Consider Joining our "Zazenathon" Sitting for Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary!

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  • Graceleejenkins
    Member
    • Feb 2011
    • 434

    Consider Joining our "Zazenathon" Sitting for Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary!

    Would you? Could you?
    We’re trying to gauge interest as a sangha in a plan to celebrate Treeleaf’s 10th anniversary in 2016 with a 24 hour-a-day Zazen vigilence for the 10 days leading up to Trealeaf’s anniversary. During these 10 days, we would have at least one member of Treeleaf sitting Zazen constantly. Sangha members could sign up for 15 minute, half-hour, or hour time slots.

    Would you, could you take a turn sitting to celebrateTreeleaf’s 10 year anniversary?

    Could you, would you
    sign up to sit for a single time slot? Or two time slots during the ten days? Or maybe one time slot every other day for ten days? Or even one dedicated time every day?

    There are over 800 active members of Treeleaf! Could we do it? Do we want to do it? Although members can sign up for a single period of 15 minutes of Zazen during the 10 days, we would need some members who would be willing to sit more, or we would not have enough people.

    If those sitting were to volunteer to sit for a total of 60 minutes sometime over the 10 day period, we would need 240 members.

    If members committed to sit 30 minutes every other day, we would need 96 members.

    Committing to sit 30 minutes every day, or one hour every other day, we would need 48 members.

    And of course, if members signed up for a dedicated hour every day, we would need only 24 members.

    Could we do it?
    Would we like to do it?

    If you would and could, please post here, so that we can gauge the interest in this plan to celebrateTreeleaf’s 10th! If we have enough interest, we will send out details later.

    Gassho, Grace

    P.S. No worry if you should have an emergency, there will be a small group whom you could message who would take over your time period for you.
    P.S.S. If we have enough people, there is no reason that we couldn’t have 2 Treeleaf members sitting at all times during the 10 days! Now, wouldn’t that be amazing!


    Sat today plus 10 minutes more (in honor of Ango and Treeleaf’s 10th!)
    Last edited by Jundo; 08-30-2015, 01:02 AM.
    Sat today and 10 more in honor of Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary!
  • Myosha
    Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 2974

    #2
    Hello,

    Good idea. Will participate as needed.


    Gassho
    Myosha sat today
    "Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"

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    • Byokan
      Treeleaf Unsui
      • Apr 2014
      • 4289

      #3
      Hi Grace,

      That's a great idea! I'm up for it.

      Gassho
      Lisa
      sat today
      展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
      Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.

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      • Shugen
        Member
        • Nov 2007
        • 4535

        #4
        Hi Grace,

        I would be happy to participate.

        Gassho,

        Shugen

        #sattoday


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        Meido Shugen
        明道 修眼

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        • Doshin
          Member
          • May 2015
          • 2641

          #5
          Yes I can participate.

          Gassho,

          Randy

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          • Sekishi
            Treeleaf Priest
            • Apr 2013
            • 5675

            #6
            Lovely. Count me in!
            Gassho,
            Sekishi
            #sattoday
            Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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            • Mp

              #7
              Great idea, count me in! =)

              Gassho
              Shingen

              #sattoday

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              • Nengyo
                Member
                • May 2012
                • 668

                #8
                When is the actual anniversary? I take my boards in January. After that I become a normal human again and would love to participate.
                If I'm already enlightened why the hell is this so hard?

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                • Graceleejenkins
                  Member
                  • Feb 2011
                  • 434

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Nengyo
                  When is the actual anniversary? I take my boards in January. After that I become a normal human again and would love to participate.
                  Hi, Nengyo! Congratulations of reaching the end of the rainbow! I know that you have been working very, very hard!

                  It will be after January. The online anniversary is in March, and Dosho, the Treeleaf historian of everything online, is trying to find the very first post to find the exact date. : ) Gassho, Grace.

                  Sat today plus 10 more (in honor of Ango and Treeleaf's 10Th!)
                  Sat today and 10 more in honor of Treeleaf's 10th Anniversary!

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                  • Mp

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Nengyo
                    I become a normal human again
                    Normal human being? It is really quite boring over here. =) *hehehe*

                    Gassho
                    Shingen

                    #sattoday

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                    • Shoka
                      Member
                      • May 2014
                      • 2370

                      #11
                      I would be interested!

                      Gassho,

                      Shoka
                      Sattoday

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                      • Getchi
                        Member
                        • May 2015
                        • 612

                        #12
                        I will sit at least a 30min slot everyday, I'm GMT+10 which should be useful.
                        Nothing to do? Why not Sit?

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                        • Jakuden
                          Member
                          • Jun 2015
                          • 6141

                          #13
                          I would love to participate in this!

                          Gassho,
                          Sierra
                          SatToday

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                          • Dosho
                            Member
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 5784

                            #14
                            Count me in!

                            Gassho,
                            Dosho

                            Sat today

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                            • Taikai
                              Member
                              • Feb 2015
                              • 73

                              #15
                              Count me in too please.

                              Gassho, Jennifer
                              Sat today

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