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 »

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 »

Service to Others ... as Oneself
( Dogen's Instructions for the Cook - XXX)The value of service to others ... as oneself, not two___________________________Inthe many monasteries of the mountains of Song China that I have seen, the monksholding the various offices train in these posts for a year at a time, each ofthem in each momen

posted 8:29:27am Dec. 25, 2009 | read full post »