Jukai congratulations

[Shugen]

Re: Jukai congratulations

Thank you everyone! It was wonderful!(even the getting booted out of the zenhall every minute)

I think it will take a little while for everything to sink in.

Ron (Shugen)

[Al]

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Adding my thanks. It was wonderful to participate in this with you all. Rev. Taigu was an especially fun addition. My parents and friends watched the ceremony via ustream and were very moved by it as well.

Metta,
- Al (Shinkai)

[Yugen]

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Dear Colleagues, Jundo, Mina, and Taigu,

Thank you for everything... the ceremony was incredible - I never expected to feel so emotional or moved by everyone's contributions and fellowship. The connection to all of you, all those around us, and all who have gone before us was very real. The depth of commitment I feel to the precepts, to this life, to you, and our community is deeper and more profound than I would like to admit. I was in tears prior to the Jukai ceremony and during its course. The feedback while we all had our microphones on was wonderful... it was the voices of a sangha speaking as one across this world. I cannot express the gratitude and closeness I feel for this group. I look forward to our journey together.

For much of the ceremony, a male and female cardinal sat in the cherry tree outside my sliding class door and kept us company. White snow, winter branches with dried cherries; bright plumage. Live this life.

I second Daniel's words about the connection he feels to the sangha.

Ron, you are absolutely right. It will take a little while for everything to sink in.

I will sign off before I get all messy with you.

With reverence,
Alex (Yugen)

[Eika]

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Sorry, I forgot . . . Thank you to Taigu, too! I can't imagine how I would have learned to sew the rakusu without your expertise and patient teaching.

Gassho,
Bill-Eika

[Hans]

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Hello and Thank you to all!

In some ways Treeleaf may seem just like a big, unorthodox pioneering experiment, but to me it felt like we showed today in particular, that it's not just some fools fooling around, but some fools being extremely serious about their dharma practice. May the spirit of mutual support continue to grow and flourish.

Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart.

Gassho,

Munchkin....uhm....I mean Mongen of course

[Tb]

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Hi.

Thanks .
We loved it from over here.

Tb & Emma (Fugen & koki)

[Taigu]

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Deep bows to everybody,

I was with you yesterday, not just in a recorded message.I was very moved by all these voices arising from ten thousand directions into one space and returning.

love to all


Taigu

[Shohei]

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Indeed Grats to all and many many thanks!

As all have mentioned (and I certainly should have too up in the above post quotedops: ) A huge thanks to Jundo, Mina and Taigu for your effort, encouragment and direction. with out it my boat would still be stuck up in the branches

Gassho, Shohei

[Craig]

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so moving to see everyone sign their posts with their dharma names!

deep deep bows-
craig

[KellyRok]

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Hello Everyone,

Congratulations to one and all! What a wonderful experience it was to see and hear everyone today! I will be watching the recorded version tomorrow - I guess I feel I need to make sure I didn't miss anything and as Ron has stated, to maybe let thinks really sink in a little more.

I was booted out of MeBeam only once and I thought everything went very smoothly. A truly beautiful and touching ceremony! My family was in the background watching me and all of you, my husband commented at how neat it was to be connected to so many people in so many places at once. Thank you Jundo and Mina for your time and work to make this a moment I won't ever forget. Thank you Taigu for your wonderful instruction on sewing the Rakusu and for your wise and kind words.

And thank you to all of you who make Treeleaf the wonderous and beautiful Sangha that it is. I look forward to continuing my journey with all of you. Much love to you all...

Gassho,
Kelly, Jinmei

[Tb]

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Deep bows to everybody,

I was with you yesterday, not just in a recorded message.I was very moved by all these voices arising from ten thousand directions into one space and returning.

love to all


Taigu

Hi.

That would be when Jundo asked everyone to turn on their speakers? :wink:

May the force be with you
Fugen

[John]

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Congratulations to all of you on taking your Jukai. I found my own Jukai ceremony strangely moving also when I took it last April. But it's living it that counts!

Gassho,
John

[BrianP]

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Congratulations to everyone. What a wonderful experience the ceremony was. My wife sat in with me and was quite moved by it.

I did have some technical difficulties but that did not get in the way too much. I was panicking at first as I could not get Upstream but disabled my firewall and all was well until halfway through I was disconnected from Mebeam. I managed to follow everything pretty well in spite of some sound problems. I don't know if it was my end at fault but I could hear everything echoing back twice. The only thing I regret is that I was unable to join in and add my voice to that wonderful finale.

One little point was that I could not find a leaf from a tree in my garden so I took a twig from a little willow tree where a Buddha statue stands underneath. The twig had several buds just beginning to burst out. I like to think that these buds represent the prisoners I visit in my role as chaplain and that they through me will have some connection to Jundo and our Sangha.

Thank you all again,

With deep bows,

Daiku

[Undo]

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The only thing I regret is that I was unable to join in and add my voice to that wonderful finale.

Hello Daiku, I saw you there, well at least I think it was you, and so heard you loud and clear as did everything esle.

With regards to the prisoners, are they able to view anything on treeleaf or are there restrictions to the internet?

Gassho


Undo
(philip)

[Jinho]

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I don't know if it was my end at fault but I could hear everything echoing back twice.
Daiku

It was not just you, I for one heard the echo! which I thought was a nice touch.

gassho,
rowan
Jinho
sewing, sewing, sewing..........