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  1. #401
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, June 30th:

    On Vacation
    Back to Bachelorhood...until the weekend!
    Dharma Talks
    Devil Worship?
    Parenthood
    Challenges With Families & Acceptance
    European News
    Everybody Learn Chinese!
    Zombie vs. Alien Apocalypses
    User Agreements
    Unsui
    Retreats in August
    Jumping Out of Airplanes: Pro or Con?
    I don't know!

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  2. #402
    Hi.

    The secretary report from 14/7

    Retreats
    Robes
    Star trek
    Dogen
    Kittens
    Star wars
    In the Gautama Buddha's Days

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  3. #403
    Sounds fabulous! I need to join you sometime soon.

    With metta,
    Em

  4. #404
    21 July Tea Party

    Trail clearing – Global service
    Parents as practice
    Vegetarianism and Buddhism
    Sacrifice and renunciation
    Facing failure without guilt and not judging others
    Four vows – impossibility
    Saving all beings
    Shopping as the bodhisattva way
    Alcohol
    E-Prime
    Language – how words affect our reality
    I must sit/I want to sit/I have the opportunity to sit
    Klingon as E-Prime
    Bendowa – using different translations
    Be kind – rewind.


    That's All Folks!

    Join us next week for more dharma and science fiction.

  5. #405
    Hi.

    Teaparty report 4/8

    zazenkai
    new cat
    New cat on the block
    Buddha placement
    Jundo
    Svaha/sovaka/soraka?
    Treeleaf didn't do anything for me
    Saving gravce
    moving troubles
    retreats
    catchup
    facebook
    Sent to therapist
    retreat schedule
    Dosho in a canoe
    fishing
    fear of water
    Books
    Kenshochasing


    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  6. #406
    11 Aug Tea Party

    Fugen, Andy Grace and Louis sitting.

    How's your practice?
    Jundo's old online video with Leon at the McDonald play area.
    Back from a tough year.
    How about a retreat in the UK?
    Grace on her new porch, its hot with a chance of chocolate.

  7. #407
    Back from a long hiatus at the Teaparty I am pleased to have visited with my old friends, and treeleaf brothers.

    This weeks report- In attendance: Hogo, Dosho, Fugen, Nengyo, Yugen, and of course all of you with us in spirit and practice.
    Topics discussed today: (as always a pleasant mix of the serious and the silly)

    Dosho lost his glasses - probably Fugens fault.
    Ease of transitioning from online practice to face to face during recent retreat.
    Value of practicing together in person if possible
    Next summers retreat with Taigu.
    Study and cadavers
    How Zen makes you a weeping seal Lover
    Confusing others with kindness and patience
    Kids
    Spouses and Zen practice
    Goats as presents...... (you had to be there)
    Tradition of giving trees as gift when visiting another Zendo.
    Sewing for Ango / Kesa colors and different schools of Zen.
    Ranks and Non-ranks, hierarchy in Zen.
    a lovely poetry reading by Yugen: The art of disappearing by Naomi Shihab Nye



    The Art of Disappearing


    When they say Don't I know you?
    say no.

    When they invite you to the party
    remember what parties are like
    before answering.
    Someone telling you in a loud voice
    they once wrote a poem.
    Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate.
    Then reply.

    If they say We should get together
    say why?

    It's not that you don't love them anymore.
    You're trying to remember something
    too important to forget.
    Trees. The monastery bell at twilight.
    Tell them you have a new project.
    It will never be finished.

    When someone recognizes you in a grocery store
    nod briefly and become a cabbage.
    When someone you haven't seen in ten years
    appears at the door,
    don't start singing him all your new songs.
    You will never catch up.

    Walk around feeling like a leaf.
    Know you could tumble any second.
    Then decide what to do with your time.


    Naomi Shihab Nye

  8. #408
    Joyo
    Guest
    sounds like a great time, I really need to get a g+ account so I can join you!!

  9. #409
    I really like the poem. (and Dave, good to see you back)

    btw, the g+ account is free, it's the Sunday afternoons I can't manage

    gassho,
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

  10. #410
    Hi.

    Secretary report 25/8

    Hot tea & candy
    Retreat
    Lobster with glasses
    Treeleaf really works!
    Online Buddhism
    Computer systems and keeping notes
    Doctors and nurses
    Goat comittee
    Its all good practice
    Money and passing the hat

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  11. #411
    Goat committee?

    Gassho
    Matt

  12. #412
    Hi.

