Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

[Hoyu]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Here is the link for Sanshinji http://www.sanshinji.org/. The "community retreat" doesn't seem to be as "hardcore" if you are concerned about the length of the sitting.

It was a great experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone!

Ron

Thanks for the link Shugen but.....
I tried checking it out using my work's Internet. I was blocked from accessing it. This is the message that I got.

URL: http://www.sanshinji.org/
Category: Adult/Sexually Explicit
Ticket ID: {4FAC0091-3-AC1CC9B9-1FFFF}

Wow :shock: ! Now I know why you guys had such a great time :lol:

Gassho,
Hoyu

[Shugen]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Here is the link for Sanshinji http://www.sanshinji.org/. The "community retreat" doesn't seem to be as "hardcore" if you are concerned about the length of the sitting.

It was a great experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone!

Ron

Thanks for the link Shugen but.....
I tried checking it out using my work's Internet. I was blocked from accessing it. This is the message that I got.

URL: http://www.sanshinji.org/
Category: Adult/Sexually Explicit
Ticket ID: {4FAC0091-3-AC1CC9B9-1FFFF}

Wow :shock: ! Now I know why you guys had such a great time :lol:

Gassho,
Hoyu

Well Crap!!! Our secret is out! :lol:

Ron

(You might wanna try checking the link from your home computer :wink: )

[Kaishin]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Ah, so great! I will definitely get down there, sounds like an amazing place. Thanks again for sharing.

P.S. Did anyone ask you about Treeleaf? I'm always curious the reactions to an online-based sangha.

[Shujin]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Hoyu - :shock:

Kaishin - People definitely asked about Treeleaf. I'm not really sure some understood our practice, though I hope they will check out the site & see what we do here. Part of the confusion, I think, is generational. I don't know what the demographics of the entire Sanshinji sangha are, but at 32 I seemed to be the youngest person attending the retreat. Although we have all sorts of folks in Treeleaf, we seem to be a young sangha. Which I happen to like.

While the Google+ sits seemed to throw some folks for a loop, Sanshinji is looking to start releasing podcasts and videos on their website. There were also a couple of people who expressed in an interest in sitting online. So, one never knows.

gassho,
Shujin

[Hoyu]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Shugen wrote:
Well Crap!!! Our secret is out!

:lol:

[Shugen]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Can anyone identify the buddha statue on the alter? I can't seem to find any references to it.

Thank You,

Ron

[Jundo]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Can anyone identify the buddha statue on the alter? I can't seem to find any references to it.

Thank You,

Ron

Hi,

That is Manjushri on his Lion, the traditional statue in the monk's Zazen Hall (the Sodo) in Japan.



Having the Wise Manjushri leading the congregation of monks in Zazen really needs no explaining. Here is a talk on Manjushri and his Lion from our Bodhisattva sit-a-long series ...

http://www.treeleaf.org/sit-a-long/with ... ushri.html

At the Zendo at Treeleaf, we have an old, pock marked, ugly, scarred Buddha ... probably Amida Buddha if one looks closely. A Buddha is a Buddha in my book, and an empty space, a stone, a flower will do too.

Manjushri also figures prominently in the first Koan of the Book of Equanimity, to be posted today.

Gassho, J

[Shugen]

Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Thank you!

Ron


Shugen

[Jinyo]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Thanks for sharing - really interesting.

Willow

[markkemark]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Great post guys! I really enjoyed it.

[Shokai]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Chris and ron;

What an awesome experience and to hear Okamura-sensei on person. Great pics, thanks for representing Treeleaf and sharing .

[Marek]

Re: Sanshinji Genzo-e Retreat

Thank you Gentlemen for stories and pics. It looks great! :wink:

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