Please Help Nurture a Seed: Planting Trees, Bringing Beauty to Ukraine

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40347

    Please Help Nurture a Seed: Planting Trees, Bringing Beauty to Ukraine

    Dear All,

    What could be the point of planting trees and flowers, bringing some small life and beauty to Ukraine now when there seem to be so many greater concerns?

    Washin expresses it clearly:

    "In the time of greatest ugliness it is important to show beauty, to let people see that the ugliness need not win."

    Human beings needs food, shelter, safety, but that is not all.

    If you would like to help in this project of the heart, Washin's planting group would welcome any donations.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Hello Fellow Treeleafers,

    I had a deep thought about what is happening in my homeland now, about the above words of our teacher Jundo, and what each of us here on the ground can contribute to achieving peace. Hence this post.

    I am writing to let you know about the present situation with our local tree-planting project along the Black Sea coast of my city [Odessa] and of which some of you might be aware.

    For the past 6 years or so since the project was established, our group of volunteers has mostly been spending personal savings to get what's needed. We purchased seedlings and small trees as well as some equipment for planting and watering by ourselves. Sometimes we received help from local businessmen, the Maecenas as well as the city bodies. That was a good support to keep our project running too.

    For this particular spring season, in spite of such difficult times, we have a plan to plant about 50 new trees which is partially in replacement to those we lost in the act of nature last year, but mainly in accordance to our yearly programme.

    A fair part of our group members is currently facing financial issues connected to their workplace. Some places are still closed, the others are being reopened though very slowly restarting to function. Also, we understood from those sources which participated before that they are now very active in supporting the army so they can't help us for the time being until peace in the country prevails.

    In view of this, I'd like to request for the community's support of those who might be willing to participate. Any little help will be highly valued and greatly appreciated.

    For more information about our "Green Coast" project and community you may visit the following page:

    Зелёный берег на склонах Фонтана. 17,288 likes · 2 talking about this. Сообщество одесситов любящих свой город


    Details for the P2P PayPal transactions:

    email: Brokart.natali@gmail.com
    Name: Nataliia Khrischenuk (our project manager)

    Note that all transactions to Ukraine are commission free till 30 June 2022.

    Thanking you in advance.

    Gassho and Bows,

    Washin
    StLah



    Last edited by Jundo; 04-13-2022, 12:30 AM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Shinshi
    Treeleaf Unsui
    • Jul 2010
    • 3656

    #2
    Thank you once again for being such an inspiration Washin. I will contribute.

    Gassho, Shinshi

    SaT-LaH
    空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
    There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha way.
    -Dogen
    E84I - JAJ

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    • Nengei
      Member
      • Dec 2016
      • 1696

      #3


      Gassho,
      Nengei
      Sat today. LAH.
      遜道念芸 Sondō Nengei (he/him)

      Please excuse any indication that I am trying to teach anything. I am a priest in training and have no qualifications or credentials to teach Zen practice or the Dharma.

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      • aprapti
        Member
        • Jun 2017
        • 889

        #4
        contibuted.

        hobo kore dojo / 歩歩是道場 / step, step, there is my place of practice

        Aprāpti (अप्राप्ति) non-attainment

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        • Kakunen

          #5
          Hi

          I start to chant pray for peace of Ukrina at Eko(回向).

          This is what I can do.

          Gassho
          Sat today
          LAH
          kakunen

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          • Nengyoku
            Member
            • Jun 2021
            • 536

            #6
            Thank you for being the warmth in my world.

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            • Seishin
              Member
              • Aug 2016
              • 1522

              #7
              Deep Bows to the mysteries of PayPal which I eventually go to work !
              Deeper Bows to the Odessa Sangha - Be safe and be well.



              Sat for peace.


              Seishin

              Sei - Meticulous
              Shin - Heart

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              • Anchi
                Member
                • Sep 2015
                • 556

                #8
                Life itself is the only teacher.
                一 Joko Beck


                STLah
                安知 Anchi

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                • Tomás ESP
                  Member
                  • Aug 2020
                  • 575

                  #9


                  Gassho, Tomás
                  Sat&LaH

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                  • Washin
                    Treeleaf Unsui
                    • Dec 2014
                    • 3796

                    #10
                    Thank you everyone for your kindness and support.
                    Very much appreciated

                    Gassho
                    Washin
                    StLah
                    Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
                    Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
                    ----
                    I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
                    and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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                    • Washin
                      Treeleaf Unsui
                      • Dec 2014
                      • 3796

                      #11
                      Hi all,

                      The German Buddhist magazine Ursache\Wirkung issued the following article about our planting community
                      in Odessa. Just to note this is the first time we have been published outside of Ukraine.

                      Zen-Mönch Sergej Washin Tsarenko liebt seine Hafenstadt Odessa und harrt auch im Krieg hier aus. Um ein Zeichen für das Leben zu setzen, pflanzt er Bäume und sorgt mit einer Gruppe engagierter Freiwilliger für sie.

                      Ursache Wirkung Cover.pdf

                      Gassho
                      Washin
                      stlah
                      Last edited by Washin; 12-02-2022, 06:08 AM.
                      Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
                      Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
                      ----
                      I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
                      and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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                      • Kotei
                        Treeleaf Priest
                        • Mar 2015
                        • 4165

                        #12
                        Congratulations, Washin.
                        That is a really nice article, showing you as the grounded, wonderful person you are.
                        Thank you for sharing.

                        Gassho,
                        Kotei sat/lah today.
                        義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 40347

                          #13
                          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                          • Tai Do
                            Member
                            • Jan 2019
                            • 1457

                            #14
                            Great article, Washin. I had to use Google Translato but it was inspiring.

                            Mateus
                            Satlah
                            怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
                            (also known as Mateus )

                            禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!

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                            • Nengei
                              Member
                              • Dec 2016
                              • 1696

                              #15
                              Wonderful! Thank you for posting this article, Washin.

                              Gassho,
                              Nengei
                              Sat today. LAH.
                              遜道念芸 Sondō Nengei (he/him)

                              Please excuse any indication that I am trying to teach anything. I am a priest in training and have no qualifications or credentials to teach Zen practice or the Dharma.

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