    Yes.
    Well, you had/have to be there...

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  13. #413
    Sorry for a stupid question but the Tea Party is Skype only not Google+? I am new here and I think some Sundays @ 3 would work well for me, to at least chat with som eof you live.
    Gassho C

  14. #414
    Clark,

    It is on G+ now...that way we can all see each other. Hope to see you there!

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  15. #415
    Thank you Dosho
    Gassho
    C

  16. #416
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, September 1st:

    Sewing
    Music School
    Questions
    Sitting: How Often & How Long?
    Zazen Position
    Ango
    Jukai
    Unsui
    Pink Panther Movies

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  17. #417
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, September 8th:

    Introductions
    Chanting
    Ceremonies
    Goat Questions
    Ango
    Jukai
    Sewing
    Generational Change
    Gay Marriage
    Donald Duck's Pants
    Dentist
    Companions

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  18. #418
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, September 22nd:

    Ango Commitments
    Sit-a-Thon
    Static Beards
    Pro-Oxygen
    Renewing Precepts w/ The Full Moon
    Smartphones
    Ango: Are You Crazy?
    Religious Identity
    Graduate
    Parents' Expectations

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  19. #419
    Hi.

    Secretary report 29/9

    obamacare vs applecare
    New name same thing...

    Economics
    Monetary means
    life
    Missing people
    walk of life
    Charity
    Talking to people
    Holy books & Holy people!

    Star wars & Star trekyoung & stupid
    Opening Pandoras box

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  20. #420
    Hi.

    Secretary report of 13/10

    Troubles with Google+
    Treeleaf forum and beginners mind
    Samadhi and not dropping weights on feet
    Jundoing and the priests of Treeleaf
    Switching things of life
    More to life than money
    Responsibility
    Arriving
    Tea and teaparties

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  21. #421
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, October 20th:

    Cheri Huber
    Good Apps
    Weather
    G+ Constant Beta
    Misusing Sexuality
    Nina Hartley
    Pornography
    Sex Education
    Facebook
    Chrsitianity
    Atheism
    Homosexuality
    Bert & Ernie
    H.H. the Dalai Lama
    Tibetan Buddhism
    Thich Nhat Hanh

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  22. #422
    Joyo
    Guest
    Thanks everyone, very interesting tea party

    Gassho,
    Treena

  23. #423
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, October 27th:

    Rakusu sewing
    Cats
    Zazen
    Sleeping In?
    Daylight Savings Time
    Winter Landscapes
    Interfaith Dialogue
    International Espionage
    You May Have Won $1,000,000.00
    L.L.Bean
    Your Karma Ran Over My Dogma
    Cooking With Yugen
    Doggie Codependency

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  24. #424
    Mp
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Dosho View Post
    Doggie Codependency
    Ok ... you got me.

    Gassho
    Shingen

  25. #425
    Quote Originally Posted by Shingen View Post
    Ok ... you got me.

    Gassho
    Shingen
    I was there, but I'm not sure I could do the subject justice. You had to be there...
    If I'm already enlightened why the hell is this so hard?

  26. #426
    Joyo
    Guest
    I left early, sounds like I missed a lot!!!

    Gassho,
    Treena

  27. #427
    Yugen
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by catfish View Post
    I was there, but I'm not sure I could do the subject justice. You had to be there...
    Let's just say that Snowy enables Captain Haddock's drinking habit. Watch the Adventures of Tintin to find out....

    Blistering barnacles!

    Deep bows
    Yugen

  28. #428
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, November 3rd:

    The Precepts
    French People
    Star Trek Sickbay
    Ango
    Takuhatsu
    Guns
    Michael and Roger Moore
    Immigrants
    Incarcerations
    Cold Weather and Snow
    Adding Instead of Taking
    Cooking with Yugen
    Beards
    Rohatsu
    Kensho or Flatulence?

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  29. #429
    Hi.

    Secretary report of 10/11

    Zazen
    Oldtimers
    Catching up
    Ango & Angocomittments
    Taigu's retreat & Jundo
    Getting in to the USA...
    Treeleaf top gear episode
    Phones
    Monty python
    Takuhatsu
    Star wars
    Star trek
    Retreats
    Treeleaf reality show
    Google+ or -...
    Disections & Dogs
    Kyosaku or tazer?
    Memorials
    Warfare
    Komuso
    Movies
    Copcars...
    The guruthing
    An American and a French guy walks into a bar...
    Meeting family

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  30. #430
    Hello all,

    Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, November 17th:

    Sewing
    Jukai
    Tea
    Tolerance of Brown Rakusus
    No Bite, But a Win!
    August Retreat
    Attitudes of People Under 30: What's the Big Deal?
    Using Internet Too Much?
    What Weapons You Have In The Car
    Anatomy Lessons
    If You Could See Any Movie On The Big Screen...
    Why Isn't Everyone a Zen Buddhist?

