Anyone up for Zazenkai??

[Damian]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Sounds good to me!

Gassho,
Damian

[Ankai]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Sounds good, Jundo. If the date works out, I could have my "3D" group here sit simultaneously.
Meanwhile, I'm still big on the idea of sitting on Sundays. Anyone in for this week? Same Bat-Time, same Bat Channel?
LOL "Sunday is Zenday at Treeleaf! Join us for 2 hours of Zazen madness!"
LOL

[Ankai]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Hey... Jundo- you might get a kick out of this. yesterday (Sunday) I did the 2 hour sitting here, then went over to sit with my group. After that, me and two other people went to the nursing home to sit there. (That's a monthly deal now.) So, by this time, I'm running on Zazen ether. That's a lot of Zazen.
Now, at the home, we can only do about 15 minutes there, because of the limitations of the residents. Well, we were at about the eighth minute, and a guy who's about three hundred years old stood up, mid Zazen, and loudly queried in his best Brooklyn accent, "Hey... waddaya do if ya gotta pee?"
It was... difficult to get back "in the zone" after that...

[Jundo]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Just Pee!

[Shugen]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Jundo,
That sounds like a wonderful idea to me also. Thank you very much.

Ron

[TracyF]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Hi Guys,

Well, since it looks like there is some enthusiasm for the idea, and now that I am semi-settled back into Japan (still living in the kitchen though), how about we plan on a monthly day or half-day Zazenkai? I can livecast (and archive) a new one each month, and everyone can "sit-a-long" as their schedules allow ... dropping all thought of now, then, here, there. It would be run in exactly the same manner as most Zen Sangha hold a monthly one day or half day "Zazenkai". We can start with half days, and then experiment with full days too.

I am hoping that our sitting group here in Tsukuba will become active again over the coming months, so then we will have folks sitting in 3 Dimensions here at "Treeleaf Japan"while everyone sits with us "out there". Soon, I will take you on a tour of Tsukuba. It is a very neat town.

How does that sound? It will be the first step to the online multi-day retreat that I am planning for later this year.

Let me know if you like the idea and might join in.

Gassho, Jundo

Great idea, Jundo!

[Skye]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

*deep TV announcer voice* BUDDHA FANS!! SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY at the Treeleaf Dome -- nitro powered battle of just sitting in an all-star rampage of here-there crushing mayhem!! Show your Rakusu and kids sit free! We'll sell you the whole zafu BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EEEEEDDDGGGEEE

Skye

PS: The half day sounds awesome!

[Gregor]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Count me in for the monthly sits. . . they'll be a great addition to my practice.


Is anybody still planning to do the Zazenkai this weekend?

[Gregor]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Who is sitting tomorrow morning? I just returned from my trip earlier than planned and will be available. When are we doing it, 8:00ish?

[Damian]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

I would like to but I am being dragged to the inlaws for Easter. Maybe next week?

Gassho,
Damian

[TracyF]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Who is sitting tomorrow morning?

Me! Me! I'm going to start around 8:00.

[Eika]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

I'll start sitting at 8am EDT.

I like this, BTW. Even though most of us sit everyday anyway, it is cool knowing that we will be sitting at the same time (mostly).

Bill

[Gregor]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Great! Looking forward to it.

[Yugen]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

I'll start sitting at 8 AM ET as well. I agree that it is neat to know we'll be sitting together - I usually sit late at night for two thirty minute periods. Adding a sitting in the morning with you is great. "See" you in the AM!

Alex

[Shindo]

Re: Anyone up for Zazenkai??

Cool
Just off to sit now - 08:00 hrs (GMT), but will send you a nod at 12:00hrs (8am EDT)
Best wishes
Jools