New Years Greetings from Treeleaf, Japan 2018

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40943

    New Years Greetings from Treeleaf, Japan 2018

    The year has passed here in Tsukuba! A New Years tradition at Buddhist temples across Japan is the ringing of the Joya-no-kane (除夜の鐘) ...


    ... the temple bell near midnight. The bell is typically rung 108 times (sometimes by the temple priests, sometimes by parishioners) to cleanse the listener of the 108 mortal afflictions (bonno ... anger, greed, ignorance, envy, hatred, arrogance and the rest) that, in traditional Buddhist thinking, are the causes of suffering. By ringing out the old year and ringing in the new, each earthly desire will be taken away and therefore we can start the New Year with a pure mind.

    From where does that sound come? To where does it go?


    Perhaps we might also say that past moments ... the up and downs, happiness and sadness ... are now gone, and a new beginning rings out ... ever new and renewing.

    Master Dogen wrote, "Zazen ... is like the hammer striking emptiness, the bell's melodious sound continues to resonate as it echoes, endlessly before and after. It is not limited to this moment."

    HAPPY NEW EVERY-MOMENT, EVERY-ONE!


    Joya-no-kane atmosphere at a temple in Tokyo ...


    Gassho, Jundo

    SatToday
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Mp

    #2
    Happy New Year, New Moment Jundo and ALL the Treeleaf family. May 2018 bring you joy and peace. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

    Sat/LAH

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    • Jakuden
      Member
      • Jun 2015
      • 6141

      #3
      Happy New Year, dear Sangha... thanks to each of you for being here and being who you are! Wishing peace and love for everyone in the coming year.

      Gassho,
      Jakuden
      SatToday/LAH

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      • Suuko
        Member
        • May 2017
        • 405

        #4
        Happy new year Treeleafers,

        Bow to Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
        Not new year yet here. 2 more hours to go.

        Gassho,
        Geerish.
        Has been known as Guish since 2017 on the forum here.

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        • Meitou
          Member
          • Feb 2017
          • 1656

          #5
          Wishing you all a beautiful new year dear Treeleafers, may you all be at peace, embracing whatever 2018 brings.
          Love and Deep Bows
          Frankie

          satwithyoualltoday/ lah
          命 Mei - life
          島 Tou - island

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          • Amelia
            Member
            • Jan 2010
            • 4980

            #6
            Happy New Year, everyone!

            Gassho, sat today, lah

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            求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
            I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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            • MyoHo
              Member
              • Feb 2013
              • 632

              #7
              Happy new year guys.



              Gassho

              MyoHo
              Mu

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              • Doshin
                Member
                • May 2015
                • 2634

                #8


                Joy and Happiness to all.

                Doshin
                St/lah

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                • Kakunen

                  #9
                  Happy new year from Japan.

                  After morning chanting and Zazen,I went to see sun rising.

                  I hope we have a good practice at 2018

                  Nine bows
                  Sat today
                  Kakunen


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                  • Jakuden
                    Member
                    • Jun 2015
                    • 6141

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Kakunen
                    Happy new year from Japan.

                    After morning chanting and Zazen,I went to see sun rising.

                    I hope we have a good practice at 2018

                    Nine bows
                    Sat today
                    Kakunen


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                    So beautiful Kakunen. You are watching the sun rise on 2018 as I watch the sun set in 2017, here in New York. An ordinary thing that happens every day, but it is also the miracle of existence.

                    I am glad to be practicing with you at 2018. [emoji120]

                    Gassho
                    Jakuden
                    SatToday/LAH


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                    • Seishin
                      Member
                      • Aug 2016
                      • 1522

                      #11
                      41 minutes into the French New Year so I wish a Bonne Annee to all Treeleafers.

                      Will sit in the morning.


                      Seishin

                      Sei - Meticulous
                      Shin - Heart

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                      • Kyotai

                        #12
                        Happy New Year's from Ontario

                        Gassho Kyotai
                        ST

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                        • Chishou
                          Member
                          • Aug 2017
                          • 204

                          #13
                          New Years Greetings from Treeleaf, Japan 2018

                          明けましたおめでとう!
                          a ke ma shi te o me de to!

                          Simon!
                          Sat (I keep forgetting to put this).

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                          Last edited by Chishou; 01-01-2018, 07:04 AM.
                          Ask not what the Sangha can do for you, but what you can do for your Sangha.

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                          • Heisoku
                            Member
                            • Jun 2010
                            • 1338

                            #14
                            Happy New Year to all Treeleafers.
                            Gassho
                            Heisoku
                            S2D

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                            Heisoku 平 息
                            Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. (Basho)

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                            • Anka
                              Member
                              • Mar 2017
                              • 202

                              #15
                              Happy New year everyone

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