Hi.Originally Posted by fanndrew
No problem, we are always there and you're always welcome.
Mtfbwy
Fugen
Hi.Originally Posted by fanndrew
No problem, we are always there and you're always welcome.
Mtfbwy
Fugen
I would like to participate, but what keeps me from doing so is my current level of internet connectivity and where I happen to be. I just wanted to let you guys know that I would be there if I could be there. Of course, I am "there," but not in the most useful of senses.
Hi all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, February 26th:
New people
Dogs, Cats, & Kids
Pain
Shaving
Skiing
Pruning
College
Pixie Friends
Language Skills
Gassho,
Dosho
Hi.
This is the secretary report from the Treeleaf teaparty 4/3
New people
Reliability
Zen practice in the real world
What is Luxury
Hardships in life
Koans
Ordination
Circles
Treeleaf
Gadgets
Thank you for your practice
Mtfbwy
Fugen
Thank you Fugen.
Gassho,
Chris
Hi all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, March 11th:
Lost voices
Sickness & Empathy
Star Wars
Children
Apples & Androids
Secret of Life
Crazy weather
Kesa & Sewing
Missing members
iPhones
"Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
Fantasy Island
Oldest living trees
Cats
Tea
Gassho,
Dosho
Hi all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, March 18th:
Meal Chant
Robe Verse
Zazen
Ding ding ding, wake up…..wake up…its not bed time…
Problems with the video feed
Practice discussion
Ordering robes from Zen Walmart
Driving tractors
Shohei drove a Mack Truck
More discussion on video feed problems
The Walking Dead finale
Cable TV
Netflix
Noble Awkward Silence
Republican Primaries in the U.S.
The height of trees in Michigan
Butt Lady
Persian New Year customs
Iranian Death Metal
The movie “No One Knows about Persian Cat” (you can watch it on Netflix)
More Noble Awkward Silence
Physical discomfort when sitting, some options, Kinhin, reclined sitting, etc.
Arthimoth (Iranian death metal band)
Radio Tehran (Iranian Alt. band)
Star wars- The dharma of star wars
The real deal thread
Latest sit-alongs
Gassho and we all went our merry ways
And wow, it didn’t seem like we talked about all of that!!!!!
Gassho,
Chuck
Talk about active listening. You got ALL of the details Chuck.
Gassho,
Chris
Hi all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, March 25th:
Introductions
Robe Verses
Tucking & Tossing Kesas
Technical upgrades
Stay at home dad
Engaged projects
Sitting at Hazy Moon
Beards
Nowegian Suspenders
National Holidays
Book Club
Sesshins
Brad Warner
Swedish Chef
Site redesign
Gassho,
Dosho
Hi.
Secretary report for april 1st
K 9
The openess of the internet and Treeleaf
Starting sittinggroups
Moving offices
Jundo's latest video
Kesa, Rakusu & sewing
Benefits of practice
Eiheijivideo and being there
Oryoki
Updating Treeleaf
Talking
Books
Dogen's Instructions for the Cook videos
Mtfbwy
Fugen
Here is the topic report for this week (4/8/2012):
Meal chant
Robe Verse
Short Zazen sitting
Oryoki bowls sets
Shohei's son's awesome light sabre
Shohei demonstrates his vintage hair dryer w/ashtray/Zen time travel astronaut cockpit
Treeleaf 2.0: Forums, site-wide
Treeleaf Book
Zen (Dogen) film
The Zen Mind documentary
Videos for Treeleaf
Break time with Shohei's children
Newfoundland and it's native hip-hop stylings
Sewing skills or lack there of
Rakusu sewing
Gassho,
Chris
Treeleaf Book :?:
I knew someone was going to ask. :lol:Originally Posted by Kaishin
During our small gathering, I believe I brought up the desire to see our Zazenkai and tea party sutras and chants compiled into an easy to follow PDF that could be printed. Just a repackaged resource.
Gassho,
Chris
Like the Treeleaf Zen Retreat handbook or something different?
Daido
Perhaps? I haven't seen it.
Gassho,
Chris
Here is a link to it
https://sites.google.com/site/jundotree ... ects=0&d=1
Daido
Yeah that.
Thanks Daido.
