Thank you all. Much metta to all sentient beings suffering
Gassho,
Kyonin
Thank you all. Much metta to all sentient beings suffering
Gassho,
Kyonin
Hondō Kyōnin
奔道 協忍
Thank you all who joined in and those who will sit later.
Happy Rohatsu to you all. May we go forth in the Dharma together.
gassho, Shokai
合掌,生開
gassho, Shokai
仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai
"Open to life in a benevolent way"
https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/
Thank you, Jundo, and everyone who made this Rohatsu possible. I learned from each of the talks, and it was wonderful to practice with everyone who practiced with this and who will practice with this.
Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH
Thanks to all. It was good to see and hear the Priets in training these past two days.
Doshin
Stlah
Thank you all for your practice!
Gassho,
Shugen
Meido Shugen
明道 修眼
Hello,
every single talk has been an eye-opener for me.
Thank you all for your effort and for sitting this together.
It's late night over here and the stars came out.
Will take a short walk before sleeping.
Gassho,
Kotei sat.
義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.
Being a novice priest doesn't mean my writing about the Dharma is more substantial than yours. Actually, it might well be the other way round.
Endless bows and gratitude to all. Metta and love.
Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah
展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.
Thank you to everyone for your sincere and dedicated practice. It's such a privilege to be here.
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday
Thank you Jundo, all our priests, and everyone for a wonderful Rohatsu.
I had a slow start due to a technicality today. It appears my iPad had insufficient memory to log into Hangouts. Once i figured that out, and just switched to my iPhone...smooth sailing!
Thank you for providing the links before each session. That was very helpful.
Onto...Jukai!
Gassho
Frank (Kunzang)
Satoday...joyously!
Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk
Deep bows and so much appreciation for everyone who sat and will sit. Rohatsu is always such a wonderful time with everyone coming together.
Gassho,
Shoka
sattoday
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Thank you so much to all the priests and everyone who sat/is sitting/will sit in the ten directions. It was a lovely weekend with you all.
Gassho
Jen
ST
Unfortunately I did not get a chance to sit live due to work and family duties! I will use the recorded video to sit throughout the week though!
Thanks to all involved with facilitating the retreat!
Gassho,
Rob
SAT
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My congratulations again to all of you who have sat or are sitting this Retreat, as well as our priests who guided sitting with such care.
For those who could not see the Han (Wooden Block) that I was striking in our opening on the first day as the camera blurred, here are some photos. It hangs outside the front door of our Treeleaf Zendo in Tsukuba.
It calls all sitters to Zazen. Inscribed is the traditional verse ...
"Life and death are the great matter.
To waste time is a pity.
All is impermanent and passes swiftly away.
Time waits for no one."
The other plaque over the door contains calligraphy by Nishijima Roshi, and reads "Ko no Ha Zendo" ... Treeleaf Zendo.
Gassho, Jundo
STLah
han 1.jpg
han 2.jpg
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ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
So sad that I had to abandon Rohatsu half way through unit 3 on day 2, my cat started having seizures and I couldn't leave my husband to deal with it all alone, I knew also that I wouldn't be fully present. However I am so grateful that I got to sit so much of the weekend live, it was wonderful. I'll be catching up with the rest of the units this week.
Heartfelt thanks to all of you!
Off to the vets now
Meitou
Satwithyoualltoday lah
命 Mei - life
島 Tou - island
展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.
Also want to give thanks to Jundo for, well, everything of course... but especially this year, the reading of the Differently-Abled Ancestors. Such a beautiful moment, and really exemplifies what we're all about here.
Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah
展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.
Hello all,
Happy Rohatsu! I'm beginning my retreat today and hoping to finish on Wednesday. I will have to stretch it out due to some back issues and more home repairs but so happy to be able to participate for another year.
Meitou - I hope you and kitty are doing okay!
Thank you to all of you!
Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
onretreat
Thank you to everyone who participated or will participate in the future.
I wasn't able to do the full retreat but I did sit with you each morning and evening. I will do some catch-up later. I am particularly keen to hear the dharma talks from our priests.
Tairin
Sat today and lah
Wow! Rohatsu was amazing. I was totally exhausted by the end of it. My hips hurt, my back ached. I don't think I could have sat zazen for a single minute longer. But I also found that after being with everyone for so long and sitting all the way through to the end, I wished we could all go out for pizza and beer to celebrate.
Instead, I took two ibuprofen and had a long nap.
Today, I'm feeling love and deep gratitude to this sangha.
Gassho,
Kate
sattoday
Hensho: Knitting Strands / Stranded on a Reef
"Knit on with confidence and hope through all crises." -Elizabeth Zimmerman
Wasn't able to sit live on day 2. Will be catching up here and there over the next week or so.
James F
Sat
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I kinda felt the same way! Excited, fulfilled, etc, but achey back and hips. If it was a brick and mortar Zendo, is been up for a pizza, or coffee or something, just to share experiences!
It was Definately..."ALL GOOD" !
FRANK
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I felt the same. This was my first time with repeated, extended zazen. I wasn't prepared for feeling so beat when I woke up on day 2! But it gave me a renewed appreciation for kinhinI was totally exhausted by the end of it. My hips hurt, my back ached. I don't think I could have sat zazen for a single minute longer.
