Treeleaf Zen

Treeleaf Zen

Zazen in the ER (for our son)

posted by Jundo Cohen | 10:12am Monday July 6, 2009

NOTE FROM JUNDO: THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS WHO WROTE. LEON IS DOING FINE TODAY. AMAZING HOW FAST KIDS CAN RECOVER SOMETIMES.


Spent the evening in the emergency room for our son … sudden 40C/104F fever …

He’s ok now it seems … but, man, it was a rough night …

Pardon if the talk is a little sleepy tonight … my wife and I are bushed!


(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
a sitting time of 20 to 35 minutes is recommended)

To subscribe to “Treeleaf Zen” click here.

 



Previous Posts

Joyful Mind, Motherly Mind, Great Mind ( ... and thank you to Beliefnet)
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XXXIII)As we close this year 2009 ... all is truly but a constant beginning, ever new ...And as we conclude our reading of the Tenzo Kyokun, there remains ongoing life and practice ...In these final passages, Master Dogen reminds us to be joyful, to take care of

posted 3:12:37am Dec. 31, 2009 | read full post »

Between Heaven and Hell
(And, in case you have not heard ... after a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily "Sit-a-long with Jundo" Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines, where we will be a daily featured Buddhist blog ...

posted 3:45:48am Dec. 30, 2009 | read full post »

Life Is Our Temple
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XXXI)Right here, right now ... this is the time and place of realization  ... awakening and making it real ...___________________________When I observedaccomplished people in the past who held the position of cook, their personalqualities were naturally in

posted 7:54:33am Dec. 29, 2009 | read full post »

'Mondays with TAIGU' - A New Year ... No Expectations ...
A new year ... no expectations ...(After a lovely year here at Beliefnet.com, our daily "Sit-a-long with Jundo" Zazen netcasts will be moving home on January 1st to SHAMBHALA SUNSPACE, the webpage of the Shambhala Sun and Buddhadharma magazines, where we will be a daily featured Buddhist blog ... si

posted 2:38:50am Dec. 28, 2009 | read full post »

Join our Weekly 'SATURDAY (almost) LIVE FROM TREELEAF' Real-Time Zen Meditation TONIGHT!
Due to technical difficulties ... A PRE-RECORDED 'RE-SIT' TODAY ... Please join our weekly "(almost) Live from Treeleaf" Zazenkai meditation ...We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH (see below), then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 5 minutes o

posted 7:18:07am Dec. 26, 2009 | read full post »

Advertisement
Comments read comments(10)
post a comment
Jin Tai

posted July 6, 2009 at 12:58 pm


My thoughts are with you for your son’s quick recovery.



report abuse
 

Kent

posted July 6, 2009 at 1:10 pm


I am an aspiring “zen guy” and a parent, with more practice at parententing than at Zazen. Being a parent I fully understand the experience with your son and hope you are all fine. Gassho Kent



report abuse
 

Naomi Michelle

posted July 6, 2009 at 3:40 pm


I hope you son makes a speedy recovery.
Gassho



report abuse
 

Chugai

posted July 6, 2009 at 3:46 pm


My sympathies are with you.



report abuse
 

Butterflyquilter

posted July 6, 2009 at 4:07 pm


Hope things go well with your son. You are in my prayers.
Shelly



report abuse
 

Your Name

posted July 6, 2009 at 5:41 pm


I hope you can all get some well deserved sleep and a comfortable recovery.
Take care.



report abuse
 

Greg

posted July 6, 2009 at 8:27 pm


I’m glad that the little guy is alright. I’m sure it was a rough night.
take care,
greg



report abuse
 

Glow

posted July 6, 2009 at 8:28 pm


Glad to hear your son is well, and that you can all get some well-deserved rest.
Gassho



report abuse
 

Jundo

posted July 7, 2009 at 12:34 am


Thank you, everyone. Leon is feeling much much much better today. Kids have an amazing power to rebound. Gassho, Jundo



report abuse
 

anonymous

posted July 12, 2009 at 9:59 am


very sorry about your son.
a fever as high as 104 can be reasonably dangerous.not always, but sometimes.
even if he has a predisposition for spiking high with fever, there might be a few things that you can do to prevent it in the future. Simple things, like a few drops of some herbal medicine in his juice??
maybe a Holistic MD could find some things that the regular doctors missed??
The book “Prescription for Nutritonal Healing” by Dr. James Balch and Phyllis Balch has a nice section on fever. Usually can pick up a used copy on Amazon for a few dollars plus shipping.



report abuse
 

Post a Comment

By submitting these comments, I agree to the beliefnet.com terms of service, rules of conduct and privacy policy (the "agreements"). I understand and agree that any content I post is licensed to beliefnet.com and may be used by beliefnet.com in accordance with the agreements.

Share this story


About Beliefnet

Our mission is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. More about Beliefnet.

Help

Media Kit

Subscribe

Legal

Copyright © Beliefnet, Inc. and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. Constructed by Beliefnet.

Advertisement

Report as Inappropriate

You are reporting this content because it violates the Terms of Service.

All reported content is logged for investigation.