Dear Jundo and friends,
I joined Treleaf as there is currently no Zen presence in Indonesia (no Japanese or Western Zen at all), so I cannot physically attend a Zendo.
There is, however, a Chan group in Yogyakarta (a plane flight away - or between 8 and 12 hours in a train - from Jakarta); they have kindly invited me to join their annual retreat in March next year. I will take some leave, as I have some friends in Yogya (I used to live there in the 90's) and am keen to attend the retreat.
It won't be too regular, given the distance, but I feel that it will be valuable to engage with these 'distant-dharma-second-cousins-twice-removed'
. They seem like a very nice community and I am likely to remain in contact with them, given that they are the closest thing to 'what we do' here in Indonesia.
It is some time away yet, but I will let you know how it all goes...
Gassho,
Bryson
sat today
I joined Treleaf as there is currently no Zen presence in Indonesia (no Japanese or Western Zen at all), so I cannot physically attend a Zendo.
There is, however, a Chan group in Yogyakarta (a plane flight away - or between 8 and 12 hours in a train - from Jakarta); they have kindly invited me to join their annual retreat in March next year. I will take some leave, as I have some friends in Yogya (I used to live there in the 90's) and am keen to attend the retreat.
It won't be too regular, given the distance, but I feel that it will be valuable to engage with these 'distant-dharma-second-cousins-twice-removed'
. They seem like a very nice community and I am likely to remain in contact with them, given that they are the closest thing to 'what we do' here in Indonesia. It is some time away yet, but I will let you know how it all goes...
Gassho,
Bryson
sat today
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