Ordination Ceremony Jean-Marc Zazenkai - AUGUST 19th!

[Jundo]

Hello All,

I am very pleased to announce that the date and time for the Shukke Tokudo 'Homeleaving' Ordination Ceremony for Shohei (Dirk), Mongen (Hans) and Fugen (Torbjorn) is ....

THURSDAY AUGUST 19th, 2010 ... at (subject to change):

10pm Japan time (that is New York 9am, Los Angeles 6am, London 2pm and Paris 3pm)

The ceremony will probably last about an hour. Taigu will be ordaining Shohei as a novice-priest, and I will be ordaining Mongen and Fugen.

IN ADDITION, on the 18th and 19th, we will be welcoming to Treeleaf in Tsukuba both Taigu and my Dharma Brother, Jean Marc Bazy and several members of his Sangha in Lyon, France. You may remember his visit with us in Japan last year ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/cgi-bin/mt/mt-s ... 2&limit=20 (http://http://www.treeleaf.org/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?search=jean-marc&IncludeBlogs=2&limit=20)

TO MARK JEAN-MARC'S VISIT, WE WILL HAVE OUR 4-HOUR AUGUST ZAZENKAI ALSO ON AUGUST 19th (instead of its usual time on the first Saturday of the month. Because of personal travel, I am not available that first weekend).

Of course, ALL WILL BE LIVE NETCAST, then recorded to be AVAILABLE FOR PARTICIPATION BY THOSE WHO NEED TO JOIN LATER.

All this will also mark the start, in the following week, of our ANGO (100 Day Special Practice Season) ... details on that to come soon.

Please do plan on joining us for both this special Zazenkai and our 1st Ordinations. It is a time of celebration for the entire Treeleaf Community.

Gassho, Jundo and Taigu too.

[Dosho]

I'll be there; looking forward to it!

[Tb]

Hi.

It's all good practice.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[Shinko]

I too am looking forward to it!

[Myozan Kodo]

Will be in the high Pyrenees with no net access. But will be with you all in spirit. May it all go smoothly for you all.

[Adam]

I won't be able to see the live version because of work, but I will be there in spirit! So exciting!

Gassho,

Adam

[miheco]

Such an auspicious occasion. I'll be there.

Gassho,
Jin Tai

[KellyRok]

Hello all,

This is a wonderful celebration! I'm going to try my best to participate live. We are doing to be moving into our new house right around this time, but I will try.

gassho,
Kelly-Jinmei

[Dojin]

its a Thursday. i will try to get that day free and join live.
if not i will be with you in mind and see the ceremony later.

congratulations Shohei, Mongen and Fugen

Gassho, Dojin.

[sittingzen]

Congratulations to all!

Gassho,

Lu

[Jinyu]

Hi everyone!
This is a wonderful news!
I'll definitely try to be there for ordination and zazenkai with Jean-Marc!

gassho,
Luis-Jinyu

[CoreyW]

This is great and i will try to be there for the Live broadcast. its a little early for me since I'm usually up late but i will try my best to be there for this occasion. I am very much looking forward to this. Also congratulations to Shohei, Mongen and Fugen!

gassho,
Corey

[BrianW]

Wonderful news! Not sure where I will be on the 19th, but will certainly participate with the recorded version in the event I am not in town.

Gassho,
Jisen/BrianW

[Nick B]

A very deep bow to Shohei, Mongen and Fugen.

I will be present.

[Silva]

Important & joyous events for Treeleaf!
My thoughts and best wishes and zazen are with you Shohei, Mongen, Fugen, our teachers, Jundo & Taigu and les amis de France.

Gassho,

Sylvie

[Martin]

Shohei, Mongen and Fugen

I shall not be able to join you tomorrow; it is the first day of our holiday and we are driving from rainy England to the French Alps for a week and a bit of walking, climbing, swimming, sailing, windsurfing, glacier trekking, white water rafting, and listening to teenagers complain that there's nothing to do. But my thoughts are with you all. I think this is terrific. As you leave home, may you find it, and keep finding it, and may it walk with you.

Gassho

Martin

[Heisoku]

Best wishes Shohei, Mongen and Fugen.
Look forward to the celebration.

Gassho Nigel

[Seishin the Elder]

Please post the times and the link for viewing the Ordination and Zazenkai. (oops, just saw that times were posted :oops: )

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

[Onshin]

Hi all,
looking forward to joining you all tomorrow on such an important day in Trealeaf's history.

Gassho

Joe