Our 2014 Treeleaf Jukai (Undertaking the Precepts) Celebration is Here!

[Jinyo]

Congratulations to all - looking forward to sharing in the recorded ceremony this evening.

Gassho

Willow

[Anshu]

Hello,

Congratulations and welcome to community of the children of Buddha. I am glad to have been able be a witness of this beautiful and touching ceremony.

Gasshô
Anshu

[MyoHo]

Thank you Jundo, Taigu and all of you sangha members for this wonderful ceremony. Now let us lead this life!

Deep bows

MyoHo ( presviously Enkyo)

[Kokuu]

I just sat along with the recording to fill in the parts I missed. Now it properly feels like I have taken Jukai. A beautiful ceremony.

Thank you so much to all of you who were with us and all who were not.

Taking the precepts
hesitation falls away
with my greying hair.


Gassho
Andy/Kokuu

[alan.r]

Taking the precepts
hesitation falls away
with my greying hair.

I like that poem, particularly apt.

Congratulations to all.

Best and gassho

[Amelia]

Congratulations to everyone. Thank you, everyone. I will be joining you all with the recorded version later.

[Sekishi]

Thank you all. Deep bows you all of you.

Passing through this gate, a journey begins as children of Buddha. Wearing the Tathagata's teachings, may we manifest enlightenment in the world.

Gassho,
Eric "Sekishi"

[Joyo]

Thank you all. Deep bows you all of you.

Passing through this gate, a journey begins as children of Buddha. Wearing the Tathagata's teachings, may we manifest enlightenment in the world.

Gassho,
Eric "Sekishi"

Yes, beautiful!!!

Gassho,
Treena/Joyo

[Shokai]

Thank you everyone for sharing this beautiful ceremony. It is the sixth Treeleaf Jukai that I have witnessed and each has its special memories. It is very heart warming to see you enjoying you commitments. I look forward to sitting with you.

gassho ,Shokai

[Daitetsu]

Hi there,

I have just come back from a family birthday party - two reasons to celebrate today, what a happy coincidence!
Room still filled with scent from incense, Buddha and leaf still in front of me, memories still fresh.

I truly enjoyed the whole ceremony, time flew by, and it was so nice to be with you all. I felt as if we were really physically together in one room.
Thanks to the speakers, Jundo, Taigu, all the Unsui and all others who helped making the whole Jukai experience so unique and beautiful - and another deep bow goes to Seimyo for making the quick user name changes!

Thank you all and Gassho,

Timo/Daitetsu (formerly known as LimoLama)

[Juki]

I just sat along with the recording to fill in the parts I missed. Now it properly feels like I have taken Jukai. A beautiful ceremony.

Thank you so much to all of you who were with us and all who were not.

Taking the precepts
hesitation falls away
with my greying hair.


Gassho
Andy/Kokuu

i also sat with the recording this afternoon to fill in the portions I missed, most of which were early in the ceremony. I really liked touching a pine sprig to my head. I may make that a habit (although the broken pine needle on the Maneki probably fills the same purpose).

Gassho,
Juki/William

[Cooperix]

Yes! A wonderful event to witness. Thank you for making it available to us all.
Anne

[Taigu]

Welcome to all!!! It is a joy to walk this walk and get the scent of wet autumn leaves and plum blossoms.
I am especially glad to see that the tradition of sewing is getting through Treeleaf and the right method has been transmitted.

Gassho

Taigu

[Jishin]

Congratulations to all!!! :-)

Gassho, Jishin

[Guest]

Lovely and Congrats!

Gassho
Bobbby