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by Omoi Otoshi
Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:42 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Well, not everyone plays charades all the time. And again, being around someone in person we see everything, unedited, which includes reactions to the unexpected. Thank you Shel, I do believe everyone plays charades, consciously or subconsciously. But not all the time, as you say. The charade, the ...
by Omoi Otoshi
Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:55 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Thanks for the specifics, Omoi Otoshi. I don't want to be presumptuous, so if I'm reading you incorrectly, please do set me right. Would you say that TreeLeaf is suitable for beginners in particular? Would you say that one of its main virtues is that it is accessible to people who cannot (or will n...
by Omoi Otoshi
Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:42 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Thanks for the specifics, Omoi Otoshi. I don't want to be presumptuous, so if I'm reading you incorrectly, please do set me right. Would you say that TreeLeaf is suitable for beginners in particular? Would you say that one of its main virtues is that it is accessible to people who cannot (or will n...
by Omoi Otoshi
Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:03 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Hi Omoi Otoshi, I'd like to hear more about the successes you see at TreeLeaf sangha. What are they, and how would you describe their success? thanks Sure! :) How do you talk about success when it comes to buddhism and Zen buddhist practice? I don't know. I'm not sure you can. But I'll try to expla...
by Omoi Otoshi
Sat Feb 09, 2013 9:19 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Hello Omoi Otoshi, No, I believe we all stumble and fall, every day. I don't believe any of us are saints all the time. Yes, obviously, the point I'm making is that with online communication life is controlled and measured so "all the time" may be filtered, and we show only what we want t...
by Omoi Otoshi
Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:04 am
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

gregkavarnos wrote:
Omoi Otoshi wrote:What I described in my previous post was a Buddha moment. In between those, there are many sentient being moments! ;)
Every moment is a "Buddha moment".
Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear in my post! :)

Gassho,
by Omoi Otoshi
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:55 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

No, I believe we all stumble and fall, every day. I don't believe any of us are saints all the time. Enlightened, a sentient being is a Buddha. Deluded, a Buddha is a sentient being. What I described in my previous post was a Buddha moment. In between those, there are many sentient being moments! ;)...
by Omoi Otoshi
Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:29 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

:smile:
by Omoi Otoshi
Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:22 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Treeleaf Sangha
Replies: 162
Views: 42201

Re: Treeleaf Sangha

Hi everybody! I have been a member of Treeleaf for three years now. I just thought I'd share a few thoughts/views! I believe Jundo/Treeleaf is of the 'practice is enlightenment' Soto Zen school. That basically means that if you can quiet the mind enough in sitting meditation to the point where a sen...

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