SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Xin Xin Ming - (II)

[Thane]

Re: DON'T Sit-a-Long with Jundo: THE END OF TREELEAF!

Dear Jundo

Brilliant talk. Made me laugh out loud but you certainly made your point
Gassho

Thane

[Jundo]

Re: DON'T Sit-a-Long with Jundo: THE END OF TREELEAF!

Dear Jundo

Brilliant talk. Made me laugh out loud but you certainly made your point
Gassho

Thane

I am glad, but just don't confuse this posting with the following!

Our TREELEAF SANGHA FORUM & WEBSITE WILL BE CLOSED and UNAVAILABLE from around JUNE 11th to allow for a software upgrade, data move and the installation of new features upon OUR REBIRTH A FEW DAYS (probably 3 to 5 days) LATER!

And there is a very good reason:

The work is intended to make our Sangha more "user-non-user friendly", improve accessibility, availability of resources, mutual communication and understanding for both new members and old hands. We hope that these select changes, additions and software upgrades will make all our Sangha folks feel even more at home in this community, and make Treeleaf an even more welcoming, simpler to navigate and effective place for Zen Practice. Some of the changes and additions will be available immediately or soon after we "come back on the air". Other additions and new features will be phased in over the days and weeks thereafter. We will introduce the new features as they "come online", but we are sure most of you will like them and will find them helpful, envigorating to your Zen Practice, and often just plain "COOL!" 8)

SO, LET'S CONSIDER THOSE FEW DAYS AWAY A KIND OF 'SILENT RETREAT' AROUND HERE! :wink:

Taigu and I wish to thank the people who have been working so hard for weeks and months on this ... tirelessly and selflessly through often long hours, donating their professional skills and expertise ... locating, mastering and installing the new software, designing and redesigning the user interfaces, solving 1001 technical problems that came up along the way, especially Chris (ChristhatisChris), Morelos (Kyonin/Choco), Dokan and Shohei. I would also like to thank the other folks who have been involved in several accompanying projects happening as part of these changes, especially Yugen who is involved in so many things, Willow and the rest of the members of the "Engaged and Charitable Projects Committee", the "TREELEAF 2.0 Committee" and "Sticky Committee", and our novice priests Mongen the film maker, Fugen, Shinkai, Myozan and Dosho who were involved all through providing input.

THANK YOU! LET'S CELEBRATE THE COMING OF ....

... our TREELEAF 2.0 ... a small step on the road to the 3-D Holographic Zen Hall that I expect we will someday soon be!

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[*] I will be reposting this notice several times in the coming days!

Gassho, Jundo (and Taigu too)

[Jundo]

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Announcing the GLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE

We are pleased to announce our GLOBAL DAY OF SERVICE initiative here at Treeleaf. Starting in a few weeks, we will be asking each and all of our Treeleaf folks, in some way, to spend a day making their communities, the lives of others, this world a bit better. This is a chance to live the Virtues of Generosity and Giving, and our Bodhisattva Vows to Aid All Sentient Beings.

Please look for additional information, and ideas for activities suitable for you, in the ENGAGED & CHARITABLE PROJECTS CENTER of our forum. There, we hope to develop a variety of charitable and socially engaged projects and practices seeking to aid and assist our fellow sentient beings in this world. Please join in and do your part.

In fact, this is the "donation" we ask of you for participating in Treeleaf. Our Sangha is Freeing, but not Free ... and though we do not ask for money for our activities here, we do ask EVERYONE to roll up their sleeves and do something to help those truly in need. Thus, I am going to ask every single person sitting in our Sangha, without exception, to join in this. I hope other Buddhists and Buddhist groups ... anyone in fact ... will join with us on this project. This is not simply a matter of writing a check (though that is good too), but rather we will request "hands on" work of some kind taking a day or much of a day. Include the whole family and make it a family event! No one type of activity will be required, although some activity is required of you, and there will be an activity suitable for each and all of you to choose, something for everyone despite busy schedules or physical limitations. There is always a way to help.

Please see this thread by Yugen for further information ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?9906-Announcing-Treeleaf-Global-Service-Initiative%21

And a bit more on this from me ...

Thank you for coming together on this Initiative to Serve!

Gassho, Jundo

[Dokan]

Thank you Jundo. Really excited about this initiative!

Gassho,

Dokan

PS - Up on podcast now.

[Mp]

Thank you for this Jundo and I look forward to doing my part and helping members within my community. I am an active volunteer for the Comox Valley Boys & Girls Club ... I help in transporting kids to and from events, setting up events, fund raising, or really anything they need. To me, I find it to be an amazing reward to help put a smile on a child's face.

Gassho
Michael

[Kyonin]

Thank you, Jundo!

It's an honor to be part of Treeleaf.

[Jinyo]

Willow

[Seimyo]

Thank you Jundo for the great kick-off.
Like all of you, I'm very excited to see what we can do as a Sangha, and honored to be doing it with you.

Gassho.
Chris

[Yugen]

Thanks for a great talk Jundo - I am really excited for this initiative!

Gassho
Yugen

[Jundo]

I posted this on the other thread, good to repeat here ...

Just to be clear, "hands on" volunteer and community activities that people are already otherwise undertaking can be included as the Day of Service. All the better if the "day of service" is something folks are already undertaking regularly, not just on one day!

And, yes, our suggested activities will include many options for even the homebound, shy or bedbound who cannot get outside

Gassho, J

[Jiken]

Excited to serve. It is a great honor to help people.

Daido

[Myozan Kodo]

Hi,
Good to encourage the practice out there in the world.
Gassho
Myozan

[Shohei]

Very good!

Gassho
Shohei

[Marek]

it looks really, really great!

[KellyRok]

Looking forward to this very much! My family and I have been looking into activities in our area for weeks now. Excited to get started with all of you.



Kelly/Jinmei