Research on a "Differently Enabled Ancestors List" - Volunteers

[Mp]

Thank you Zenmei and Karen for stepping up and taking on this project, much appreciation. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Zenmei]

Hi Jundo and Zenmei

When Jundo originally posted this I was tempted to volunteer but was concerned about over-committing myself as I am just about to start my third year which involves a dissertation and two management placements. I would like to contribute and assist as long as I am able to be flexible and realistic with my time.

Zenmei - please feel free to contact me.

Gassho
Karen
Sat today

Same here, so we'll just try it and see how it goes. I'll have some free time this weekend to look it over. I'll message you and we'll figure it out.

Thanks for your help!

Gassho, zenmei (sat/lah)

[Shoka]

Same here, so we'll just try it and see how it goes. I'll have some free time this weekend to look it over. I'll message you and we'll figure it out.

Thanks for your help!

Gassho, zenmei (sat/lah)

Zenmei,

If it will be helpful I can convert the PDF to a word document. Might help the editing process.

Let me know and I can post a link for it.

Gassho,

Shoka
sattoday

[Zenmei]

Zenmei,

If it will be helpful I can convert the PDF to a word document. Might help the editing process.

Let me know and I can post a link for it.

Gassho,

Shoka
sattoday

Thank you, that's very kind, but I've already extracted the entries as text, so I think we're good to go there.

Gassho, Zenmei (sat/lah)

[Meitou]

I was also very tempted to step up when I read this but was worried about being such a newbie to Zen, and then committing to Ango, sewing a rakusu etc. But now that we are a couple of weeks into Ango, I feel that I could comfortably take this on if the work is divided up and there is some support. Please pm me Zenmei if I can contribute.
Gassho
Frankie

Sat with you all last night.

[Zenmei]

Quick update on our progress, we've extracted the list of references from the article Jundo posted. That gave us a list of 233 works. We're working our way through that list, picking out entries that might be useful. Once we've got that list filtered down, we'll review what we have and see where we need more research.

Gassho, Zenmei (sat/lah)

[Shugen]

Thank you!

Shugen

Sattoday/LAH


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[Jundo]

[Mp]

Thank you Zenmei. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Jika]

Wow, Zenmei, Karen,

that's great! This thread went totally under my radar, have not seen it as "new" in a while, and look what is being accomplished!

Thank you for doing this, and thanks to Jundo for finding a list.

Gassho
Jika
sattoday

[JimH]

I completely missed this thread....and I'm disappointed that I did!

I think this is a wonderful idea, and definitely long past due. I can't believe that enlightenment or awakening (or zen in general) would be "exclusive". I had never really thought of it before!

Zenmei and Karen, if you could use a hand, let me know. I'm happy to help with the load!

Gassho--

--JimH (SatToday)

[Zenmei]

Another update, still chugging along slowly. So far there aren’t a whole lot of references to individual practitioners. A lot of karmic punishment and self mutilation, though.

JimH, I just saw your post, sorry. If you’re still interested, PM me.

Gassho, Zenmei (sat/lah)

[Byokan]

Thank you for continuing to work on this, Zenmei!

Gassho
Byōkan
sat + lah

[Jundo]

Thank you, Zenmei.

In the old days, they would have blamed most such disabilities on past life Karma, I am sure. However, I know that there are enough good, representative names in there to make a good list. It would not be comprehensive, of course, but each name will stand for untold others who never had a chance to Practice or Ordain because of their condition.

Looking forward to seeing the results, Zenmei. Thank you again.

Gassho, J

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