BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

[Onshin]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

I look forward to April 1 every year, this one matches last years. (rats, no smileys again - please imagine a lol face here).

Seruoisly, though, when can I get my Treeleaf bikini?

[Ekai]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

This was the only Aprils Fools joke I got today! Good job!

Jodi

[Hoyu]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

Hahaha. I laughed my arse the whole time! This years beats Master Tin Tin in a Rakusu!

Gassho,
John

[Dokan]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

After hearing about your trist with Taigu, it explained a lot about Shohei's priest in training role.

G,

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[Nenka]

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Seriously, though? After a year or so of reading about Zen and inevitably coming across Genpo, Shimano, Baker, the apologists, the angry, the sex, the money, the books and confessions . . . it was pretty cool to see someone having a laugh with it all.

Gassho,

Jennifer

[Hoyu]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

I also loved the idea of franchising. Hummm, ZenDonalds has a nice ring to it! We can even have our own version of Ronald(named Donald McDonald in Japan. Only because they can't pronounce Rs) as pictured below.
http://www.tricycle.com/files/images/we ... Jeff_2.gif
Gassho,
John

[Jundo]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

I also loved the idea of franchising. Hummm, ZenDonalds has a nice ring to it! We can even have our own version of Ronald(named Donald McDonald in Japan. Only because they can't pronounce Rs) as pictured below.
http://www.tricycle.com/files/images/we ... Jeff_2.gif
Gassho,
John

(from Mc'ds in Thailand)

[Kaishin]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

Classic!

[Hoyu]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

Ok, hands down(or up in gassho, as in the case here) that is the coolest Ronald I've ever seen!

Gassho,
John

[mikeyboy]

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Oh Man, haven't been online in a day or so. I just joined and I live in Salt Lake City, site of the former Genpo Roshi's glory. For a moment, I nearly had a heart attack!

Just a sad mention...I understand Mr. Merzel is indeed teaching again already. It's even been announced on his former sangha's website. He is teaching up in the canyon behind my house. Apparently his pledge was not to teach anymore at the center in Salt Lake City, and his new facility is just outside city limits. And for a measly few thousand dollars you can become enlightened too! Unlike this sangha where you have to work at it for so long. As Genpo says, "The hard path is for those who can't afford the express lane!" The first bolt of enlightenment is of course...don't give this guy a nickel. A policy I'm happy to say I've had for a number of years here in this community.

Jundo, you nearly scared me to death...I was a full 40 seconds into the video announcement before I realized I was being had! Thanks for the laugh, damn you!

Here's to Big Mind (trademark) and other Big Ideas (copyright me, 2011),

Mike

[Dojin]

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Great idea!

lets add another branch in Israel!!! i am volunteering to lead this new branch. i really think that Israel could use another religion to fight over this country.

we will need all treeleaf members with military experience martial arts background to come to Israel as soon as possible.
the conquest of this land begins next week!

we will begin by taking over Tel-Aviv and using it as a port city and a base of operations. during the night its many bars and clubs could be used for R&R. after that we match on Jerusalem!

so to recap... first we take Tel-Aviv and then we take Jerusalem. or is it first we take Manhattan and than we take Berlin?

Gassho, Field Commander Dojin.

[Stephanie]

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This was great.

I've missed the New York sense of humor... you definitely have it, Jundo

[Shugen]

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Very Nice!!!

Ron

[Dosho]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

This was great.

I've missed the New York sense of humor... you definitely have it, Jundo

New York CITY...not, New York.

[Dojin]

Re: BIG ANNOUNCEMENT Welcome GENPO ROSHI, New Abbot at Treeleaf!

New York CITY...not, New York.

dont worry we will buy it too