Dear all
I have talked with Sekishi and we identified what I did wrong last weekend so hopefully this time I won't block everyone from entering the SSR!
So, this Sunday, 29 March 2020, there will be another special guided Tonglen Practice Circle for anyone who wishes to do taking and sending practice for themselves and everyone affected by the current world situation and the fear that goes with it. The intention is that there will be a Practice Circle for a number of successive Sundays to come, hosted either by myself or Washin, for the period which this crisis lasts.
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 (BST/UST+1) 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 As European Summer Time starts tonight):
Anchorage (AKDT): 11am
LA (PDT): 12pm
Phoenix (MDT): 1pm
Houston (CDT): 2pm
New York (EDT): 3pm
London (BST/UST+1): 8pm
Paris/Berlin (UST+2): 9pm
Kyiv (UST+3): 10pm
Bangkok (UST+7): 2am (Monday)
Tokyo (UST+9): 4am (Monday)
Canberra (UST+11): 6am (Monday)
Wellington (UST+13): 8am (Monday)
I hope to see you all there. With Zoom there is plenty of space!
Deep bows
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-
I have talked with Sekishi and we identified what I did wrong last weekend so hopefully this time I won't block everyone from entering the SSR!
So, this Sunday, 29 March 2020, there will be another special guided Tonglen Practice Circle for anyone who wishes to do taking and sending practice for themselves and everyone affected by the current world situation and the fear that goes with it. The intention is that there will be a Practice Circle for a number of successive Sundays to come, hosted either by myself or Washin, for the period which this crisis lasts.
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 (BST/UST+1) 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 As European Summer Time starts tonight):
Anchorage (AKDT): 11am
LA (PDT): 12pm
Phoenix (MDT): 1pm
Houston (CDT): 2pm
New York (EDT): 3pm
London (BST/UST+1): 8pm
Paris/Berlin (UST+2): 9pm
Kyiv (UST+3): 10pm
Bangkok (UST+7): 2am (Monday)
Tokyo (UST+9): 4am (Monday)
Canberra (UST+11): 6am (Monday)
Wellington (UST+13): 8am (Monday)
I hope to see you all there. With Zoom there is plenty of space!
Deep bows
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-
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