The Sitting Hall

[Shonin]

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you're not the only one who fell off the horse either, Ron. We need to sit together again.Been too long, yeah?

[Shugen]

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Yep, It's been a while. I still sit most nights around 9 .

Ron

you're not the only one who fell off the horse either, Ron. We need to sit together again.Been too long, yeah?

Ron

[Shonin]

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Will have to keep an eye out for ya tommorrow night then.

[Shujin]

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We have five inches of snow in the forecast for Sunday-Monday. For people in the northern part of the world, this would be an amusing distraction. In the South, it's on par with the end of civilization.... think Beyond the Thunderdome on ice. During Snowpocalypse '09, the power was out for three days. Perhaps more scary than any of the above is the fact that you may have to do without seeing me in the Hall for a few days should we go off the grid. The horror.... the horror.....

Nice to see you back on the schedule, Shinko.

gassho, y'all.
Chris

[Amelia]

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...Snowpocalypse '09...

Lol

Things be gettin' warmer soon...

[Myozan Kodo]

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Hello all,
Glad to be back in the Always Open Treeleaf Zendo. Nice to know it's always there. See you around.
Gassho,
Soen

[Shugen]

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When I scheduled myself for the sitting hall this evening, I forgot about the BCS (college football) championship game. I probably won't be in the hall. (depends when halftime is)

Ron

[Jundo]

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When I scheduled myself for the sitting hall this evening, I forgot about the BCS (college football) championship game. I probably won't be in the hall. (depends when halftime is)

Ron

Zazen is fine during Half time ... a bit of All Time during the half time ... but without the marching bands ...

Zazen is just like football ... yet with the goal attained in every play, constant touchdowns as we move down the field toward to the end zone, timeless even as the clock is ticking ... both completed passes and fumbles just the whole game (but be careful and don't drop the ball!) ... all winners but never a tie ... 8)

Gassho, the Coach

[Shujin]

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Soen -- good to see you on the schedule as well. If my children ever settle down (ha ha) I may be able to sit with you in the morning.

Ron -- I was late again last night to the Hall.... made it in at 2130. ops:

Liked the gameday analogy, although I didn't know the BCS championship was last night. What is this "football", you speak of?

gassho,
Chris

[Taylor]

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Greetings! I assure you I was awake and sitting for my scheduled time, but I realized that my roommate would be getting out of the shower and probably wouldn't appreciate the live broadcast, so! I was sitting in spirit :P

Gassho,
Taylor

[Shugen]

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College football season is over . Good game/zazen .

Ron

[Shugen]

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Hey Peter good to see you on the zen hall schedule again!

I may be late tonight. We are having a snowstorm and I'm closing at the store so I'm not sure exactly what time I'll be able to make it home.

Shujin, as always it's a pleasure to sit with you.

Ron

[Engyo]

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I know everyone is subject to causes and conditions; exigencies, as well. Demands conflict and prefences creep in for a myriad reasons, also. So this, then, is only an observation; vast emptiness, nothing holy.
Sometime during Ango, it occurred to me there was additional sitting which takes place at Treeleaf; a place we offer our practice to others.
Every Saturday morning, at Treeleaf Zendo in Tsukuba, there is an opportunity to sit Zazenkai with Jundo and usually one or two others who sit with him there. Although there have been more (on occasion), there are usually around four participating on this side of the screen at the same time. It is broadcast over ustream.tv, hence the "offering our practice to others" observation.
It is not quite the same as sitting in the Zen Hall, in one way. Ultimately, it isn't any different, either. People sit there in real or recorded time. It starts 8pm Friday night in Atlantic (DST) time. I try to get there 15-20 minutes early, because although you can't "see" everyone sitting there is a chance to say "hello" in the chat window.I am not suggesting it is any better than any other sitting going on but it is another way to get together. Neither does it mean sitting Zazenkai infers any approvals or lack of same.
Not a bad way to show support though, if the opportunity presented itself here and there, now and then.
If anyone needs some help figuring out how to use ustream, setting up an account, logging in, getting on the chat, there are several around here who would be happy to assist in any way possible. You could PM me.
No webcam required. No limits on the number of participants. Everyone is welcome and appreciated. Did I mention there's always company there?
Just a thought.
Gassho,
Don (Engyo)

[Jundo]

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I know everyone is subject to causes and conditions; exigencies, as well. Demands conflict and prefences creep in for a myriad reasons, also. So this, then, is only an observation; vast emptiness, nothing holy.
Sometime during Ango, it occurred to me there was additional sitting which takes place at Treeleaf; a place we offer our practice to others.
Every Saturday morning, at Treeleaf Zendo in Tsukuba, there is an opportunity to sit Zazenkai with Jundo and usually one or two others who sit with him there. Although there have been more (on occasion), there are usually around four participating on this side of the screen at the same time. It is broadcast over ustream.tv, hence the "offering our practice to others" observation.
It is not quite the same as sitting in the Zen Hall, in one way. Ultimately, it isn't any different, either. People sit there in real or recorded time. It starts 8pm Friday night in Atlantic (DST) time. I try to get there 15-20 minutes early, because although you can't "see" everyone sitting there is a chance to say "hello" in the chat window.I am not suggesting it is any better than any other sitting going on but it is another way to get together. Neither does it mean sitting Zazenkai infers any approvals or lack of same.
Not a bad way to show support though, if the opportunity presented itself here and there, now and then.
If anyone needs some help figuring out how to use ustream, setting up an account, logging in, getting on the chat, there are several around here who would be happy to assist in any way possible. You could PM me.
No webcam required. No limits on the number of participants. Everyone is welcome and appreciated. Did I mention there's always company there?
Just a thought.
Gassho,
Don (Engyo)

I truly would like everyone to sit with our weekly and monthly Zazenkais.

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If it seems strange to someone that one is sitting "over the internet" ... if it seems far away and not a place in which all are immediately present ... WHO is feeling so? WHO is not fully present?

I have even thought at times of making sitting the Zazenkai ... either the recorded-live or live-recorded sitting ... a requirement for participating in this Sangha, which, after all, is about such sitting. Shall we?

Gassho, Jundo

[Shujin]

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Thank you Don, & Jundo for the posts. My zazenkai attendance since Ango has dropped to almost nothing... I did part of one at the end of December. For me it's part motivation, but mostly circumstance. I can always work on the motivation side, however.

Ron -- good to see you as well.

Peter -- glad to have you back in the Hall.

gassho,
Shujin