GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (DECEMBER)

[jamieguinn]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Welcome Alan! I am not too far from you..... I'm down in Chickasha. I know that there are some Buddhists groups in OKC, but it's a little far for me right now to drive regularly. I have checked out the websites of the groups up there, but haven't mustered the courage to visit. I can't decide which one I wanted to visit. Each have their own distinct flavor, but none of them quite what I was looking for.

Have you had a chance to visit any of them? What do you think?

[sarushin]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hi Jamie,

No, I haven't visited any places around here but all I've found is Korean and Vietnamese Zen. There is a Chan place out near Midwest City but they're with the Chung Tai monastery in Taiwan. It's a building as large as St. Peter's in Rome with 37 stories and that doesn't sit well with me if you pardon my pun. Other sects, I guess, might help with basics like how to sit and things like this. Right now I'm reading a basics book by a Renzai layteacher so I know there is plenty to learn from others. At least I know I'm not alone here in Oklahoma.

Alan

[Shohei]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hiya and welcome Alan!

Gassho, Dirk

[KellyRok]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Welcome Craig and Alan!

Just wanted to say hello and welcome to Treeleaf. I hope you find us a warm and interesting group that you can learn from and maybe teach us a few things too.

Gassho,
Kelly Rok

[cucchilou]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hi! All Members of the Treeleaf Community. I am Cucchilou and live in a tiny town surrounded by woods in Burgundy, France. A long, long time ago, i used to practice zazen on a solid basis, then stopped.
Now, after many moves, ways & adventures and a 3 and 1/2 decade interval, i've been sitting again for a couple of months: everything is getting better and my general feeling is that i've found the way back home: i am very Happy to have discovered your Community! Warm gratefullness! wishing to deepen the practice and grow further...
Having just joined the Community Forum, i'll have there the opportunity to talk further; for the time being, 'breathe in, breathe out...' Gassho, Cucchilou

[Shohei]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hello and Welcome Cucchilou.

Gassho, Dirk

[jaidee]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hello everyone, My name is Joan and I am new to Treeleaf and only in the last 3 months have been studying Buddhism. I am also practising meditation but find that my mind wanders but I am getting better at just sitting and concentrating on the breath. I feel that I was brought to this site and your community and would appreciate if I could join you all. I live in Yorkshire, United Kingdom and after being made redundant at the age of 55 decided to take early retirement. I have worked full time since the age of 15 and now find my days are filled with finding new and interesting things and also trying to find my true inner self.

[cucchilou]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Welcome! Joan, Sitting gets better with practice and Treeeleaf is a wonderful place of inspiration and kindness. Gassho, Cucchilou

[Bids]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Bienvenu! Cucchilou
After many moons we meet again in sangha.
Good to see you here. Welcome!
Welcome to you Joan!

Gassho
Bids

[cucchilou]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Warm thanks to you Krid and Bids for your welcoming and welcome ! Emptyzen to the wonderful Treeleaf
Being new in this group, don't have yet much to tell about, except that this is a great place to be, right here, now and now anew; it gives more power to the daily practice to do it with you all, right here, to sit now or then together and share glimpses of awakening of our wandering minds.

Gassho, Cucchilou

[Juko]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hello, everyone. My name is Martina, and I live near Los Angeles, CA. I have been a Buddhist since 1997, when I bought a book by Lama Surya Das to impress this guy I knew. We ended up just being friends (we still are), and I just continued to read a lot of Dharma, slowly build to a daily practce, and soon realized the benefit it was having in my internal life. As my practice has deepened, I have longed to find a Sangha I could participate in, despite frequent periods of time when it is very difficult for me to attend a physical gathering.

This idea, this place, the esteem with which you hold it (the convesations on the precepts in the Jukai section are wonderful & dizzying!) is very inspiring, and I am happy to have found this beautiful Zendo.

[cucchilou]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hello & welcome! Tina to this wonderfull Now Place

Gassho, Cucchilou

[jbojanis]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Good Day,

I joined Treeleaf today. Very interesting site. Unique and exciting for those of us who are out of reach of a teacher.

I am a retired social worker. Sixty-two years old. I have been studying eastern religions for many years (since my teens, actually) and have been a practicing "sitter" (though not always regular) for nearly as long. I have had some opportunity to attend some zen centers, but have not had regular contact, face-to-face with a teacher. This is in part because I have lived in a rural area in the State of Maine, (most of which could be described as rural), USA. As well as working and being very active in raising my three kids. (I now have a 5 y.o. grandson). I have three adult children, and I'm married to my high school sweetheart for 42+ years. I am a writer and have some interest, and work, in films. I also have a commitment to child welfare work for the past 3 decades or so. My interests, besides those just described, include reading, studying, classical music, and, of course, life and death. I am anxious to join the community and hear what's going on. I fully intend to explore this fascinating site.

Drop a line to my email when you have a chance.

[Undo]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hello and welcome to new folk.
Feel free in joining in on any topic or starting a new one

All the best and see you around

Philip

[Shohei]

Re: GREETINGS BY NEW FOLKS (NOVEMBER)

Hi and Welcome Emptyzen, Tina and again jbojanis.

Jump right in! The water is wet.

Gassho, Dirk