Looking For Volunteers: Experienced Ango-Jukai Friends

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 39983

    Looking For Volunteers: Experienced Ango-Jukai Friends

    Dear All,

    We need a pool of volunteers to assist with our upcoming Ango and Jukai for this year (it will be announced next month):

    The volunteers should be folks who already have experienced our Ango in a prior year (and preferably have also undergone Jukai too) and would be willing to befriend/mentor a first timer.

    Unlike prior years when we had "Practice Partners" who were newcomers paired up with newcomers, this time we are hoping that the "Practice Partner" will be someone who has experienced Ango, Jukai, sewing and such, and would like to encourage and befriend a first timer. There is no need for the mentor to participate again this year in sewing or in the Jukai ceremony (of course, you are welcome to do any or all of that if inspired), and you role would basically be just to be a friend, mentor and encouragement for folks. We would ask that you join in Ango activities however.

    We would ask the mentor to join in the "Practice Partner Exercises" this time, but they have been changed this time. This year, we will experiment in using our "Simple Living" weekly exercises for Ango in place of the exercises of prior years.

    "Simple Living" Practice Circle
    A group to Practice weekly tasks from "The Art of Simple Living: 100 Daily Practices from a Japanese Zen Monk for a Lifetime of Calm and Joy" by Soto Zen Priest Shunmyo Masuno


    lf you could help us with this, please post in this thread or PM me privately. Thank you.

    Gassho, Jundo
    Last edited by Jundo; 07-05-2019, 02:25 AM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Nanrin
    Member
    • May 2018
    • 262

    #2
    I'm happy to be a partner/friend for newcomers, and equally happy to pair up with a more experienced sangha member should there be more volunteers than needed. I am planning on sewing during Ango and joining in Jukai again. I've been excited for the upcoming Ango for months now!

    I like the idea of using the Simple Living exercises in place of the partner exercises. I've been following along with those so far, all quite nice.

    Gassho,

    Nanrin (Southern Forest)

    Sat today
    南 - Southern
    林 - Forest

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    • Kotei
      Treeleaf Unsui
      • Mar 2015
      • 4083

      #3
      Please count me in.
      Gassho,
      Kotei sat/lah today.
      義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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      • Tairin
        Member
        • Feb 2016
        • 2789

        #4
        Hi Jundo

        I’d be happy to help out.

        Also your plan of using “Simple Living” for Ango this year sounds intriguing. Looking forward to it.


        Tairin
        Sat today and lah
        泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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        • Onkai
          Treeleaf Unsui
          • Aug 2015
          • 2984

          #5
          Thank you, Jundo. I would like to take part.

          Gassho,
          Onkai (Warm Sea)
          Sat/LAH
          美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
          恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

          I have a lot to learn; take anything I say that sounds like teaching with a grain of salt.

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          • Junkyo
            Member
            • Jun 2018
            • 262

            #6
            Hi Jundo,

            I would be happy to help.

            Gassho,

            Junkyo
            SAT

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            • Kyousui
              Member
              • Feb 2017
              • 358

              #7
              Count me in also.

              SAT/lLAH

              Kyousui - strong waters 強 水

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              • Meitou
                Member
                • Feb 2017
                • 1656

                #8
                I'd like to help, count me in.
                Gassho
                Meitou
                Satwithyoualltoday
                命 Mei - life
                島 Tou - island

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                • Tai Shi
                  Member
                  • Oct 2014
                  • 3387

                  #9
                  I'd be willing to try my best.

                  Tai Shi
                  sat/lah
                  Gassho
                  Peaceful, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, for positive poetry 優婆塞 台 婆

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