Sorry I couldn't make it I had too weak of a signal and kept getting kicked out but will make it up tomorrow.
Gassho
John
SatToday
Sorry I couldn't make it I had too weak of a signal and kept getting kicked out but will make it up tomorrow.
Gassho
John
SatToday
Heitou
平桃
Wonderful to join everyone tonight. And learning the ancient history of the hokey-pokey was illuminating!
Gassho,
Jesse
ST/LAH
What a wonderful and solid start to Ango and Jukai. Thank you all so much for coming together and supporting one another through our practice.
And tonight's Hokey Pokey turned into a serious cardio session at the end! I may be able to skip my run tomorrow.
Gassho,
Rob
-stlah-
Thank you, I'm very grateful to be able to participate in this beautiful ceremony, great talk reminding me that it's not all about me but my practice is for others
"Is this the real life, is this just fantasy?" - I don't know anymore after Hokey Pokey at 3am in the morning lalallala
In the morning a Japanese bird sang a song
Soaked in London's night fog.
Gassho
Sat
I managed the first sit before getting too tired. My old cat also joined in, he did better than me, he was still on the zabuton this morning.
Lovely to see so many first time Ango people, enjoy!
Gassho
Meitou
Sattoday lah
命 Mei - life
島 Tou - island
Great start to Ango
Gassho
Onka
st
穏 On (Calm)
火 Ka (Fires)
They/She.
Thank you Jundo & Sekishi. A wonderful start to the Ango
Gassho, Jonathon
STLah
Bion
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When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi
Grateful for this lineage, for Jundo's teaching, and for the sangha that helps make Treeleaf Zendo so unique and of such good service to this world.
Gassho,
Mui
Sat/LAH
無依 Mui
"Relies on Nothing"
I was looking forward to sitting the recorded version this afternoon but I didn’t realise the village hall had live rock bands playing today. Currently listening to ‘Spirit in the sky’ . Will get rid of husband again tomorrow and sit then.
Gassho
Ken (Karen)
Sat today
I just finished sitting with the recording, I had to split it in two but I made it.
Thank you Jundo for the teaching and to the Sangha for your efforts.
Gassho,
Mags
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Sat the recording this morning. Thank you, Jundo. Ango on everyone.
Gassho,
Juki
Sat today and lah
"First you have to give up." Tyler Durden
Sat with all of you this Sunday morning.
Thank you all for your presence,
Gassho, eva
sattoday and also LAH
Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.
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.
Thank you everyone.
Jundo. I really enjoyed your talk on the Dedication of Merit and the origins of our version.
Tairin
Sat today and lah
Just finished this, and off we go to Ango! Thank you Jundo, Sekishi and everyone, it was wonderful to sit with so many of you!
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday
Thanks, y'all. Just finished sitting with the recording.
In the Dedication of Merit lines, "...and to all other Honored Ones throughout history, male and female honored ones, whose names have been forgotten or left unsaid,"--is this just a longer way of saying, "everyone else"?
Gassho,
steve
ST/LaH
No, it is specifically to recognize the women as well as men, including the differently abled, who were unable to enter, were excluded from or never given full recognition as deserved within the male and able-body dominated Sangha in traditional Asia and elsewhere, as well as "everyone else" who contributed to the Dharma but just has been forgotten by history.
You can read a bit more about that here:
First Recital of the LINEAGE of DIFFERENTLY-ABLED ANCESTOR
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...l=1#post234744
Also here:
Next Book Club Selection: Zen Women by Grace Schireson
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/foru...TERS-BOOK-CLUB
It is not an attempt to be "PC," and merely recognizing folks who deserve recognition but were left behind.
Gassho, J
STLah
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ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
Thank you everyone, I am currently working my way through the zazenkai.
Gassho
Heiso
StLah
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Sitting in sections.
Gassho, meian st lh
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My life is my temple and my practice.
Wonderful to sit with so many of you. What a beautiful beginning to Ango!
Gassho
Kokuu
Completed on Demand over last few days. Thank you everyone and Happy Ango.
Sat/lah
Seishin
精 Sei - Meticulous
神 Shin - Heart
Got a later start on this than I would've liked (husband and I are on the tail end of moving) but it was very nice to sit with all of you and kick off this year's Ango!
Gassho
Kyōsen
Sat|LAH
橋川
kyō (bridge) | sen (river)
Just finished this morning -- thank you Jundo, Sekishi and everyone
Hope Ango is off to a good start for you all. This is my first ever, and though I am keeping it "simple" I am already getting a lot out of it as I focus on quality.
Gassho,
Ryan
Sat Today
Thanks everyone for doing this Jukai and Ango with us. I just finished up the Zazenkai and wanted to say the Zydeco Hokey Pokey is an ancient tradition that must be maintained for its historic lineage and value. Loved it.
Gassho
Chelsea
Sat/lah
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Just finished sitting this. Thank you everyone!
Thank you, Jundo, for a great talk!
Happy Ango to all
Gassho
Washin
stlah
Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
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I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.
I love this talk every year - each time it just hits the target.
I don't always think of the ancestors when I chant them but, if it weren't for Nishijima Roshi (indirectly), I would have no practice at all. Much gratitude to him and you Jundo and all the ancestors.
And thank you Kyonin for your Ango reminder I really tend to go on the tighter/restrictive side of things which is a double-edged sword.
Thank you to the sangha for your practice - you help keep me going.
Gassho
Risho
-stlah
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