Special "caring for all" tonglen circle
Dear all
This Sunday, 22 March 2020, I will be hosting a special guided Tonglen Practice Circle for anyone who wishes to do taking and sending practice for themselves and everyone affected by the Cov-2019 pandemic, and the fear that goes with it. Which is pretty much the whole world now.
It is easy to become overwhelmed by huge world events like this and our Zen practice of Shikantaza gives us a place to find some calm in the centre of the storm.
Tonglen and metta practice are another way of doing this, softening our hearts and connecting with suffering and other sentient beings in a structured way.
This event will occur in the Scheduled Sitting Room (SSR) at 8pm UK time (GMT/UST) and last for around 40 minutes (10 minutes of introduction plus around 30 minutes of practice).
Basic instructions are to be found here but I will be talking us all through it anyway.
World Times (almost 100% probably correct but please check!):
Anchorage (AKDT): 12pm
LA (PDT): 1pm
Phoenix (MDT): 2pm
Houston (CDT): 3pm
New York (EDT): 4pm
London (GMT/UST): 8pm
Paris/Berlin (UST+1): 9pm
Kyiv (UST+2): 10pm
Bangkok (UST+7): 3am (Monday)
Tokyo (UST+9): 5am (Monday)
Canberra (UST+11): 7am (Monday)
Wellington (UST+13): 9am (Monday)
I hope to see you all there. With Zoom there is plenty of space!
Deep bows
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-