Gassho,
Chris
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, April 15th:
Skype issues
Happy Birthday Fugen
Forum posts
Creating a sitting group
Bells
Prison sitting
Rakusu rings
Sumo Robots
"Treeleaf book"
Sewing
Sesshins
Zagus
Sit Happens
Google+ sitting
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, April 22nd:
Technical difficulties
Shukke Tokudo
Kesas
Forum posts
Dogen Sangha International
Hospice
Karma
Video Chat Options
Angry Buddhist
Automatic cars
File sharing
Fugen's Radio Show
Swedish diet
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, April 29th:
Sentient beings
Hunger Games
Members
Motorcycles
Oregon
Bedbugs
Crop freezes
Bee Colony Collapse
Transformers Metta
What song would you play?
Sitting practice
Star Trek
Sci-Fi
Getting kids to sleep!
Practice partner exercises
Childspeak
Please join us this Sunday...all are welcome!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hey Everyone,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, May 6th:
Dealing with difficult times
Updates to Treeleaf website
Karma Payday – The movie (Thanks Hans for the visuals )
Metta for Tsuksuba
Pro and Cons for Treeleaf accepting donations
Online Jukai at Treeleaf or Jukai in general– Why they take it/why they leave (dropout rate) and its effects either way
Video chat services. Good the way they are or is an upgrade needed.
Dealing with loss – the need to be together and the need to be alone.
Zen Challenge Thread – Beneficial or not
Learning Japanese
Morality without definitions
**A deep bow to Dosho whose mere presence has had profound affects on many. More then he realizes me thinks - Gassho**
Thanks,
Daido
I stand by your remarks Daido. A deep bow to Dosho, and to all in the sangha and provide support by virtue of their practice - Thank you!
Gassho
Yugen
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, May 13th:
Computer skills
Kesas & Zagus
Mother's Day
Book Club
Ceremonies
Dharma Names
Mothers' Day
Mistakes
Console video games
Shukke Tokudo
Please join us this Sunday...all are welcome!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, May 20th:
Happy Feet
Children
Shukke Tokudo
Robes
Sewing
Bells
New Forum
Chugai
Police officers
Lunch
Radio Show
Koan Introspection
Karma & Merit
Differences in Tibetan Buddhism
Please join us this Sunday...all are welcome!
Gassho,
Dosho
I will post the report for Sunday June 10th when I get home this evening.
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, June 17th:
Father's Day
New Forum & Website
Jundo & Taigu's Recommended Threads
Missing Members
Chatbox Feature
Kesa & Rakusu Sewing
Sitting Groups
Remembering our Family
Metta
Koans
Haiku
Romantic Escapades
Bookshops
Please join us this Sunday...all are welcome, even to just stop by and say hello!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, July 1st:
Koans
Dokusan
Yogi Bear
Bendowa Translations
Donations & Pledges
Sewing
Sitting Groups
Mudras
Parenting
Star Trek
Morals
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, July 8th:
Zazenkai
Participation
Tea Party
Going to the movies
Jesus & Communism
Comedians
Nobel Prizes
Depressing Books
Mountain Hiking
Being "Right"
Increase in forum posts
And always remember that you can come for an hour or five minutes...either way, we'd be honored for you to join us!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hi all,
Just a reminder that I'll be subbing for Fugen at the Tea Party today (man, these are big shoes!) which will commence in about a couple hours (3pm EDT). If you want to join in but aren't among those in my Skype list, please send me a PM so we can connect.
Hope you can stop by, whether it's for 5 minutes or an hour...we'd love to hear you!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, July 15th:
Lazy dogs
Illness
4 Hour Zazenkai
Global Day of Service
Finding time for practice
Sewing
Retreats
Domesticated Birds
Sitting groups
Dokusan
Ice Cream
Trader Joes
Forum Chat function
And always remember that you can come for an hour or five minutes...either way, we'd be honored for you to join us!
Gassho,
Dosho
Thank you for the report Dosho and it looks like you filled those big shoes well.
Gassho
Michael
Thank you Michael! And I shall again be filling those shoes, which still seem big but not quite so, tomorrow as Fugen is needed elsewhere. So, again, if anyone wants to join the tea party and are not on my Skype list, please PM your info to me so you can join in the fun (although the beginning is REALLY serious)!
Hope some folks can make the time to join us, for 5 minutes, 60 minutes, whatever...all are welcome.
