TRAVEL DIARY: Jundo Goes To China

[Dosho]

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Jundo,

Such a long time coming....I'm glad we'll be along for the ride.

Best luck to you and the family on your trip and I'll be looking forward to a safe return to Tsukuba!

Gassho,
Dosho

[Eika]

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Great news! I'm very pleased for you.

Hope the trip goes well . . . I look forward to seeing around Treeleaf.

Gassho,
Eika

[Onken]

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Good luck and safe travels!

Gassho,

Matt

[AlanLa]

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Bon Voyage! Both on your trip to China and your being a father again.
I am very happy for you and your (growing) family. I know it means a lot to you.

[Yugen]

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Thank you for sharing your excitement and this voyage with us! I am very happy for you and your family.

Looking forward to your reportage - Be well and safe travels!!

Gassho,
Yugen

[berrykat]

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Can't wait to meet your daughter. How exciting! Have a safe trip. -gassho Andrea

[Shugen]

TRAVEL DIARY: Jundo Goes To China

Have a safe trip! Congratulations and thank you got inviting us along!

Ron

[Kaishin]

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Very exciting news on all fronts! Can't wait to hear about the adoption process and of course all the sightseeing adventures.

Safe travels!

[KellyRok]

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Jundo,

What wonderful news! I wish you safe travels full of adventure and smiles. You will all be in my thoughts, my heart and my metta. Can't wait to see beautiful Sada when you bring her home.

love,
Kelly/Jinmei

[Gary]

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Jundo,
Your sit-a-long "The Absent Child" was very moving, I felt sadness for you.
I sincerely hope your trip goes safely and smoothly and that your daughter brings much happiness to your family, she is a lucky girl to have you as a parent.
I'm looking froward to news of your journey.
Gassho
Gary

[Onshin]

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At last! You must be thrilled, (while at the same time taking totally in you r stride like a good Buddhist) :twisted:

Happy travels and looking forward to sharing it with you.

[Seishin the Elder]

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I am so very happy for you and you family. May your travelling be safe.

Also have a wonderful pilgrimage and say "Hi" to Patriarch Hui-Neng for me as he is in the Patrilineal ancestry of the Chan Order I received ordination through.

Gassho,

Seishin

[Jundo]

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I am so very happy for you and you family. May your travelling be safe.

Also have a wonderful pilgrimage and say "Hi" to Patriarch Hui-Neng for me as he is in the Patrilineal ancestry of the Chan Order I received ordination through.

Gassho,

Seishin

Thank you, Kyrillos.

Actually Daddy Hui-Neng is in all our Chan Lineages. We will be chanting his name when we recite the List of Ancestors during our Rohatsu Retreat tomorrow.

Gassho, Jundo

[Omoi Otoshi]

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At last! I'm very happy!
Congratulations!

My own son is a miracle. He came into this world with no pulse and no breathing, but is now strong as a wild ox and as hard to tame! For nearly two years now he has been a most wonderful teacher. It is amazing to see a child experience the world in their own uncomplicated way, cry when they need to cry, eat when they need to eat, sleep when they need to sleep, popoo when they need to popoo! Run after a bird and laugh when it flies away. Run some more for the sake of running and then suddenly stop to pick up a flower. They can also test you in more ways than even the cunniest zen master of old, including slapping you in the face or turning a glass of water over your head!

/Pontus

[Nindo]

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Jundo, wishing you well for your travels and for this new adventure of bringing the girl into your family and raising her!

The one thing I can't get my head around - and I don't mean this in a joking way - is that if you've been waiting for her for 5 years, how come she's only 1 year old? Sorry, you may have explained this at some time, and I know absolutely nothing about adoption procedures. Had there been a girl chosen 5 years ago, and then it didn't work out? Or did you not even get that far then? Most children adopted from China (that I hear of) seem to be very young - what happens to the older orphans?