Sharing Helpful and Insightful Tips (was The Tea Party)

[Sekishi]

All future secretary reports will be made here:

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?14168-Treeleaf-Coffee-House-Updates-and-Secretary-Notes

Gassho,
Sekishi

[Jundo]

Hi All,

I am glad the first "Coffee House" meeting went so well. Marvelous.

I am taking the liberty of closing this old thread because, well, it is quite long and the information here and there is out of date.

I am going to ask Sekishi to start a new thread like it for "Coffee House".

Gassho, Jundo

[Sekishi]

Hi everyone,

Here is the secretary report for 01/17/2016:

• Jukai and a melding of groups
• Old fashioned hot chocolate
• Netflix Tea Documentary: http://www.allinthistea.com/ (maybe?)
• NHK World (channel and app): http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
• Where is the path?
• The black belt frays and becomes white again
• Alien in a Can
• Seeing Psycho for the first time again
• Turkish / Greek Coffee
• How to serve hairy food (hint: scrape the hair off)
• Google, how DOES it work?
• Insight Timer
• Star Wars Land
• Playing a piano, listening to silence
• Connecting sitting groups
• Now that is a little Theremin: https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ed82/
• PUNny!
• Hotai and Santa
• Hidden Buddha, Crouching Psychiatrist
• Church of the Later Day Dude
• Where am I, and where did this ink come from?
• 12 steps and Buddha

Thank you for coming together and sharing today. It was lovely to see you all.

Gassho,
Sekishi
#SatToday

[Sekishi]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for joining and sharing today. It was lovely to see you all.

Here is the secretary report for 01/10/2016:

• Oh Google Plus, how do you work?
• Getting bits (and bytes) in the sticks.
• Happy Jukai!
• Sitting with quadrupeds.
• Phones and calendars and notifications, oh my!
• Cool hat or sun hat?
• I rescue you, you rescue me.
• Don't tell the snakes, but they don't live here!
• Ties for Jukai.
• Graduating, moving out, and getting a job...
• Accumulate, donate, repeat.
• Balancing a helicopter for a half second? Just a little cyclic and a little collective.
• Jukai names and Japanese.
• Those durn cats!
• Planning Fukudenkai
• The world ended in December 2015!?

Gassho,
Sekishi
#SatToday

Hello folks,

First off, thank you Shoka, Sekishi, Marc, Kyotai, and Elgwyn for allowing me to be part of the Tea Party today, was wonderful to chat and share with you. =)

Here is the report for Jan 3rd, 2016

- 2016 the year of the monkey
- Open mic and Gord Downie
- Playing the Theremin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
- Rakusu & pocket protectors with went along with "Nerds & Geeks"
- Cosplay (Japanese Costumes)
- Shoka's dog's Zen sleeping style
- The love of animals
- Kids & technology
- Jukai
- How many active Treeleaf members'
- Tapatalk app
- Skype vs Google Hangout
- Googles Global Domination
- 80 hr work weeks ... yikes!
- Halt & Catch Fire tv show
- Triumph of the Nerds show
- Pirates of the Silicon Valley movie
- Old school computers
- Microserfs Book - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microserfs
- Living by Vow book
- Buddhist Bookcamp book
- Charlie Chan original books
- Our canines and their role being Ino
- Members' local Sangha coming and supporting their undertaking Jukai
- The benefit of Treeleaf for folks who don't have a local Sangha
- Paying money to meditate
- How technology has evolved and the how the inexpensive it is today
- Photography
- Having a family later in life
- Sangha: Giving & Receiving - loving and supporting Sangha members' and the value it has
- Slangs, Clauses, and Poe's Law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
- Google Hangout work around
- The benefit of practice

Thank you all again for a lovely chat. =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Myogan]

Good Day,

Secretary report 12/20/2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - NO SPOILERS
Ango
Fevers
Six realms
Metaphysics
Literal bible
Chant/Sutra Protocols
Jukai - Ordination
Zen Books
Mugwump
Hangouts Tech issues
Christmas Wishes
Jukai Guests
Old Path White Clouds http://terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/Thic...e%20Clouds.pdf

http://www.enthusiasticbuddhist.com

Buddha as Saint - St. Jehoshaphat
iOS Hangouts
Japanese Hidden Christians
Buddhism and Christianity
Politics and Religion
Dosho returns from SW:TFA
Going to Mos Eisley for Spring Break
Hangout alternatives
Santa Jundo
Google +
Apple/Samsung/Android
Lake Effect Snow
Wood stoves
Kesa sewing

Gassho
Sat

[Tb]

Secretary report 13/12

Hi.

