Washington DC Retreat Announcement

Dear Treeleafers,
Just to remind you, for the coming retreat in Washington DC you will need :
A sleeping-bag
A camping sleeping mattress
Your own towels (and personal hygiene stuff)
Zafu (not zabuton)
An Oryoki Set (to eat meals)
Comfortable cloths to sit in
Bring your Rakusu / Kesa, if you have one

I look forward to practicing with you.

Gassho
Myozan

PS: For those coming from outside the USA, make sure you have pre-clearance from US Immigration, even if your country is part of the Visa Waiver programme. Also, you'll need Dokan's non-Buddhist name and address to give the authorities as the place you'll be staying while in the US. You'll need that with you when travelling.

Here's my information:

Shawn Edwards
15761 Baskerville Court
Leesburg, VA, 20176

I plan on making a post shortly with more information about the weather, accommodations, location, proximity to things (airport/DC/metro/etc) and whatever else I can think of.

Gassho,

Dokan

Please everyone, also bring a zafu!

Dokan and his family are very generously providing zabutons.

Deep bows
Yugen

I have two extra zafus that I can bring if needed (for folks who may have difficulties with theirs for air-travel or whatever).

Thank you all for the update and for making this happen.

Deep bows.

Hi folks,

You may add to your pre readings Buddha alone, together with Buddha, yui Butsu yo Butsu and Genjokoan that we will plough over and over again.
Please if you have no sewing project, bring along stuff to start a rakusu and sewing material and needles.
Everybody will help the kitchen staff with the washing up so they will have a bit more time on their hands to join the rest of us.


This is a typical day of the retreat, I corrected a few things:

5: 30 : waking up
6: 00 - 6:40: zazen
6:45-7:25: zazen
7:30-8:15: zazen
8:15-8:45: ceremony
8:45-9:00: free time
9:00-9:30: breakfast (0ryoki)
9:30-10:00: coffee tea /dokusan
10:00-12:00: training/ and sewing
12:00-12:30 :lunch
12: 30-13:30: rest
13:30-14:10: zazen
14:15-15:00: zazen
15:00-17:00: sewing/ samu
17:00-18:00: circle and teaching
18:00-19:00 : freetime dokusan
19:00-20:00: diner /coffee tea
20:00-20:40: zazen
20:45-21:30: fukanzazenji in Japanese
21:30-22:30: freetime / priests meeting/ training if necessary
22:30: bedtime

Of course, this can be adjusted according to everyday needs as well as to the kitchen rhythm.

The whole retreat will be posted on line as it goes by Dokan and the link will be:

https://plus.google.com/116930448607190706458



Gassho,

Taigu

Hi All,

will the retreat be on Youtube or only on Google+? If that is a nonsensical question please forgive me, I am 100,000 years old and non-techy gassho1 Will it be right here on the Treeleaf website?

Gassho,
Lisa

Lisa,

Dokan can speak better to this since he will be broadcasting, but generally it is G+ when live and is automatically converted to a YouTube video for later viewing.

So, both! :)

Gassho,
Dosho

Wonderful, thank you Dosho!

Gassho
Lisa

Dosho is exactly right. We will live stream on Google and then archive on you tube if you missed it.

Gassho
Dokan

Thank you Dokan! :)

Gassho
Lisa

Hi all, just before the forum is closed, I wanted to wish you all a good retreat. I'll sit with you as much as I can starting tomorrow first zazen.

Gassho,
Walter.

Same to you. Gassho, all.