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, July 22nd:
Length of Zazen
Moving
Hospitals
Lying
Poker
Accents
Nansen's Cat
Relationships
Authenticity of practice
Access to teachers
Dating
Hope you can join us next week...all are welcome!
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, July 29th:
Unusual Zazen
Lucid Dreams
Couples Massage?
Reading
Music Complexity
Ghosts
Vermont cheese
Pasty (No, not that kind...it's a type of food)
Disrobing
Nansen & the cat
Korea...the "nice" one.
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, August 5th:
Kesa
Sitting With Pain
Relationships
Teaching Little Ones
Priest Training
Nothingness
Short Tea Parties
Gassho,
Dosho
Last edited by Dosho; 08-06-2012 at 05:08 AM.
Thanks for the report Dosho.
Gassho
Michael
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, August 12th:
Roadkill
Fake Mars Photo
Tea Ceremony
Kensho/Makyo
Parenting/Grandparenting...for quite awhile!
Gassho,
Dosho
Last edited by Dosho; 08-26-2012 at 01:23 AM.
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, August 19th:
Technical difficulties
"Bad" practice
Self-retreat
Pirate Baby
Eido Shimano
E-Sangha
Brad Warner
SFZC
Ango
Releasing the Crow
Vermont
International Travel
Kesa Corners
Gassho,
Dosho
Pirate Baby? Is that a mis-type, by chance? LOL I'm confused!
Gassho,
Lisa
Hi.
Secretetary report for 26/8
Opportunity to embarass yourself
Ango
The importance of interactions
The difference in tone
Ango Practice partner Excercises
The priests of Treeelaf
Koans
Sitting
Kicking friends out
Dosho No show
Paperwork
Relationships
Mtfbwy
Fugen
Life is our temple and its all good practice
Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/
What? Still no notes about the last party? Heh heh! There was a passionate discussion about Workers Cooperatives of all things.
I'll get that up soon...some of it was a bit over my head, so the notes may not be fully descriptive!
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, September 2nd:
Belly Dancing Bells
Goalless Goals
Ango
Tealeaf Treeparty?
Road Tests
Cooperatives
Health Care
Cappies vs. Commies
Benign Dictatorships
Science and bias
3 Years to Live?
Gassho,
Dosho
Last edited by Dosho; 09-15-2012 at 02:02 AM.
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, September 9th:
Dogs or Cats?
Ango
PPE
Sewing
Meal Gatha
Rohatsu Retreat
Yoga
Dharma Names
What's for dinner? Hamburgers or Pizza?
Global Service Ideas
Rowing
Used Cars
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, September 16th:
PPEs & Jukai
SFZC & Precepts Study
Organizational Change
Rakusu Colors
Wearing the Kesa
Crazy Things Kids Do & Say
Sesshins & Zazenkais
Eating During Retreats
Horizontal Zazen
Zen Kayaking
Chicken Pox
Keeping Your Pants On
Gassho,
Dosho
Hello all,
Here is the Tea Party report for Sunday, September 23rd:
PPEs: How's It Going?
Variety
Sewing & Wood Shop
Crappy Stitches
Too Much Posting?
Policework: Seen & Unseen
Donuts & Coffee
K-9s
Favorite Koans?
Telling People You're Buddhist
Talking to Others With Different Views
Advice From an Old Fool
Forum
Gassho,
Dosho
Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, September 30 2012:
-PPE #2
-relationships and breakups
-Addictions that trigger the Dopamine response
-Global Day of Service
-Crying
-No-show Dosho ;-)
-6 inch heels (Hey I'm only the scribe)
-parents
-Puma swede and nina hartley
-Selling paintings
-sitting posture
-yoga
-parents
Deep bows,
Yugen
Last edited by Yugen; 10-01-2012 at 12:01 AM.
Hello!
Can I just check when the tea parties are held please? Shyness has prevented me from joining (& may still!) but I'd quite like to get involved.
Thanks!
_/\_
Ade
Ade,
The tea party is at 3pm my time (New York) and 9pm Sweden time, so I believe that would make it 8pm your time. Please correct me if I'm wrong Fugen!
As for being shy, I can relate. The first two times I was on the call I disconnected without saying anything! But I kept coming back and found a great group of people to talk with about practice and daily life (not two BTW).
Please come and join us!
Gassho,
Dosho
Thanks Dosho; I'll hopefully see you there!
_/\_
Ade