Secretary report 13/12

Archeology
Can't keep up.
Tv time
is real interaction the same as direct contact
A great change to a demography is of significant impact on taht demography
Punk rock
Information on the internet
Yes its hard, but its up to you
End of western civilization
TV is an intellectual wasteland
Wikipedia's talktab
Fugen and the unsui's talks for the 2015 retreat
The tenth anniversary of Treeleaf
Steamcleaning
Cats vs KATZ!
A Wildlife vs a wild life
A permalink to the Treeleaf teaparty
Something weird is going on...
Dogs
Survivor
Surviving a permanent poweroutage
People want to be deceived, because its easier
Sewing

Mtfbwy
Fugen

#Sat2day

[Tb]

Hi.

Secretary report 29/11

Google+ not working again?
Jukai
Languages
Rakusu and rags
Zen in des moines
webcams
Dr who
Star trek
Star trek the adventure continues
Star trek of gods and men
amazon prime
TV and channels
Telephones
Solarpower
Turns on getting what you want
Dharma, Dukkha and Sukkha
Different realms of being the US-president
Being prayed for
Vaping
The origins of Tea and Coffee
A pun is 2/3 of a joke, PU
Retreat
Pain
fallen away-persons
Wearing a tie
Medications
Kalyana mitra – spiritual friend
Sometimes we fight
Don Quijoteing
Always finding something to be mad about

Mtfbwy
Fugen

#Sat2day

[Dosho]

Hello all,

Here is the Tea Party Report for Sunday, November 22nd:

Tea...not in a glass!
Botany Stuff
Glogg?
Muslim-a-phobia
Politics
Edward Snowden
Abortion
Ben Carson
Ango
Right Tool, Right Job
Letting Go
Tolkien, Earth, Hair, and Sealskin
Lion King
Taking That Which Is Not Given
DMCA
Smothered Brothers
Classical Gas
Geeks
Retreat
Handsewn Rakusus
Fugen Made Someone Cry
Unifying Uniforms
Rohatsu
Oryoki


Gassho,
Dosho

Sat today

[Tb]

Hi.

Secretary report 15/11

Introductions
Instazazen
Kids
beginners
Cats and dogs
Living out in the nowhere
Weirdos online
Watching Star wars as a dying wish
Dharma
Star trek
Grease
Seven samurai and Yojimbo
Editors
Harry Potter & the Lord of the Rings
Who said it?
Tolkien
Movement of armies
Viruses and Computers
Hacking is big business

Thank you for your practice

Mtfbwy
Fugen

#Sat2day

[Tb]

Hi.

Secretary 8/11

Ladybugs and stinkbugs
Whats a real teacup?
Hot or cold drink
Favourite food
What to eat
Tricks to feel better
Sweetened vs unsweetened tea
Worms
Accents of teachers and priests
Japaneses TV-series
Youtube
sewing and stitching
Totoro and movies
Giving
Dharma
Etsy
Greed, anger and delusion
Time
Wikipedia
Academic sources
Practice makes perfect?
Difficult chants and different chants
Nap


Thank you for your practice.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[Tb]

secretary report 1/11

Hi.

Secretary report 1/11


The silence
Halloweencostumes
Star wars & midichlorians
The star wars universe expanding
Christopher Lee
Henry Rollins
Jar jar Binks is Kylo ren!
The flash
The last airbender
Learning japanese
Halloween
PPE's & PPE #4
The downside of Treeleaf
Messaging and talking to the Priests of Treeleaf
Breaking down to build up
Koan practices
Sewing, the rakusu and life
Phrases and the usage of them
The ”Letting go”-part
Social norms
Dharma
The Treeleafs podcasts
Treeleaf forum
3D
Funzoe Kesa


Thank you for your practice.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

#Sat2day

[Tb]

Hi.

Secretary report 25/10

The wonderful world of Fugen
Calling at the wrong time
Social skill of a...
Problems
Teaching
Raking leaves
Grass to grow in the land and Sheep as landscapers
A sixth finger
Birthcontrol
Dharma
Ashes and remains
Quarries
Photos and driving
Commodore 64 and old stuff
Ango
Difficult talks
Sewing
Dogs
Movies
Star wars
Expensive kids parties
Sanghasituations



Thank you for your practice

Mtfbwy
Fugen

#Sat2day

[Jika]

Sometimes he does, too - he's a live action role player, and whenever he is playing a blue pixie, he is, well, painted blue but for a loincloth and some more beard...

Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

[Jundo]

Hi Danny,

Took me a second to realize you were talking about an online game ...

https://www.ingress.com/

I though you meant that your friend looked like this ...




Gassho, J

SatToday