KYONIN (and Jundo's) TRAVEL DIARY in JAPAN

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  • Kyonin
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Oct 2010
    • 6752

    Hi guys,

    I'm back home. I got here yesterday, but I was very tired due to lack of sleep on the flight back. But I am now back at my desk and taking it really easy for the following days.

    So my last few hours in Tsukuba were a little hectic because I needed to pack everything up, have breakfast, do the farewell zazenkai and go to the station to hop onto the bus bound for the airport. I wasn't really aware of what it all meant until I saw Jundo bowing good bye to me:

    IMG_20191015_101645.jpg

    With this it finally hit me. The adventure was about to end! Tons of emotions got to me because being with Jundo and his family felt so natural and right that saying goodbye was not even a possibility in my mind.

    On the way to the airport I felt really sad... maybe a couple of tears showed up.

    I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:

    IMG_20191015_123934.jpg

    Now I need time to process everything I saw and learned while at the same time trying to adapt back to regular life and slowly get back to work. I want to take a break from everything and then go back to this thread and all the photos I took to put all the memories in order.

    Thank you all for your support and your love.

    Also I want to thank Jundo's family for their patience and for making me feel at home.

    Finally, thank you Jundo. For all the time I took from your life to teach me and to designing all the trip. I know this trip is changing a lot of things in my life already.

    Gassho,

    Kyonin
    Sat/LAH
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    • Kyōsen
      Member
      • Aug 2019
      • 311

      Thank you for sharing your adventure with us, Kyonin! I'm glad to hear you made it back home safely

      Gassho,

      Sen
      SatToday|LAH
      橋川
      kyō (bridge) | sen (river)

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      • Meitou
        Member
        • Feb 2017
        • 1656

        I'm so happy for you Kyonin, in a way it's as if you did this trip for all of us, it felt so real to me.
        Thank you both and Jundo's family and wow that lunch looks so good!
        Now rest up a little bit, there must be so much to process.

        Gassho
        Meitou
        satwithyoualltodaylah
        命 Mei - life
        島 Tou - island

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        • Jakuden
          Member
          • Jun 2015
          • 6141

          This was so wonderful, I agree Meitou it's like it was all of us together going to Japan! It's been enthralling from start to finish. Deep bows.

          Gassho
          Jakuden
          SatToday/LAH

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          • Junkyo
            Member
            • Jun 2018
            • 262

            I am glad to hear you are safely home Kyonin! It was so wonderful to follow along with you here.

            Gassho,

            Junkyo
            SAT

            Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

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            • Nengei
              Member
              • Dec 2016
              • 1658


              Gassho,
              Nengei
              Sat. LAH.
              遜道念芸 Sondō Nengei (he/him)

              Please excuse any indication that I am trying to teach anything. I am a priest in training and have no qualifications or credentials to teach Zen practice or the Dharma.

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              • Washin
                Senior Priest-in-Training
                • Dec 2014
                • 3841

                Kyonin, I'm glad to hear you're back home safely.
                Looking forward to more of your stories and pics about
                this wonderful trip

                Gassho
                Washin
                SAT
                Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
                Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
                ----
                I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
                and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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                • Heisoku
                  Member
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 1338

                  Dear Kyōnin
                  I hope you are safe after the troubles in Mexico City this week.
                  Gassho
                  Heisoku
                  LAH / not ST yet


                  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                  Heisoku 平 息
                  Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. (Basho)

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                  • Kyonin
                    Dharma Transmitted Priest
                    • Oct 2010
                    • 6752

                    Originally posted by Heisoku
                    Dear Kyōnin
                    I hope you are safe after the troubles in Mexico City this week.
                    Hi Heisoku,

                    I am too far from the hot areas in Mexico this week. I live in the city of Guadalajara, near the Pacific. We have some violence here, but not as harsh as in up north or in the capital city.

                    So all is good around here.

                    Still I am chanting our Metta verses for all victims of violence.

