Sunday Sit with Washin - November 9th, 2025

[Kotei]

Hello everyone,

We are coming together every Sunday out of compassion for those suffering, our hope for peace and our mutual support.
Led by Washin from Odessa, we'll continue sitting for peace in the Ukraine and around the world this coming Sunday.

You can check with the Treeleaf Practice Calendar for your local time, under the listing Sunday Sit (Zazen for Peace): https://www.treeleaf.org/now/#calendar
We meet in the Treeleaf Scheduled Sitting Room: https://www.treeleaf.org/now/go.php?l=ssr password if needed is << dogen >>

A livestream of the meeting can be found here:

The format of the sitting will be:

- Heart Sutra
- Zazen 40 minutes
- Verse of Atonement and the Four Vows

All are welcome. Please, join us! No prior experience is required - just follow along - come sit with us.

Gassho,
Kotei

[Jundo]

Millions of Ukrainian face dark and cold after one of Russia’s largest attacks on energy infrastructure

https://us.cnn.com/2025/11/08/europe/ukraine-russia-power-attack-intl

Russian Drone Strike Damages Odesa Region Homes and Gas Pipeline

https://us.cnn.com/2025/11/08/europe/ukraine-russia-power-attack-intl

At least 15 civilians have been killed by Russian strikes over the weekend, according to Ukrainian local authorities.

Three people were killed and 12 injured when a Russian drone struck a nine-story apartment building in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Video captured the moment the drone struck in the darkness.

“There’s nothing here, just ordinary buildings,” said a woman who gave her name as Maia.

“I don’t know how I survived, because all the shrapnel flew onto the bed where I was sleeping,” said Larysa, another resident of the building.

“We gathered quickly and started to go downstairs. People were screaming. You could already hear screams from the street,” she added.

Of the 45 missiles fired by Russia overnight Saturday, some of which were ballistic weapons, the Ukrainian air force said only nine had been intercepted. Some 450 drones were also launched.