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  31. #431
    Hi.

    Secretaryreport of 24/11

    Retreats
    Kids
    Being Sick
    Taigu's retreat 2014
    Sewing
    Smiles
    Sunsets and rainbows
    Weird experiences
    The effects of meditation
    What to say when asked ”Why do you sit?”
    Why worry so much about food?
    Bacteria
    How to measure...
    Books
    Flying and guns
    Star wars & Matrix & Star trek

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  32. #432
    Report from this evenings Tea Party gathering 12-01-13


    Discussion on this upcoming 2 day retreat
    Sitting on camera together
    What is Fugen reading?
    Movie discussion - "Troll Hunter"
    Swedish language
    Differences between trolls and elves
    Reading books, and practice.
    Practice and the holidays
    The new Pope
    Practice outside Treeleaf
    Tibetan Buddhist
    Homeschooling

    Gassho ~ Hogo.

  33. #433
    Hi.

    Just a note, there is no Treeleaf teaparty 8/ is due to the rohatsu retreat.

    Thank you for your practice.

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  34. #434
    Tea Party Notes from 15 DEC 13 :
    Rakusus and air mail
    Rohatsu and oryoki
    Snacking during retreat and the precepts
    Dogen wasn't a dentist
    Blood sugar and protein deficiency related headaches
    Medical student disease
    Macbeth or the Scottish play
    Oreoki recipes (three bowls and enlighten in the kitchen)
    Wasting food and Monastery eating
    Storm troopers, darth vader, and charity
    Time keeping for zazen
    Oreoki related injuries
    The zazen of dogs and dog behavior
    Fitting the retreat into life
    How to make a diagnosis and first aid treatment
    Movie realism in various technical fields
    Consciousness and brain workings
    If I'm already enlightened why the hell is this so hard?

  35. #435
    "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" seem to come up often. Good sign.
    求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
    I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

  36. #436
    Mp
    Guest
    Oryoki related injuries? What, a chopstick up the nose? =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

  37. #437
    Joyo
    Guest
    Wish I could have joined in, sounds like a fun time!!!

    Gassho,
    Treena

  38. #438
    Treeleaf Priest / Engineer Sekishi's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shingen View Post
    Oryoki related injuries? What, a chopstick up the nose? =)
    I'll dish since that topic was my fault. I tripped while carrying a tray of rice and miso soup for first oryoki on the second day of the retreat. I was right next to the bed and directly over my zafu and zabuton. I really did not want to soak any of these nice padded surfaces with a quart of miso soup, so I fell to my knees to catch myself.

    This maneuver "worked" in that I didn't spill a drop of soup. But my left knee took quite a beating. I sat most of the second day with an icepack on it, and ended up moving to a chair near the end of the retreat.

    At least I had turned the camera off, so there was nothing to see but a pained look (presumably) when I joined oryoki ON TIME and with a FULL BOWL of soup!

    Deep bows (while trying not to fall over),
    Eric

  39. #439
    Mp
    Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by Ctenny View Post
    I'll dish since that topic was my fault. I tripped while carrying a tray of rice and miso soup for first oryoki on the second day of the retreat. I was right next to the bed and directly over my zafu and zabuton. I really did not want to soak any of these nice padded surfaces with a quart of miso soup, so I fell to my knees to catch myself.

    This maneuver "worked" in that I didn't spill a drop of soup. But my left knee took quite a beating. I sat most of the second day with an icepack on it, and ended up moving to a chair near the end of the retreat.

    At least I had turned the camera off, so there was nothing to see but a pained look (presumably) when I joined oryoki ON TIME and with a FULL BOWL of soup!

    Deep bows (while trying not to fall over),
    Eric
    Oh Eric, I sorry to hear about your knee that is no good - I hope it is on the mend. =) But good job on saving the miso and zafu ... wet butt zazen is not always so much fun. I remember a retreat I was at about 3 years ago and was walking with food and was so focused on not spilling it I walked right into the door jam - needless to say I smelled like tomato soup for a bit.

