Day 4 - Treeleaf 10th Anniversary Zazenathon

[Graceleejenkins]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, TREELEAF!

Today, April 3/April 4, starts Day 4 of our Zazenathon continuous sit in celebration!

TODAY'S SITTERS PLEASE POST HERE YOUR SITS, REFLECTIONS, OR JUST HAPPY BIRTHDAY MESSAGES!
If you use Insight Timer or Google+, please post a message there, too!

Never to late to join in and sign-up spreadsheet link!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...DRg/edit#gid=0

Thank you to our sitters for today:

Anshu
Ben
Byokan
Daiyo (Walter)
Daijo
Dainin
Daizan
David (davidclp)
David W
Deirdre
Dillon
Doshin
Dosho
Elgwyn
Entai
Fugen
Graceleejenkins
Jakuden
Jika
JimH
Jishin
Joshua Lewis
Kazashimo
KellyRok
Kotei
Kyonin
Libby
Lucy
mark
MartyRob
Matt
Myoku
Myosha
Nengyo
Nindo
Onkai
Pinnoybuddhist (Rafael)
Rich
Roland
Sekishi
Shingen
Shinzan
Shoka
Shokai
Shugen
Shujin
Star
Taikai
Theophan
Washin
Willow
Yugen

[Kotei]

Thank you all for sitting together in this never-ending row.
Today, Spring presented me with the first rainy, but mild morning and I was able to sit my portion next to an open door to the garden.
Rain was raining , birds under the large trees singing, nearby construction site constructing and Zazenathon sitters sitting.
Gassho,
Kotei

[Myoku]

Just sat 30 Minutes with all of you,
Gassho
Myoku

[Tai Shi]

Hi all--I will be sitting as primary on 4-5-16 at 17:30 to 18:00, and as back-up on 4-7 at 2:45 to 3:00. I have been very sick with incredible pain--levels from 8 to 10, and today I will talk with my doctor. He says we should be making some progress. I have an uncommon genetic disease--Ankylosing Spondylitis, and rather than try to explain I suggest you google it. Mine is in advanced stages largely because for years I received poor care. At first it was because there were no treatments but high doses of Ibuprofen, and I took 2400 mg daily, and even when other treatments were available, I did bot respond to treatments. Only recently has the drug Cimzia been approved for AS, and you may google this too. But the damage has already been done! I gave-up teaching in 1999 because of this disease, and was placed on SSDI of disability, but continued to work odd jobs part-time for another 11 years. Then rge terrible destruction caught up with me at age 60, and I was forced to give up even that. This disease has taken toll on every part of my body. I AM grateful to Treeleaf for accepting me as I am.

Tai Chi
Calm Poetry
Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho

[Jishin]

Central 615-700 am

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Jika]

yawn, when was it?
Well, before work and coffee.

Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[Rich]

Sat today 6:45-7:15 central

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[Jinyo]

sat today 1.15 - 1.30pm - UK time.

over to Nindo

gassho

Willow/Jinyo

[Daijo]

Sat today 5:00 - 5:30 EST. I believe that's the time slot I signed up for today. Also, if I'm not visible on Google Hangouts, let me know. I've tried using the APP on my phone and I have no clue whether it actually works or not. I may be logged in under a different email address.

Anyway, Nice to sit with you all.

Gassho,

Daijo

[Daijo]

I see now. I signed up for that time slot starting tomorrow! Well, I sat anyway. It was good practice, getting up earlier than normal.

Daijo

[Graceleejenkins]

I see now. I signed up for that time slot starting tomorrow! Well, I sat anyway. It was good practice, getting up earlier than normal.

Daijo

Daijo, I sat a day early, too! lol Just considering it a warm up lap (see that pun with sit and lap! ). Gassho, Grace.

[Graceleejenkins]

Hi all--I will be sitting as primary on 4-5-16 at 17:30 to 18:00, and as back-up on 4-7 at 2:45 to 3:00. I have been very sick with incredible pain--levels from 8 to 10, and today I will talk with my doctor. He says we should be making some progress. I have an uncommon genetic disease--Ankylosing Spondylitis, and rather than try to explain I suggest you google it. Mine is in advanced stages largely because for years I received poor care. At first it was because there were no treatments but high doses of Ibuprofen, and I took 2400 mg daily, and even when other treatments were available, I did bot respond to treatments. Only recently has the drug Cimzia been approved for AS, and you may google this too. But the damage has already been done! I gave-up teaching in 1999 because of this disease, and was placed on SSDI of disability, but continued to work odd jobs part-time for another 11 years. Then rge terrible destruction caught up with me at age 60, and I was forced to give up even that. This disease has taken toll on every part of my body. I AM grateful to Treeleaf for accepting me as I am.

Tai Chi
Calm Poetry
Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho

Elgwyn, not only do we accept you, but we glad, happy, and honored to accept you as you are! We are incredibly honored that you are part of our Sangha and that we get to sit in celebration with you to honor Treeleaf, you, and your part in its history, present, and future! You are always a part of us all. Thank you for giving me that honor and opportunity to sit with you on Day 5! Gassho, Grace.

[Shoka]

Sat 545-6 PDT.

Thank you to everyone who is sitting during this celebration!

Gassho,
Shoka
sattoday

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[JimH]

I haven't been posting much during this celebration so far (I'm taking a bit of an internet hiatus as kind of a "mini-retreat", but will stay connected to Treeleaf!), but I wanted to let you all know that I enjoy knowing that I am sitting with members of the sangha, and it is really always amazing to see how many people were sitting at the same time I was. (Insight timer can tell you, "You just sat with <x> other people").

Thank you all again!

Gassho--
--JimH
SatToday!

[Onkai]

Elgwyn,

I hope the doctor can relieve you of some pain. Thank you for sitting with us.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

Hi all--I will be sitting as primary on 4-5-16 at 17:30 to 18:00, and as back-up on 4-7 at 2:45 to 3:00. I have been very sick with incredible pain--levels from 8 to 10, and today I will talk with my doctor. He says we should be making some progress. I have an uncommon genetic disease--Ankylosing Spondylitis, and rather than try to explain I suggest you google it. Mine is in advanced stages largely because for years I received poor care. At first it was because there were no treatments but high doses of Ibuprofen, and I took 2400 mg daily, and even when other treatments were available, I did bot respond to treatments. Only recently has the drug Cimzia been approved for AS, and you may google this too. But the damage has already been done! I gave-up teaching in 1999 because of this disease, and was placed on SSDI of disability, but continued to work odd jobs part-time for another 11 years. Then rge terrible destruction caught up with me at age 60, and I was forced to give up even that. This disease has taken toll on every part of my body. I AM grateful to Treeleaf for accepting me as I am.

Tai Chi
Calm Poetry
Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho