Our January 2022 Treeleaf JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) CELEBRATION! -MAIN PAGE-

[Anchi]

The Ceremony was lovely and I am so glad to have been part of this!
Thank you, Jundo and everyone who made this Jukai special !

It's an honour to be walking this path with you all .

Passing through this gate, a journey begins as children of Buddha.

We all have seeds of Buddha Dharma.


ln Peace and with Nine Bows,



安知

[Sekishi]

KaiSui (first time signing off with my Dharma Name, oh my!)

Wonderful. <3

And that reminds me - anyone who wishes to change their forum name to their Dharma name (not necessary but you can if you want), just send me a PM and I’ll make the change! Although it might take a day or so if there are many to update.

Deep bows to all,
Sekishi


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[Nenka]

Congratulations Jukaiees, everybody who could make it and everybody who couldn't yet, it was beautiful (once again) to participate with you all. As always, I'm honored to be here.

Gassho

Nenka
ST

[Meian]

Congratulations, new Jukai-ee's!!

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Such a lovely ceremony. Good reminders, too. [emoji178]

Deep Bows to All,
meian stlh

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[Dogukan]

What a lovely ceremony! Congratulations to all and thank you for your sincere practice and efforts. It was a joy to witness you receive the Precepts. I wish each of you a life in harmony with the Precepts and your Dharma names.

Gassho, Doğukan
Sat.

[Washin]

Very beautiful ceremony! Congratulations to all the Jukaiees and Ubasoku receivers!
It was an honor to witness and celebrate the event with you all.

Gassho,
Washin
stlah

[Wabo]

Thanks to everyone who made this possible! It is an honor for me to participate in the ceremony
It was unforgettable!

Gassho
Wabo
ST

[Tosei]

So enjoyed seeing everyone. Congrats to all.

[Jinyo]

Double posting here as posted on the other thread.
It was a wonderful ceremony, thank you to all who made it possible - especially Jundo -
and all who took part.



Jinyo (Willow)

Sat today

[Shugen]

Nicely done! Congratulations to all!

Gassho,

Shugen

[Fredrik]

A very nice ceremony. Congratulations to all!

[Shokai]

I've lost count of the number of Jukai Ceremonies I have witnessed but, this has to be one of the best. Especially, the inclusion of Zoom allowing so much clarity. And, it's always exciting to see the new Dharma names popping up beside posts in the Forum. Congratulations to all who planned , manifested and participated in this glorious Soto Zen Tradition.

gassho,Shokai
stlah
p.s. to the jukaiees, let's here what you think about your new names, Why do you think Jundo chose it??

[Nengyoku]

let's hear what you think about your new names, Why do you think Jundo chose it??

My Dharma name translates as "Thought Jewel".

And in the email one of the things Jundo said was:

names are selected based on feeling, often as an aspiration for who the person may someday become . . . often to capture some inner quality that is sensed.

And I think that is fairly fitting. I consistently find myself overthinking the way I present the words I am going to say, walking on eggshells linguistically to try and avoid conflict. Maybe, if I would just allow myself to let go of the idea of how things "should sound", if I sat Zazen with my mouth and not just my body, my words could be as precious as those thoughts they represent.

Gassho,
Nengyoku
Sat

[Kiri]

That was an amazing ceremony and probably the best birthday present I ever received!!! I guess the journey has just begun
Thank you everyone so much for your wishes. Special thank you to Jundo and every Treeleaf priest for guiding us all these months and hopefully will keep guiding and inspiring us in the coming years

p.s. to the jukaiees, let's here what you think about your new names, Why do you think Jundo chose it??

Jundo wrote (Greece) next to the 希 character of my dharma name. So I guess it's a reference to my nationality . Rare Principle (Kiri) is also a very good aspiration for the future Nikolas

Gassho, Kiri
Sat/Lah

[Koushi]

Congratulations everyone! What a truly lovely ceremony and coming together of the sangha—I always get teared up during these!

Now to start learning some names

Gassho,
Koushi
STLaH