Writings
Following are three collections of writings from those associated with the Treetop Zen Center.
Sangha Writings
Treetop is blessed with a wonderful group of creative Zen
students. All do a lot of writing as part of their practice. Both in
prose and in poetry. Often the writing is remarkable. Writing is done
in response to study of the sutras, or of the precepts, or of various
texts, or koans. With the student's permission some of this work will
appear in this section. Sometimes with and sometimes without
attribution, according to the wishes of the respective student.
Most zen centers have some form of ceremony, riitual, or requirements
in order to study with a teacher. Some even draw up a contract between
student and teacher clearly outlining expectations on both sides. Here
at Treetop we ask students, when we feel it appropriate in their
practice, to consider their relationship or commitment to the Three
Treasures: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Among the writings
is one of the responses.
|
Student
|
Writing
|
What It's About
|
| Peter Seishin Wohl | A modern Jataka tale of Coyote meeting the Buddha | |
| Peter Seishin Wohl | Another Coyote Tale | |
| Peter Seishin Wohl | The Title Says It | |
| Peter Joryu Harris | The Cart | Dharma talk on Mumonkan Case 8 |
Stef's Writings
| Writing | What's it About |
| Diary of Congshen | A fictional diary of Congshen (Chao-chou). |
| Zen Mishimi | My "take" on Zen. |
| Reflections on the Wumenkuan | Reflections on the forty-eight cases of the Wumenkuan in pdf format available for download. |
| Reflections on the Blue Cliff Record | Reflections on the Blue Cliff Record. New discussions will be added as they become available. |
Recently, I have been writing fiction: short stories mostly. And since they are not directly related to either Buddhism or Zen, I have placed them in a blog. If you wish to read them please go to http://www.stefseabottle.blogspot.com
Margaret's Writings
| Writing | What's it About |
| Second Kings 5: 1-19 (RSV) | Story about "Sombodies" and "Nobodies" |
| The Rich Young Man | Atop the 100 Foot Pole |
| Terror | A study of two koans, one Buddhist and the other,Christian |
| Words | How language—words—cannot define God, Buddha-Nature, the Unborn, etc. |
| Death and Rebirth | In Christianity and Buddhism |
| Arising and Vanishing | Dharma Talk on the Book of Serenity - Case 43 |