Invitation to Sesshin, via Zoom. Nov. 1st and 2nd 2021

[Kyonin]

Dear sangha,

I want to invite you all to sit a mini-sesshin with me and the Spanish speaking sangha, Ryokan Zen Group, next November 1st and 2nd, 2021.

It will be in memoriam of all the people we have lost with Corona. And in gratitude of all the invisible people that keep civilization going like public works, delivery personal, farmers, engineers, drivers, merchants, or factory workers.

I know most of you will be working or in school, but in Mexico and a few other countries we will celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and it's a long weekend for us. So please sit with us if you find a confortable time.

We will begin at 6 AM and will sit until 6:00PM

Like Treeleaf, we are all over the planet. So we will begin in Nov. 1st. at 6:00AM in Madrid/Berlin. As the Earth turns, in Latin America we'll join at our 6:00 AM (1:00 PM in Madrid/Berlin).

This is the schedule:

6:00h – 6:50h: Zazen
6:50h – 7:00h: Kinhin
7:00h – 7:50h: Zazen
7:50h – 9:00h: Breakfast and rest/samu in silence. Offline.
9:00h – 9:50h: Zazen
9:50h – 10:00: Kinhin
10:00h – 10:50: Zazen
10:50h – 11:00h: Kinhin
11:00h – 11:50h: Zazen
11:50h – 12:00h: Kinhin
12:00h – 12:50h: Zazen
12:50h – 13:00h: Kinhin
13:00h – 13:30h Zazen
13:30h – 16:30h: Lunch and rest. Offline.
16:30h – 17:00h: Zazen
17:00h – 17:10h: Kinhin
17:10h – 18:00h: Zazen

Day 1 and 2 will be the same. So please come and sit with us!

This is the Zoom info:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7342693783?pwd=amFYbzM4SVEyVzBsRnVvQVoyckRzdz09

Meeting ID: 734 269 3783
Password: 481078

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Tai Shi]

I will be there and it’s home recovery or hospital recovery but I’m not sure however whichever I will be there. I have am bringing my Chromebook to the hospital to sit from my hospital room. I still may be too tired to do much. But if I am able I will be there.
Gassho
Tai Shi
Sat. Lah.


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[Meian]

Thank you, Kyonin, what a beautiful tribute. I hope to participate in some of the Dia de los Muertos Sesshin. Sadly, even this month/week (last night) I keep learning of more friends and family whose lives have been lost, either to the virus, or the consequences of the pandemic.

I'm not able, at this stage of my life, to 'just move on' from it all. For now, silence and holding/sitting with all of their memories is my only answer.

I will look again to note the time zone of the Sesshin, as for now I think I'm a bit lost in this world. [emoji4]

Gassho2 meian st lh

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[Nengei]

Kyonin-san,

Thank you for this sesshin.

Will it be permitted to come and go as we are able, given our schedules? Also, would you prefer that we enter and exit during kinhin?

Gassho,
然芸 Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

[Doshin]

Thank you for the invite Amigo.

I will join you for awhile on the 2nd
I am thinking it is 6 am Jalisco time (5 am in our Mountain Time in US)…am I close?

Doshin
St

[Jakuden]

Thank you brother! I will try to get there for a bit!

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

[Koushi]

I may only be able to join for a sit or two, but will try to be there!

Gassho,
Koushi
ST

[Jundo]

Lovely!

Bueno suerte!

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Begins at 10 pm Tuesday here, PDT? I am awful at clocks and calendars, even with a chart.

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d shonin sat and lah

[Kyonin]

Hi Nengei,

I think it would be best if you get in during kinhin. But if you need to come at any time, do so. Both work

Kyonin-san,

Thank you for this sesshin.

Will it be permitted to come and go as we are able, given our schedules? Also, would you prefer that we enter and exit during kinhin?

Gassho,
然芸 Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

[Risho]

Kyonin - I won't be able to make it; I just wanted to thank you for the invite, and it's also good to see the "French Press Bodhisattva" (assuming you still make coffee lol) making an appearance

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

[Tai Shi]

Although I missed this important event on our beloved Treeleaf, I did try unsuccessfully to contact our Zen home via my Kindle 10" tablet which sports Zoom. Unfortunately from my Sanford Hospital, thiugh connected to the Internet, I found it imossible.
Gassho
sat/ lah