ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

[Shohei]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

Hi folks

Best laid plans and all that - i was planning and was sitting live and was ...then the connection went batty so i closed off some stuff but to no avail i was getting 1 sec. of live feed per minute or so... my isp has an unfair "Fair access / usage" policy that states that any more than 400mb in a 24/hr period is abuse of service and that my once exceeded the bandwidth would be throttled, more like strangled down to about 10 kb/s, for 24 hours starting the moment i cross that threshold. not enough to sustain the live net cast let alone the other funky stuff i was doing. A VERY frustrating clause in the agreement and its the only highspeed isp and service available So it appears i will be sitting this later...and i cannot say ... ill let you all know when i sit it. Even this wonderful online sangha is beyond my reach here in the sticks where i live :/

As it is i used my last 2 vacation days Today off so i could prep and Monday off so i could clean up and return equipment/help my wife with the kids since she is now a couple of hundred km away with them at her parents. I cannot sit this at work as i drug all everything here, didn't clear it with security and pet considerations. etc.


To say I'm disappointed would be a understatement, however this is the way things go. For the rest of the weekend since i have time it will be sewing and sitting. on the up side i have alot of food read to eat.

9 bows to all currently sitting, and going to sit.

Gassho
Shohei

[Shonin]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

S'all good ,Dirk. _/_

[Jundo]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

To say I'm disappointed would be a understatement, however this is the way things go. For the rest of the weekend since i have time it will be sewing and sitting. on the up side i have alot of food read to eat.

9 bows to all currently sitting, and going to sit.

Gassho
Shohei

You are still sitting with us, Shohei ... and that disappointment is the point.

Gassho, J

[Shonin]

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Dirk, sorry Jundo called us to zazen while i was typing. That succkkksss. That bandwidth clamp is bs, bro. And I know you were all excited about it today too.

Shame really.Wish me luck on pullin the all nighter.

_/_

[Jundo]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

.Wish me luck on pullin the all nighter.

_/_

You are not in school studying for your final! :?

[Jinyu]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

Thanks to Jundo, Taigu and all of you folks for this first, very tiring but wonderfull, day of retreat! :wink:

Gassho,

Luis

[Dosho]

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Hey Shohei,

I'm sure that was beyond disheartening at that moment, but I could have sworn you were there the whole time...since you were.

When you do get a chance to watch the netcast let me know and I'll sit some of it with you.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Dosho]

Re: ALL RETREAT PARTICIPANTS: PLAN YOUR SITTING SCHEDULE!

Thanks to Jundo, Taigu and all of you folks for this first, very tiring but wonderfull, day of retreat! :wink:

Gassho,

Luis

I'll second that! And rest that voice Jundo!

[Seishin the Elder]

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Been doing the recorded retreat since 6:00AM this morning CST. Iwith ya all in both body and spirit.

Gassho,

Denis

[Shonin]

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Denis, come join us in the zen hall. No cam needed. Most of us are just boxes now anyways. But you'll have some company

_/_ Dave

[Jinyu]

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Waow! It was great to sit live with all of you!
Thanks to everyone! :roll:

Hope folks who are still sitting with the recorded version, like Denis, are having a good time!

Gassho,

Luis

ps: Jundo, Taigu take care! :wink:

[Undo]

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[Jinyu]

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maybe you could post when you sit in the Zendo time table or on here

It's an excellent idea!!

[BrianP]

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Sory I missed most of the retreat though sickness. Had a really bad time the previous weekend and thought it was all over but pains returned on Saturday. Look forward to recordings in a couple of days.
Hope Jundo & Taigu are OK.

Daiku

[Jundo]

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Sory I missed most of the retreat though sickness. Had a really bad time the previous weekend and thought it was all over but pains returned on Saturday. Look forward to recordings in a couple of days.
Hope Jundo & Taigu are OK.

Daiku

Hi Brian,

I hope you feel better, but if you are not well, take the retreat in small doses, spread out, shorter sittings, lost of sleep, lots of Kinhin (even during sitting times) ...

... be moderate and gentle with your body. It is not a race. Gassho, Jundo