Jukai

[John]

Just thought I'd mention that I went to a 5 day sesshin last weekend, led by Paul Haller of the San Francisco Zen Center and took the precepts at the end of it. I managed the sesshin ok with a lot of help from a kind friend. My new name is Taizan Shin Do,

Gassho,
John

[Jundo]

Re: Jukai

MAZEL TOV!! John (that's Jewish for "Good News"!). Omedetto Gozaimasu!! (same in Japanese) ...

Congratulations! I guess I can call you "Shindo" now?

Does your name mean "Great Mountain True Way"?? (Just guessing without seeing the Chinese characters).

I hope you will keep those Precepts well.

Gassho, Jundo

PS - We will get around to our own Jukai here at Treeleaf ... ... soon.

[Shugen]

Re: Jukai

Congratulations!!

Ron

[John]

Re: Jukai

Thank you. It means 'Peaceful Mount Way Trust' or so I am told. I hope I can live up to it as well. Thought I might use 'Taizan' - never thought of Shindo, but it sounds ok too

Gassho,
John

[Bansho]

Re: Jukai

Hi Taizan Shin Do!

That's terrific - congratulations!

Gassho
Ken

[Shui_Di]

Re: Jukai

congratulation.... Taizan Shin Do...

Gassho, Shui Di

[Longdog]

Re: Jukai

Congratulations John

Yeh I think there are a few of us waiting in the wings fr the Treeleaf Jukai details :wink:

[Damian]

Re: Jukai

Congrats!!!

Gassho,
Damian

[louis]

Re: Jukai

John,
Today's sit is offered up as my gift of best wishes to you. Be well.
Yours Truly,
Louis the CatProdYidhista

[TracyF]

Re: Jukai

Congratulations, Taizan (do you wear a loin cloth?)

Oh man, that's so bad! :lol:

Louis the CatProdYidhista

Hey Louis, I thought you were just a Catlick! :wink:



Many congrats Taizan Shin Do.
Gassho,
Tracy

[John]

Re: Jukai

Congratulations, Taizan (do you wear a loin cloth?)

Good to see the Dharma flourishing in old "Norn Iron".

Now, are you a Catholic Buddhist, or a Protestant Buddhist :?: :P

Me Taizan you Jain? There were 50 of us crammed into a room in Benburb priory - great to see it. I love the atmosphere of 50 people being completely still and silent. It's funny - there seem to be more Catholics attracted to Zen than Protestants in NI. Don't know why that is. Zen seems a more 'Presbyterian' i.e. starker and freer of ornamentation, form of Buddhism to me,

Gassho,
John

[Undo]

Re: Jukai

Good for you and congratulations.



Philip

[prg5001]

Re: Jukai

Congratulations.

Cheers,

Paul

[will]

Re: Jukai

Gassho Taizan Shin Do.

Will

[Eika]

Re: Jukai

Congrats Taizan Shin Do/John!

Bill