                    Gassho,

                    Kyonin
                    Sat/LAH
                    Hondō Kyōnin
                    奔道 協忍

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                    • Kyonin
                      Dharma Transmitted Priest
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 6752

                      Hello guys,

                      This trip was a sensory overload in every sense of the word, but in a good way. I knew that I'd be seeing a lot and learning a lot, so I decided to take a lot of pictures so I can later review them all.

                      I selected some of the best pictures and little videos and put them in an album. I still have to organize it, but If you want to take a look, go a head



                      I will still be posting on this thread in the following days.

                      Gassho,

                      Kyonin
                      Sat/LAH
                      Hondō Kyōnin
                      奔道 協忍

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                      • Horin
                        Member
                        • Dec 2017
                        • 385

                        Beautiful impressions, kyonin! Thank you for taking us on that trip.

                        Gassho
                        Ben

                        Stlah

                        Gesendet von meinem PLK-L01 mit Tapatalk

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                        • Shinshi
                          Senior Priest-in-Training
                          • Jul 2010
                          • 3830

                          Originally posted by Kyonin
                          Hi guys,

                          I'm back home. I got here yesterday, but I was very tired due to lack of sleep on the flight back. But I am now back at my desk and taking it really easy for the following days.

                          So my last few hours in Tsukuba were a little hectic because I needed to pack everything up, have breakfast, do the farewell zazenkai and go to the station to hop onto the bus bound for the airport. I wasn't really aware of what it all meant until I saw Jundo bowing good bye to me:

                          [ATTACH=CONFIG]6123[/ATTACH]

                          With this it finally hit me. The adventure was about to end! Tons of emotions got to me because being with Jundo and his family felt so natural and right that saying goodbye was not even a possibility in my mind.

                          On the way to the airport I felt really sad... maybe a couple of tears showed up.

                          I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:

                          [ATTACH=CONFIG]6124[/ATTACH]

                          Now I need time to process everything I saw and learned while at the same time trying to adapt back to regular life and slowly get back to work. I want to take a break from everything and then go back to this thread and all the photos I took to put all the memories in order.

                          Thank you all for your support and your love.

                          Also I want to thank Jundo's family for their patience and for making me feel at home.

                          Finally, thank you Jundo. For all the time I took from your life to teach me and to designing all the trip. I know this trip is changing a lot of things in my life already.

                          Gassho,

                          Kyonin
                          Sat/LAH
                          Thank you so much Kyonin for sharing your journey with us. It has been fun and educational taking the virtual trip with you.

                          As an aside I am a big fan of both tonkatsu and curry - your meal looks delicious. But no BullDog sauce for the Tonkatsu?

                          Gassho, Shinshi

                          SaT-LaH
                          空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi

                          For Zen students a weed is a treasure. With this attitude, whatever you do, life becomes an art.
                          ​— Shunryu Suzuki

                          E84I - JAJ

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                          • Heisoku
                            Member
                            • Jun 2010
                            • 1338

                            Dear Kyōnin
                            That’s a relief that you are far from the troubles but still unsettling for people caught among it. Indeed much metta to all caught in such horror.

                            On the other hand your whirlwind trip looks really amazing. I am so happy for you!

                            Gassho
                            Heisoku
                            Lahst


                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                            Heisoku 平 息
                            Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. (Basho)

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                            • Kotei
                              Dharma Transmitted Priest
                              • Mar 2015
                              • 4367

                              Thank you for the wonderful pictures, Kyonin.
                              As others said... Thank you for taking us all with you, too.

                              Gassho,
                              Kotei sat/lah today.
                              義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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                              • Tairin
                                Member
                                • Feb 2016
                                • 2973

                                Japanese Curry

                                I got in good time to the airport, I check in my luggage and went to get my last Japanese lunch. Since I love curry and ton katsu, I found a place where they have both in the same plate. It was a huge lunch, but worth it:
                                I am surprised I’ve never heard of Japanese Curry before this particular thread and after looking it up online I am even more astonished I’d never encountered it.

                                Today my wife and I took a crack at making it here using a synthesis of several online recipes. What a wonderful dish! I can definitely see myself asking it again as the weather turns cold.


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

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