Dear All,
I have a proposal that I would like to try in this Sangha for a month, then keep if it works out. Comments please.
It is great that we talk on this forum so warmly about so many topics regarding Zen Practice and All of Life. However, before talking, this community is ultimately a Practice Place for Zazen Sitting!
So, the idea is that folks (not including relatively new members) will be asked to print the words "SAT TODAY!" next to their signature on any posting they make to this Forum!
"Sat Today" will mean that they have sat Zazen for even a few minutes within the previous 24 hours or so.
The rule would not apply to relatively new members during their first 3 months of membership. Also, it would not apply to folks who have a good reason not to have sat such as health, life emergencies or genuine trouble with sitting. They are always welcome to post if they could not sit.
However, for other folks, I will remind in a gentle way, "Did you sit today, because we should not talk until we have sat. Please include 'Sat Today' by your name to show!" I will ask people kindly not to engage in chit chat until they have sat, unless their is some special reason.
What do you feel?
I feel it will be lovely to see long strings of ...
"Sat Today!"
"Sat Today!"
"Sat Today!"
... by our various members names! I hope it will built energy and community spirit for all of us sitting around the world!
Well, that is the proposal.
Gassho, Jundo SAT TODAY!
PS - Some folks might wonder why "Sat Today!" and not "I Sat Today!"? Well, there reason is simply there is no "I" in Shikantaza sitting!!
I have a proposal that I would like to try in this Sangha for a month, then keep if it works out. Comments please.
It is great that we talk on this forum so warmly about so many topics regarding Zen Practice and All of Life. However, before talking, this community is ultimately a Practice Place for Zazen Sitting!
So, the idea is that folks (not including relatively new members) will be asked to print the words "SAT TODAY!" next to their signature on any posting they make to this Forum!
"Sat Today" will mean that they have sat Zazen for even a few minutes within the previous 24 hours or so.
The rule would not apply to relatively new members during their first 3 months of membership. Also, it would not apply to folks who have a good reason not to have sat such as health, life emergencies or genuine trouble with sitting. They are always welcome to post if they could not sit.
However, for other folks, I will remind in a gentle way, "Did you sit today, because we should not talk until we have sat. Please include 'Sat Today' by your name to show!" I will ask people kindly not to engage in chit chat until they have sat, unless their is some special reason.
What do you feel?
I feel it will be lovely to see long strings of ...
"Sat Today!"
"Sat Today!"
"Sat Today!"
... by our various members names! I hope it will built energy and community spirit for all of us sitting around the world!
Well, that is the proposal.
Gassho, Jundo SAT TODAY!
PS - Some folks might wonder why "Sat Today!" and not "I Sat Today!"? Well, there reason is simply there is no "I" in Shikantaza sitting!!
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