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Introduction
Hello everyone.(Never been good at introductions. :roll: ) My name is Kukai* & I am just another e-sangha refugee. :lol: I just joined after learning of Treeleaf Zendo due to the Sutra thumping melodrama.
My own background is based in several paths. Hinduism, Sufi, Unitarianism, & Buddhism. Primarily though, my training was in the Sufi tradition with my teachers, Shaykh Nur al-Jerrahi (Lex Hixon) & Shaykha Fariha of the Ashki-Jerrahi Sufi Order. Shaykh Nur practiced several faiths including Buddhism. So, my interest in Dharma really sprang from his writings & inspiration. My practice has been primarily Shingon-shu, but I am eager to learn more of Soto-shu. Looking forward to meeting everyone, & beginning the daily practice here. Gassho.
-Kukai
*My birth name is James. So you can call either James, Kukai, Myoe or hey you. I'm flexible. :lol:
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Hi and Welcome!
Gassho
Dirk
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Hey you. Welcome. :)
Gassho Will
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Hey Kukai!
Welcome to TZF. I'm new here myself.
Best wishes! :)
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Hi Kukai,
I'm also a new member.
Gassho,
Tony
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Hi,
Welcome aboard. :)
Gassho
Ken
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Thanks to everyone for the welcome. :D Gassho.
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Hey Kukai,
What part of Louisiana are you from? I grew up in Livingston Parish (Walker to be exact).
R
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Welcome aboard!
Gassho,
Jordan
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Hey Kukai,
Welcome to Treeleaf!
Gassho,
Keith
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Thanks. I really like the community & approach here.
Rev. R,
I live in Lafayette right by the University. Livingston Parish isn't far from here at all. :D Now the real irony is that you live in Baltimore. I used to live in the DC area myself. Specifically, Fairfax, Va. and Silver Spring, Md. for about 20 years.
Life just gets stranger the older I get. lol
-Kukai
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I know a few people located around "The Flat"
I've been in Baltimore for about 5 years now. I kinda like having four seasons instead of two. :)
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Hello, Kukai, and welcome!
Hey, did y'all get any rain down there (in the South) yet???
Gassho~
*Lynn