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  1. #101
    Yogi
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Thanks all for the warm welcome!!!
    :-)

  2. #102
    amanda
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Considering I originally registered in 2007, it's probably time I did something other than just read and sit-a-long, no? :wink:

    My name's Amanda and I first became interested in Buddhism when I was a teenager and found a copy of D.T. Suzuki's Zen Buddhism at a library's used book sale. What attracted me was that zen seemed to answer all the big questions I was thinking about, and it ended up informing a lot of the decisions I've made as I've gone through life.

    Twenty-some years later, I've been trying to find a sangha that fits, but there's nothing nearby that's quite right. Finding this community has been helpful, and I want to thank everyone for their contributions so far, and extend my thanks in advance for future insights!

    I look forward to participating, and thanks to Jundo for making this possible!

    Gassho
    A.

  3. #103

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hello all,

    I haven't been here for a while...wow, we have a lot of new faces. How wonderful to meet all of you! Welcome to Treeleaf.

    Gassho,
    Kelly Rok

  4. #104

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Greetings,
    My name is Ian Adams, I live in Riverside, California, about 60 miles due east of Los Angeles. I am married, with one son, and work as an automotive technician. I have been interested in Zen since my early teens when I was first exposed to its writing while studying karate. I have practiced off-and-on over the years, but am now trying to establish a regular schedule of sitting. Occasionally, I sit at the Zen Center of Los Angeles.
    I look forward to participating in the zendo, to deepening my practice, and to eventually getting into a full lotus.

    Gassho,
    Ian

  5. #105
    james
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hello everyone,

    My name is James, I am 24 years old and I currently reside in Birmingham, England. I've been interested in Zen for about four years but I have only recently begun a daily Zazen practice. You can only read about Zen for so long without practicing it and I feel I reached that point about three and a half years ago, but better late than never I suppose.

    I came across Treeleaf a few days ago and have been amazed at the amount of information here. This Sangha has already achieved so much and I am sure that with a teacher as clearly dedicated as Jundo, this community can only go from strength to strength.

    I sincerely look forward to learning from and with you all.

    Gassho,

    James

  6. #106

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hi James,

    Great to meet you. Looking forward to studying the dharma and sitting with you.


  7. #107
    Mary
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Greetings-
    My name is Mary. I am from Ferndale, Washington which is about 95 mi north of Seattle and about 25 mi s of the Canadian border. I have been practicing Zen for about 5 years. I came to Zen by accident. I encountered Buddhism first through a couple of movies and lots of books. This was before I was aware there were sects of Buddhism, so I just read whatever seemed next to read. This means I have read books from many teachers of all sects. I was originally interested in Tibetan Buddhism, because I thought it was colorful and loud, which I liked. I was LEAST interested in Zen, because it was quiet and way less colorful. But, I heard that some Zen priest was giving a public talk in a nearby town. I went to hear Zoketsu Norman Fischer speak, and was so moved that I gravitated more and more toward Zen.
    I am fortunate to have a nearby hall and sangha. I join here for what another on this forum called "extra credit". I am married and have two children, one still in the nest. So, it is not always easy for me to make it to sits and services. Also, I find I need a format where I can freely discuss practice. This exchange is not always possible even with a face-to-face sangha.
    Gassho-
    Mary

  8. #108

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    welcome mary

  9. #109

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hiya folks,

    You seem to have a good thing going on here.

    I'm an old-time . . . er . . . thinker . . . perhaps. I'm somewhat of a militant thinker, if that's possible.

    You can find all my stuff at theabsolute.net

    I'll shortly be putting up a large webpage about the correct way to interpret rebirth, and all the reasons that literal rebirth is wrong, even supported by the scriptures themselves.

  10. #110

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Bienvenido Hernan y tod@s!

  11. #111
    Daiji
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hi everyone,
    My name is Nombi and I have been practicing Soto on/off for about 10 years. The on/off part includes practicing Nichiren buddhism, a little reading and exploration on my own, as well as Vajrayana. However what I have always enjoyed, and have finally realized is more for me, is "just sitting". I have read plenty of books about meditating, but at some point you have to actually do the work, so here I am. I teach yoga and chi gong, and live in the desert, so I have plenty of opportunities to contemplate "big sky mind", even if I don't experience it on my cushion... but I'm not attached to it, so no worries.... :wink:

  12. #112

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hello and Welcome Amanda, Ian, James, Mary and Nombi.

    Gassho, Dirk

  13. #113

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    welcome all to our little corner of the woods

  14. #114
    Tom
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    Gassho from Tom

    Gassho, All.

    My name's Tom and I'm writing to you from Indonesia. Where Zen pilgrims once had to traverse dangerous paths, like tiger filled mountain passes, I've been caught up on technicalities a 10-year old could probably fix, even with a Mac. I clearly need to sit more. 8)

    The next Zen riddle for me will be an avatar, but once it's up you may all wish that I didn't put it there, if my gym friends comments are anything to go by. Introduction: I'm a 36-year old Australian bloke (guy) incarnated during the working day as a journalist, editor, and part-time grad student.

    I've been reading, dabbling, starting, stopping, and starting again on the Buddhist path for 8 years. When life went well, practice waned. When life went badly, practice came back. But something kept bringing me back, probably the books of Geri "Parang" Larkin and her salt-of-the-earth tales of running a Sangha in downtown Detroit, Michigan and other parts of North America.

    I'm looking forward to working with the treeleaf Sangha. Not having a Sangha has been a big challenge for me down here in the world's largest Muslim-majority country. I've schlepped down to the nearest temple a couple of times to talk with the nice, 20-something Thai monk. Meditation isn't encouraged in lay people, he said, first they must learn to keep the Sila. Fair enough, I thought, but something about Zen spoke to me in the same way I've seen on comments here.

    Enough talking. I'll endeavour to sit each morning. The knowledge that there are dozens of you out there doing the same, in different time zones, in different parts of the planet is helping.

    Gassho.

    Tom.

  15. #115

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Welcome to Treeleaf Tom!

  16. #116

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hello everybody!

    My name is Igor and I'm new in this place. I practice zazen for some time now, but I think that I need some help with my practice. Hopefully you'll be kind enough to give me some advice sometime, will you?

    All the best,

    Igor

  17. #117
    Yugen
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    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Igor,
    Welcome to Treeleaf! I look forward to practicing and learning with you... we all learn from one another... I look forward to your posts.

    Gassho,
    Alex

  18. #118

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hi and Welcome Tom and Igor.

    Gassho, Dirk

  19. #119

    Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

    Hi all,

    Michael here, very happy to be sitting in with you all. I'm in Wicklow right now, and I'm enjoying reading through the posts and browsing some earlier talks too.

    May all be happy and well!

    Michael

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