Sunday Sit with Washin - February 1st, 2026

[Kotei]

Hello everyone,

we are meeting again the coming weekend, coming together out of compassion for those suffering, our hope for peace and our mutual support throughout the year.

Led by Washin from Odessa, we'll be 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/practice-calendar/

We meet in the Treeleaf Scheduled Sitting Room:

https://www.treeleaf.org/zendo-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]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/odesa-russia-crosshairs-war-pivots-back-to-black-sea

Outside the Kadorr apartment complex in Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Odesa, about 500 metres from the seafront, residents and rescue workers mill around in freezing temperatures.

Above an office on the 25th floor, a block of wall has been blown out by a Russian drone. Below, rubble and glass have been moved quickly into piles as owners survey cars crushed by the falling masonry.

Anastasia, 35, who lives in a nearby block, was displaced to Odesa from Donetsk after the Russian invasion and occupation in the east. Now she is contemplating the implications of the strike.

“I was sleeping. I thought it was a dream at first as the building shook. I didn’t hear the explosion but I heard another Russian Shahed drone that was extremely loud. It had been quite quiet since I’ve been here. Recently it’s started to feel more dangerous. I haven’t decided whether to move, but right now I’m scared.”

She is not alone. Russian strikes against Odesa have escalated sharply in recent months, as conflict centred on the Black Sea has heated up again after it had settled into stalemate.

[Washin]

Kotei, thank you for stepping in for the sitting. After almost 3 days of complete blackout, I am back with a power supply. So far...

Thank you for sharing the news updates, Jundo.
I must say, our rescuers and energy workers are true bodhisattvas. They keep dying under the russian double-taps but return
again and again to give people the light and warmth back as fast as possible

Gassho
Washin
st/lah

[Kotei]

Glad power is back for now, Washin.
Bows,
Kotei sat/lah today.