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treeleaf zendo treeleaf zendo a soto zen buddhist sangha treeleaf zendo a soto zen sangha home treeleaf home about about new to treeleaf our lineage teachings donate practice practice calendar monthly zazenkai weekly zazenkai ryaku fusatsu retreats events beginner s place home practice holidays in the family buddhist holidays in the family community forum practice groups resources ango resources rakusu sewing notice board zoom rooms the monastery of open doors treeleaf zendo 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 the focus is shikantaza just sitting zazen as instructed by the 13th century japanese master eihei dogen practice opportunities dharma teachings community treeleaf sangha is a multicultural zen buddhist community opened in 2006 in which people of all socio economic classes nationalities races ages creeds genders sexual orientation and identification and physical abilities discover shared humanity by direct experience of one another s lives we are open to all we commit ourselves to cultivating a practice in diversity and multiculturalism by incorporating into our practice the dissolving of all barriers that perpetuate the suffering of separation prejudice and discrimination we intend to expand and develop our awareness of the ways we are conditioned to separate ourselves by socioeconomic class nationality race age creed gender sexual orientation physical ability and other forms of identity many treeleaf sangha priests are members of the soto zen buddhist association notice board may 19th announcement dharma transmission of kandō bion june 1st jundo roshi s recommended forum discussions june 6th new treeleaf podcast episode available june 17th jundo roshi s recommended forum discussions june 21st monthly ryaku fusatsu practice opportunities find out how and when you can join the sangha for practice treeleaf weekly zazenkai join the sangha for practice at our weekly zazenkai we begin with a short service then sit for two periods read more treeleaf monthly zazenkai join the sangha for our long monthly zazenkai this meeting lasts for 3 hours and it includes a long ceremony read more treeleaf monthly ryaku fusatsu from the time of the early buddhist sangha monks and nuns would gather at the time of the full and read more beyond words and letters book club stories of the lotus sutra by gene reeves join treeleaf s book club reading of gene reeve s stories of the lotus sutra read more treeleaf special event guest speaker prof steven heine phd on sunday may 17th we have the honor of welcoming professor steven heine as our guest speaker a longtime treeleaf read more treeleaf special event guest teacher rev hōdo gomoku rev hōdo gomoku soto zen priest and vice abbot of the dublin zen center is coming for a special event read more 2026 spring retreat events 2026 spring retreat arousing and maintaining the mind of awakening dear sangha members and friends we will have our read more more events daily practice the practice calendar offers a complete list of all the daily sittings we offer at treeleaf plus all the regular weekly and monthly events and anything else scheduled you are invited to join anything that fits your schedule no experience is needed view the practice schedule staying connected at treeleaf we constantly try to find ways to connect with each other and to engage more with zen practice as an expression of every day life have a look at some of our practice groups focused on different topics visit the community page retreats and events treeleaf has a rich practice schedule that includes daily zazen weekly and monthly zazenkai which include liturgy and dharma talks yearly retreats held fully online you can find details about these events by clicking below visit the events page roshi jundo cohen ending the war within without an offering from roshi jundo cohen for folks who might be feeling particularly confused angry sad hopeless or frightened at current events in the news encountering the wars in the world in our life with clarity and stillness within encountering the wars in the world in our life with turmoil confusion a war within one war may be beyond our control but the other is not in fact there is no within apart from without no outside no inside treeleaf zendo podcast new episode available more episodes bodhisattvas in action until peace and sanity return so that our treeleaf members and visiting friends may show their support for everyone in this world affected by war especially our friend and ukrainian priest washin and other zen practitioners in the ukraine sangha or from other places where armed conflict makes life challenging we invite everyone to join us for peaceful sitting every sunday the event is hosted by our priests washin and kotei the sitting period is 40 minutes and we chant together the heart sutra in various languages including ukrainian and russian washin find out how you can join this sitting sunday zazen for peace with washin in ukraine bodhisattva action lending a hand we ask our members who come to our forum to only do so after they have dedicated a lend a hand act of charity aid and good works whether big or small within the prior 24 hours read more treeleaf s engaged and charitable projects center a treeleaf forum for the creative development of charitable and socially engaged projects and practices seeking to aid and assist our fellow sentient beings in this world we will introduce from time to time read more one plate one planet get involved if you re looking for a simple way to start taking action now to do something that can benefit the entire planet here s a suggestion from a treeleaf sangha member our friend read more dharma transmission of kandō bion jundo cohen roshi announces the dharma transmission of kando bion now recognized as a fully ordained priest and teacher in read more 2026 home leaving ordination of dōgaku and seikan we are very content to make this announcement and ask everyone sitting with our sangha to join in its celebration our read more jukai ceremony at treeleaf sangha our 2026 treeleaf jukai undertaking the precepts celebration was held on sunday january 18th read more in loving memory of kōjitsu brett williams our friend koji was an example of resilience endurance and dedication to the practice of the dharma he was always read more visit the announcements archive dharma lessons preachings and beseechings by jundo and our priests spring retreat dharma talks arousing and maintaining the mind of awakening sitting zazen as sitting buddha one shines just to shine but often shining requires hard work things are just as they are but frequently that means that things just ain t so good read more seeing i to i when all the borders and labels are dropped all is known and experienced it is vital to experience and actually taste and see and feel read more sacred sitting please sit as a sacred act sit zazen as a holy wholey ritual sit with faith that just this sitting is a complete doing nothing read more sit zazen as a photon some time ago i learned a strange fact about time the photon because it is light travelling by definition at the speed of light is read more jundo offers the answer to all complaints about zazen in just sitting one can leap through the little self s selfish wants and desires to a wholeness free of all little wants and desires the wholeness read more hard way gentle way middle way non way whether hard path or gentle path this path is ultimately a non path of non practice there is ultimately nothing to attain that has not been here read more how to travel in space without a rocket here i will tell you the secret to travel across the cosmos all without need for a rocket not bound by the speed of light read more just sitting and being with serious health issues to live with serious illness such as dialysis dependent kidney failure heart disease and pulmonary embolism blood clots in the lungs is not simply to endure read more for more articles visit the teachings archive treeleaf sangha contact us facebook youtube close previous next