TRAVEL DIARY: DHARMATRACKS Across AMERICA WEST (7/28-8/31) & OAKLAND RETREAT (8/9-12)

[Seishin]

Wow finding it difficult to keep up but managed to sit with the Denver Dharma talk this morning. Thank you Jundo for sharing your experience and all those who supporting you on this trip.

STMIZ

[Banto]

It has been suggested by Jundo and almost ordered by my staff to go to Japan in the next few years. I am not one for organized tours, but perhaps we should have a forum topic about members of the Sangha traveling to Japan in small groups. Travel is much better with friends. Instead of Dharmatracks, we would have Sanghatracks.

Myogan, yes yes indeed! Sanghatracks! My wife and I are in, would very much love to do this
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[Meishin]

It has been suggested by Jundo and almost ordered by my staff to go to Japan in the next few years. I am not one for organized tours, but perhaps we should have a forum topic about members of the Sangha traveling to Japan in small groups. Travel is much better with friends. Instead of Dharmatracks, we would have Sanghatracks.

If you build it, we will come.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat Today

[Jakuden]

If you build it, we will come.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat Today

Haha yes [emoji108][emoji120]
Gassho
Jakuden
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[Jundo]

We have room at the house for an invasion of Leafers, if you don't mind futons on the tatami floor. I know, Because my in-laws invade us from time to time.

It can be done.

And you have your own tour guide right here.

Gassho, Jundo

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[Mp]

We have room at the house for an invasion of Leafers, if you don't mind futons on the tatami floor. I know, Because my in-laws invade us from time to time.

It can be done.

And you have your own tour guide right here.

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH

Plus there looks like lots of room in the zendo. =)

Gassho
Shingen

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[Jundo]

Plus there looks like lots of room in the zendo. =)

Gassho
Shingen

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The house would be better for sleeping, believe me. Unless somebody wants a REAL 13th Century experience of using our outhouse toilet, Chanting with one hand as the other hand gently chases away the spiders.

Gassho, J

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[Mp]

The house would be better for sleeping, believe me. Unless somebody wants a REAL 13th Century experience of using our outhouse toilet, Chanting with one hand as the other hand gently chases away the spiders.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Well on secind thought ... I like sharing my bed with Bodhi ... but spiders .... Hmmm =)

Gassho
Shingen

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[Shokai]

Sounds like something we used to do when I was a kid.
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gassho, Shokai

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[Joyo]

Unless somebody wants a REAL 13th Century experience of using our outhouse toilet, Chanting with one hand as the other hand gently chases away the spiders.

Gassho, J

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Must be my redneck country roots, I prefer an outhouse!

Gassho,
Joyo
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[Myogan]

Must be my redneck country roots, I prefer an outhouse!

I'm old enough to remember visiting a few places in the farmland that still had them. They even had certain rules to using them. One story my great uncle had was:
"a farmer had oilmen ask to drill for oil on his farm. After drilling a thousand feet they gave up and told the farmer their workers would fill in the hole, but the frugal farmer told them to just build a new outhouse over the hole. Later the farmer's son comes in yelling that ma had turned blue in the outhouse and passed out. The farmer told the son his mom always did hold her breath until she heard the water splash!"

Gassho
Sat
Lah

[Washin]

09:00 – 09:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English ONLY) and Dedication
09:15 – 09:45 ZAZEN
09:45 – 09:55 KINHIN
09:55 – 10:25 ZAZEN + Fukanzazengi Recitation
10:25 – 10:30 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT

Thank you Jundo and Banto!

Gassho
Washin
sat today

[Byokan]

Been sitting along with you one segment at a time. Dharmatracks rock! Many thanks to all who are taking such good care of Jundo and Leon along the way.

Gassho
Byokan
sat today

[Tai Shi]

Let me say this, yes, let me say just this, I am a poet, just a poet, and with the money I have I make time payments on two computers. To go to Japan is super unlikely, this computer is my traveling companion. Well, we, Marjorie and me, she is my driver, well, we drove to Omaha, from Hartford, South Dakota, down to I 90, on to I 29, then on into Omaha, we sat for an hour that night in our Hotel, Tom, and Chuck, chanting as Tom would have it, then next morning all four of us, the beauty of Zen for four Hours, the Beauty of Zazenkai, as I have never had it in Oh Person, Jundo lead us through our sitting, our walking meditation, our graceful Oriyoki, our cereal, milk, bowl and spoon, carefully placed and oh such gratitude as I have never experienced. Today more than a week has passed, yet, I have experienced beautiful, blue, green, brown, white black, Zen, Rakusu, perfect-Rakusu blessed for Tom to be a good boy, and the rest of us. This came to an end, we hugged four times all around Ruby, Leon, Chris, Marjorie, Mat, Tom, Chuck, and Jundo. At noon, my day was done. We, Marjorie and me, we drove back to Hartford.

Tai Shi
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Gassho

[Seishin]

Looking forward to following events in San Francisco, some difficulties with timezone clashes and all also family commitments. Being pulled from pillar to post as daughter and grandkids are here for summer vacation. So I'll join in events when I can and on demand when I can't.

STMIZ / lah