Thank you all for your preparation, facilitation, and participation. I was able to join live for about 1/2 the sessions, including the opening and closing. A wonderful introductory experience.
Sat today. Gassho.
No merit. Vast emptiness; nothing holy. I don't know.
At first I didn't realize you'd included the translation. A quick trip to Google turned "Ko no Ha Zendo" into "this is a fact". Oddly accurate, if wrong.The other plaque over the door contains calligraphy by Nishijima Roshi, and reads "Ko no Ha Zendo" ... Treeleaf Zendo.
Sat today.
Gassho
No merit. Vast emptiness; nothing holy. I don't know.
Todd;
you were lucky,at World Lingo Translation Services you get "wooden leaf"
And if you are really not careful which kanji to use zendo can translate to peristalsis or crawling like a worm.
gassho, Shokai
stlah
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合掌,生開
gassho, Shokai
仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai
"Open to life in a benevolent way"
https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/
Still in the middle of it, but thank you all for a wonderful Rohatsu.
Gassho, sat today, lah
求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.
"May I be a flashlight to all beings living in life's dreary and despicable basement" - Sean C.T.
> But it gave me a renewed appreciation for kinhin <
Kinhin! Ha! Ha! Ha! I thought the same thing! Somebody knew what he was doing when he invented that. -Kate
Sat today. Sat a LONG time yesterday. LAH/Gassho/etc.
Hensho: Knitting Strands / Stranded on a Reef
"Knit on with confidence and hope through all crises." -Elizabeth Zimmerman
I'm getting ready to start day2. Yes, I'm feeling day 1 of retreat...in my bones. My knee swelled and I couldn't sit seiza anymore, so I found sitting at the top of my stairs with my feet on the third step going down to be a nice solution. This way, I can also use the handrail to help get up if/when needed .
Especially through the aches and pains, it has been wonderful thus far. Once again, many thanks and bows to you Jundo and all Unsui for making this possible.
These are my retreat companions.
retreatbuddies.jpg
Let's begin...
Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
onretreat
Don't overdo. Recline, sit in a chair, do what you need. Young monks can push themselves like marines in boot camp, old monks need to watch the arthritic knees.
for example, our special Zazenkai a few years ago with the great Rev. Tonen O'Connor who came for a visit, and had to sit Zazen in a chair ...
Gassho, J
STLah
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ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
Hi All,-
I am pleased to report that I was able to sit with Tonen O' Conner for a full 30 min for the first time in a while, 30 min with Treeleaf, and there was no time, 30 min was as ten minutes. With my new medicine (injection, non-narcotic) a biological, after 5 months of medicine every 4 wk.s it's finally working, no pain while sitting with honored Tonen O' Conner, This is years in coming. Thank you.
Tai Shi
sat today/lah
Gassho
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Peaceful Poet, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, limited to positive 優婆塞 台 婆
Marshmallow also joined in right after Jakuden's session.
James F
Sat
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Thanks everyone who participated. It was a great experience for me. I enjoyed the talks by the Unsui it was interesting to hear their takes on things. I liked the discussion on Nanchuan's cat. I have often wondered if this was a sort of King Solomon's case with the baby. Perhaps both groups were arguing that they desired the cat and so the solution was to cut it in half. Perhaps a teaching on desire and attachment. I can never really get a handle on that story. I find it interesting that Nanchuan's cat is kind of a Schrodinger's cat in that whether it lives or dies kind of depends on the listener's (or reader's) perspective.
Anyway, I thought all the talks were great and I really appreciated being with everyone.
Gassho, Shinshi
SaT-LaH
空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
I am just a priest-in-training, any resemblance between what I post and actual teachings is purely coincidental.
E84I - JAJ
I am just getting over a stubborn chest/upper respiratory virus that knocked me out for the past week, so unfortunately I missed Rohatsu. I have just now found this thread and the recording, and I greatly look forward to sitting and enjoying the broadcast with you all in the "eternal now" of zazen.
Thank you all for sharing your practice.
Gassho
kim
st/lh
My life is my temple and my practice.
Finally finished Rohatsu On Demand late last night. Thank you to all who made this possible and thank you for the valuable words of wisdom of each Dharma talk. Deep bows to all.
Seishin
精 Sei - Meticulous
神 Shin - Heart
How marvelous and wonderful. Reading all the posts by the many people joined together worldwide to just sit!
"May all be free from self-clinging" is both an invitation and a benediction.
Jundo and all the priests and all we sitters really basked in this way of life.
With deep gratitude.
Shinzan
Thank you all for sitting this year's Rohatsu
Gassho
Souchi
SatToday
Kyousui, I don't know if you'll see this, but I've got that transcript for you. The problem is I can't send it because your PM inbox is full! Is there anything you could delete to make some room? If not, no problem, if you can let me have your email, I'll mail it to you,
Gassho
Meitou
satwithyoualltoday lah
UPDATE; I've sent you an email via your profile
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命 Mei - life
島 Tou - island