Do we need to practice at real Zendo?

[Gukan]

Thank you Mr. K - such an interesting video from the few minutes I watched (have to run out to buy teabags. Very important to have teabags!) :-)

Gassho,
Libby

#sattoday

[Myosha]

I share good video about thought for religion of Japanese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mAPA3YKC_A

Subtitle of this video is very good!

Hello,

Thank you for the link.

Dumb question:

Kesa' s aren't decorated (with pins, ribbons, rings, etc.), however, rakusu are. A lesser kesa?


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Jundo]

Dumb question:

Kesa' s aren't decorated (with pins, ribbons, rings, etc.), however, rakusu are. A lesser kesa?


Gassho
Myosha sat today

Hmmm. Well, I have seen monks wear name or job position badges on their Rakusu in the large monasteries. I have sometimes affixed a pin (I had a peace symbol once. Also, when I was a member of the Sojiji Zazenkai for 10 years, I received a kind of "10 year attendance badge").



Well, the Rakusu is more informal than the full Kesa, and one needs to put a name tag somewhere. However, I do not think it makes it "lesser" to affix a badge.

Anyway, here are monks of various denominations with what appear to be name tags on their Kesa at gatherings.



Never thought about it before, to be frank.

Gassho, J

SatToday

[Frank]

You're Jundo....IM Frank
good morning ! Lol

Gassho

frank

sat today

[Kakunen]

Do we need to practice at real Zendo?

Hello,

Thank you for the link.

Dumb question:

Kesa' s aren't decorated (with pins, ribbons, rings, etc.), however, rakusu are. A lesser kesa?


Gassho
Myosha sat today

This is normal Rakusu with pin about welcoming of sightseeing to Japan from oversea person.





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[Doshin]

I have spent time in brick and mortar Zendos, one of logs, and another made of Adobe. All good. Glad for the experience, hope to do it again. However, none are close by so by the power of the internet I can sit with all of you in the middle of the mountains surrounded by the beauty of nature. Really good to see all the perspectives from around the world as Shizan points out, how wonderful that is. I believe Buddha got a taste of enlightenment under a Bodhi tree with a roof of stars above. If that worked for him I am going to give the cactus a chance to help me awaken along with your alls help! Besides the Milky Way is very cool from here.

Gassho
Randy
sattoday

[Myosha]

Hello,

Thank you kindly.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Jishin]

Hi,

Sometimes I feels like saying what part of the Internet is not real to you dumbass?

I would never say something like that to anyone though.

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Myosha]

Hi,

Sometimes I feels like saying what part of the Internet is not real to you dumbass?

I would never say something like that to anyone though.

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

That's great . . . and?


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Jishin]

That's great . . . and?

And.

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Jakuden]

I have spent time in brick and mortar Zendos, one of logs, and another made of Adobe. All good. Glad for the experience, hope to do it again. However, none are close by so by the power of the internet I can sit with all of you in the middle of the mountains surrounded by the beauty of nature. Really good to see all the perspectives from around the world as Shizan points out, how wonderful that is. I believe Buddha got a taste of enlightenment under a Bodhi tree with a roof of stars above. If that worked for him I am going to give the cactus a chance to help me awaken along with your alls help! Besides the Milky Way is very cool from here.

Gassho
Randy
sattoday

Are you in an RV or a cabin sometimes Doshin, or is your home in the mountains? I know you travel, it sounds like the world is indeed your Zendo!

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

[Doshin]

Are you in an RV or a cabin sometimes Doshin, or is your home in the mountains? I know you travel, it sounds like the world is indeed your Zendo!

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

I live in a very comfortable rammed earth home in the mountains with all the modern conviences! Just a very long drive to the store. I do have a small travel trailer and a tent to accompany my wanderings though. My 35 career was as a rolling stone which continues to prevent too much moss growing beneath my feet. Never saw a work of nature that didn't awe me.

Gassho
Doshin
sattoday.

[Jakuden]

That's wonderful... kudos to you for following your heart into nature.... When I am not "awake" to my present, my mind will sometimes dream of such an existence. In college I was fascinated by Noah John Rondeau, who had a hermitage in the Adirondack high peaks from about 1930-1950, and I would hike to the site where he had lived occasionally and think how amazing it would be to live like that (I would never have the survival skills to make it through an Adirondack winter though!) Anyway, yes it is extraordinary to be able to connect in such a real and meaningful way through this thing called the internet.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

[Kakunen]

Do we need to practice at real Zendo?

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I share Antaiji picture at now by friend at Antaiji.
This four pictures take from almost same place.


They practice at there at deep winter like Eiheiji our first practice Zendo.

I shared movie by TED please watch when you can watch.

My opinion is at that movie.He said that Japanese use a word of respect.But western people use a word of believe.And I feel this thread many fellow use agree and not agree.I think believe and agree is same mean,and I am respect friend who said do not decide and just stay as is.

I can not say word but I feel deep inside my soul of Japanese.

Sometimes Japanese have no opinion,but we have opinions at with our nature.I do not use machine at farming at Antaiji.

Our country have history of one emperor genarogy 1800 year.Maybe we have meaning of such like long history.

Some monk at Japan went to America said American is very good attitude of zen but they must have more 200 year to live with Zen.

I think so.

Japanese have history of Zen 800 year,and China ,India and so on.

In Antaiji,so many people live under hard practice called Shyugyu 修行.And many trouble each other under nature.

I can not be American and Mexican,so I will live as Buddhism.

Respect all friend at Treeleaf.
私はあなたたちとともにあります。


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[Heisoku]

I guess I see it like Risho. Part of it is just that we are a busy family with young kids, and I can't imagine going to a sesshin until they are much older and self sufficient (if not out of the house entirely).

Another part of it is just that I'm not a very social nor a verbal person. I like the mostly asynchronous, non-verbal nature of Treeleaf. So I guess I'm like a mountain hermit who likes to come down to the village sometimes for a bit of interaction, but then quickly scurries back off to the misty hills

I'll get to a sesshin eventually, but I can't imagine doing so in brick-and-mortar locations will ever be feasible on a regular basis until I'm an old, retired guy (if that ever happens!)

-satToday

Hi Kaishin

I think this will the first summer that I can actually contemplate attending a retreat of any kind for longer than 3 days! And my kids are at uni!
Trouble now is finding a place within a budget. Brad Warner in Switzerland would total £600 (inc £35 Dana per day) without transport there and back and many retreats are around £300. This is quite prohibitive.

So my idea would be to get into the local wilderness with a tent and sit in the wilds for a week!

Gassho
Heisoku
Sat today.






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