    Gassho
    Shingen

  40. #440
    Treeleaf Priest / Engineer Sekishi's Avatar
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    Thanks Shingen, yes it is all better. The whole thing was more comical than anything.

    I think your story contains some lesson about the difference between a concentrated single pointed mind (object of attention: soup) and an open expansive mind (which contains door jams). The teachings are EVERYWHERE...

    Thank you for sharing!

    Gassho,
    Eric

    Sent from my S4 via Tapatalk4
    Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

  41. #441
    Hi.

    Secretary report 22/12

    Work
    Kids
    Holidays
    The importance of the Treeleaf teaparty
    Practice partner excercises
    What is dharma anyway?
    Strange friends
    Family
    trips
    Skiing and being outdoors

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  42. #442
    Kyotai
    Guest
    sorry for my interruption. did not mean to accept invite.

    Gassho

    Shawn

  43. #443
    Quote Originally Posted by zen_rook View Post
    sorry for my interruption. did not mean to accept invite.

    Gassho

    Shawn
    Hi.

    Np, you're always welcome.

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  44. #444
    Hi.

    Secretary report 29/12

    Attendance at the Treeleaf teaparties
    Attendace at the Treeleaf forum
    Dharma
    Different paths up the mountain
    Switching lane
    ”When the finger points at the moon, the fool stares at the finger”
    Separating things, ”that's a tiger and i should run...”
    New year resolutions and Angocomittments
    Getting rid of things and letting go of things
    Important things
    Books & records
    The Marketmonster
    Vegetarian food
    Not getting enough to eat
    Economics and good stuff
    IT and Techstuff (don't speak the language...)
    The significance and civility of Treeleaf and the Treeleaf Teaparty
    The significance of real photos of avatars and signing off with Gassho
    Jukai
    Rakusus and robes

    How's Dosho doing?

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  45. #445
    Quote Originally Posted by Fugen View Post
    How's Dosho doing?
    Sick, but on the mend (I think!). Sorry I missed you guys today!

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  46. #446
    Yugen
    Guest
    Dosho,
    Hope you feel better soon!

    Fugen,
    Thanks for hosting the Teaparty.... I know during the holidays a lot of folks (myself included) are busy with family commitments. The fact that you faithfully show up and make yourself available is much appreciated. Deep bows to you.

    Gassho
    Yugen

  47. #447
    Hello all,

    Here is last week's Tea Party Report for Sunday, January 5th:

    Rakusu Sewing
    Blue Milk - Bantha?
    "You will know."
    Dr. Who?
    The Wonders of G+
    Google Community: Private or Public?
    "Ceremony" for Myogen Stuckey
    Funerals & Celebrations
    Archive of Treeleaf
    NSA & The Expectation of Privacy
    Discussing the Dharma
    Where's the Dharma on the Forum?
    E.F. Hutton
    Swedish Chef
    Languages
    Burning Ears
    Spitting Up Your Life

    Join us today at 8pm UTC!

    Gassho,
    Dosho

  48. #448
    Hi.

    Here's the secretary report 12/1

    Jukai
    Rakusu
    Freezing stuff
    Sicknesses and diseases
    Doctors and psychiatrists
    Science of science
    Ailments, the weather and sports
    Schools
    Snow
    Roleplaying games & Games
    Fun songs
    Nerds vs Geeks
    Star wars & Star Trek DS 9
    Tvseries
    Zombies and Dharma
    The Precepts


    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  49. #449
    Hi.

    Secretary report 19/1



    League of legends vs Starcraft 2

    Kitchen sofas

    Which Star warscharacter are you?

    Dharma

    Gustav Ericsson

    Messages from above

    Ceremonies

    Jundo

    Telling stories

    Taigu's retreat

    Food

    Anzenkai

    Retreats in sweden

    Extremes

    Kesa and Rakusu

    Family


    See you next sunday!
    Always here.

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

  50. #450
    Hi.

    Banana
    oryoki circle
    Microphones
    Retreat
    Voices
    Where are you from?...
    What do you say when asked about Treeleaf?
    Fugen is a star!
    Dharma
    Landing a man on the sun
    Tea
    Tips for sitting
    Star trek & star wars
    Why kenobi was ready to become a jedi
    Buddhist movies

    Mtfbwy
    Fugen
    Life is our temple and its all good practice
    Blog: http://fugenblog.blogspot.com/

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