Zenathon for Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary)
First, I would like to point everyone to our upcoming ZENATHON, for 10 days starting April 1st (March 31 in some places)... Read more
28 Mar 2016
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8mins
Ranked #20
May 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Heshang Moheyan (和尚摩訶衍))
May 2016 Zazenkai Talk (Heshang Moheyan (和尚摩訶衍))
Today's Talk is dedicated to a fellow who historically got a bad rap. It is also shows how much our Shikantaza Zazen way... Read more
8 May 2016
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38mins