NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

[Jundo]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

I wish you all the best ...

For all the chaos and confusion in organizing this first Retreat "on site", I believe it will be all the more a wondrous sitting. It is just like this crazy life, stillness right at/as the heart of chaos!

Gassho, Jundo



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[Taigu]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Thank you Jundo; it is going to feel like sitting in a small ermitage with just a few dedicated Dharma brothers and sisters. Sure; great time.

By the way, could anybody make a copy of the Treeleaf sutra book for me ( I have forgotten it :roll: ) and put it in a folder so pages can be easily turned and red?

gassho

Taigu

[Dokan]

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By the way, could anybody make a copy of the Treeleaf sutra book for me ( I have forgotten it :roll: ) and put it in a folder so pages can be easily turned and red?

I will bring it for you sensei.

G

S


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[Taigu]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Deep gassho Shawn

T.

[Taigu]

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Nice to hear Soen. Do you have a Zagu and a kesa bag?
If you don t , you mqy always bring alo,ng some material and I will help you.

gassho

Taigu

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Hi Taigu
Thank you. But I have a zagu and have made a kesa bag too.
Gassho
Soen

[Jinyu]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Taigu, Mongen, everyone...

I intent to participate to the retreat !
I've been quite sick, I stopped working for a few days... I have huge migraines due to a physical problem a always had, to stress (because of the problems I'm fighting against in my daily life) and probably culpability of not being a good organizer for this retreat, and a worse member of this Sangha.

Thanks to Taigu and Mongen for the fantastic work they are doing, I'm very sorry I spent a lot of their time in gibberish talk...

But I can assure that :
The food, according to the menu, will be bought tomorrow evening and Saturday morning.
No one outside Treeleaf showed up to participate to the retreat... despite the flyers I sent twice to 10 or 12 Sanghas around. Some shared that big retreats will be held by AZI and Sanbokyodan Sanghas (the two largest here) or that they intent to stay with their family...
Thus will be just people participating on this thread.

We will also have two irons and two tables for ironing.
I also will bring much needles and all the threads I can find.

I can also still pick Taigu in Northern France if fits with his program...

gassho,
Jinyu

[michaeljc]

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Hi Guys
Once you get your schedule finalised can you please post it here so some of us in other parts of the world can sit along with you
Cheers
m

[Myoku]

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A while ago, in another thread, Taigu wrote

Sesshin schedule

5: 30 : waking up
6: 00 - 6:40: zazen
6:45-7:25: zazen
7:30-8:15: zazen
8:15-8:45: ceremony
8:45-9:00: free time
9:00-9:30: breakfast
9:30-10:00: coffee tea /dokusan
10:00-12:00: sewing /samu
12:00-12:30 :lunch
12: 30-13:30: rest
13:30-14:10: zazen
14:15-15:00: zazen
15:00-17:00: sewing/ samu
17:00-18:00: circle and teaching
18:00-19:00 : freetime dokusan
19:00-20:00: diner /coffee tea
20:00-20:40: zazen
20:45-21:30: zazen
21:30-22:30: freetime /priests meeting
22:30: bedtime

This is a rough but also very precise schedule we will all follow.

[michaeljc]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Peter – thanks
I am 5 hrs ahead of you so will sit your early afternoon Zazen after work
Cheers
m

[Dokan]

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Print and bound the chant books!

Employed my twin nine year olds as they are off for winter break. :-)



G

S

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[Yugen]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

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Gassho,
Yugen

[Myozan Kodo]

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Good job Shawn.
Looking forward to meeting you all in a few days time.
Gassho
Soen

[Dokan]

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Good job Shawn.
Looking forward to meeting you all in a few days time.
Gassho
Soen

Thanks Soen and yes me too. Almost all packed. Been quite a challenge to fit some of these bulkier items but I think I'm set. My flight leaves tomorrow night and arrives in Belgium about 3pm on the 26th.

Everyone should have my number so feel free to text or call when you get in if you want to meet up.

G

S

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[Dokan]

Re: NEW THREAD WINTER RETREAT

Thanks Shawn. We might meet out there so, rather than in town for lunch. What time do you hit town?
Gassho

Hi Soen,

I get into Brussels on the 26th...so anytime on the 27th is ok. Of course I'm carrying a bunch of luggage with me so maybe something on the 1km between the Kortenberg station and the Abbey? I was checking the routes on Google Maps and noticed what seemed to be two restaurants on that route, Rembrandt Cafe and La Strada Restaurant:





Green A = Kortenberg Station
Red A = Restaurants
Green B = Abbey

Btw, the route from Central Station to the Hotel is:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 7iEAw&pw=2

Of course I'll be with you at that point and hopefully already stayed there on the 26th, so we can trek there together.

Just give me a call or SMS when you get to town. I think my plan however will be to take the train up from the city around 11. This should put me in Kortenberg about 12 and then maybe grab a bite to eat before heading to the Abbey about 1.

Gassho,

s

PS - Also one other note...there is a grocery store nearby called Carrefour GB. (http://g.co/maps/xumkv) Just in case you forget anything (I almost forgot to pack a towel...so used to staying at hotels when travelling for business!)

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