Sunday Weekly Zazenkai (European morning)

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  • Shigeru
    Member
    • Feb 2024
    • 52

    #16
    Thank you Bion and Kotei for organizing this, it was a great time. I'm very grateful to have a longer sit in the euro-zone

    Gassho
    Will
    SatLah
    - Will

    Respecting others is my only duty - Ryokan

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    • Tosei
      Member
      • Jul 2020
      • 210

      #17
      Just super duper fantastic. It was such a joy. Thanks Bion and Kotei for getting this organized and off to a great start. Here’s to many more…

      Gassho,
      Tōsei

      satlah
      東西 - Tōsei - East West
      there is only what is, and it is all miraculous

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      • Mokuseki
        Member
        • Apr 2022
        • 15

        #18
        Thank you Bion and Kotei for getting this together - it was such a lovely event; a joy and honour to be part of it and hopefully many more to come.

        Gassho
        Mokuseki
        Sat LAH

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        • michaelw
          Member
          • Feb 2022
          • 258

          #19
          Thank you Kotei and Bion for organising the European Zazenkai.
          Managed to be late today as still recovering from Saturday Ango Zazenkai.

          Gassho
          MichaelW

          satlah

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          • Bion
            Senior Priest-in-Training
            • Aug 2020
            • 4777

            #20
            Originally posted by michaelw
            Thank you Kotei and Bion for organising the European Zazenkai.
            Managed to be late today as still recovering from Saturday Ango Zazenkai.

            Gassho
            MichaelW

            satlah
            Oh, how I feel that as well hahaha Thank you for being there! Hope I see you next week!

            Gassho
            sat and lah
            "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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            • Huichan
              Member
              • Jan 2022
              • 231

              #21
              I feel spoilt. For us in Asia, both Zazenkais are at a reasonable time, so it gives me the chance to connect with a lot of different people in the sangha. Thanks for making that possible.


              慧禅
              stlah
              慧禅 | Huìchán | Ross

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              • Bion
                Senior Priest-in-Training
                • Aug 2020
                • 4777

                #22
                Originally posted by Huichan
                I feel spoilt. For us in Asia, both Zazenkais are at a reasonable time, so it gives me the chance to connect with a lot of different people in the sangha. Thanks for making that possible.


                慧禅
                stlah
                I really appreciate your presence, my friend and your sustained effort to be involved!

                Gassho
                sat and lah
                "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                • Kiri
                  Member
                  • Apr 2019
                  • 352

                  #23
                  Great news! Hopefully I will join you next week
                  Gassho, Kiri
                  Sat/Lah
                  Last edited by Kiri; 09-09-2024, 05:16 PM.
                  希 rare
                  理 principle
                  (Nikolas)

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                  • Bion
                    Senior Priest-in-Training
                    • Aug 2020
                    • 4777

                    #24
                    Originally posted by Kiri
                    Great new! Hopefully I will join you next week
                    Gassho, Kiri
                    Sat/Lah
                    It would be fantastic!

                    Gassho
                    sat lah
                    "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                    • Bion
                      Senior Priest-in-Training
                      • Aug 2020
                      • 4777

                      #25
                      Dear friends, this is your reminder that our European Sunday morning Zazenkai is coming up. This week, our Heart Sutra will be in Japanese.
                      Last week we had a fantastic first zazenkai and I am hoping to see many of our Euro friends again. Feel free to join the meeting close to the beginning of it and head straight to your sitting space. We can have a chat and exchange some words at the end!
                      See you Sunday!

                      Gassho
                      sat lah
                      "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                      • Bion
                        Senior Priest-in-Training
                        • Aug 2020
                        • 4777

                        #26
                        Thank you all for your practice this morning! Lovely as always to get together! See you next week!

                        Gassho
                        sat lah
                        "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                        • Ester
                          Member
                          • Jul 2024
                          • 159

                          #27
                          I'm sorry I missed it again. Yesterday I broke my foot and came back from the hospital around 4:30 am. I hope I can amke it next time.
                          Gassho
                          Ester
                          Sat (my first one in a hospital) and lah

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                          • Bion
                            Senior Priest-in-Training
                            • Aug 2020
                            • 4777

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Ester
                            I'm sorry I missed it again. Yesterday I broke my foot and came back from the hospital around 4:30 am. I hope I can amke it next time.
                            Gassho
                            Ester
                            Sat (my first one in a hospital) and lah
                            Just take care of that foot. I am happy you are back home and on your way to recovery. Maybe I´ll see you later..

                            Gassho
                            sat lah
                            "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                            • Ester
                              Member
                              • Jul 2024
                              • 159

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Bion

                              Hi, Paul! Great question. Jundo will have to clarify on the topic, but I imagine we’d all want to catch up on the dharma talks he gives on Fridays, regardless of what other sits we might be joining, so that part at least, I’d consider quite important. I, for example, will continue to attend the Friday Zazenkai as I have been doing. On Sundays we will not have the 4 hour zazenkai, so that one definitely is to be sat with the Friday event. I’d wait on a clarification from Jundo, yeah

                              Gassho
                              sat and lah
                              I have the same doubt. Is that ok if we attend the 4h friday (saturday 1:00am in Europe) zanzekai and the european zanzekais or are the weekly short zanzekais on Fridays (1:30 in Europe) compulsory too?

                              Gassho,
                              Ester
                              Satlah

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                              • Bion
                                Senior Priest-in-Training
                                • Aug 2020
                                • 4777

                                #30
                                Originally posted by Ester

                                I have the same doubt. Is that ok if we attend the 4h friday (saturday 1:00am in Europe) zanzekai and the european zanzekais or are the weekly short zanzekais on Fridays (1:30 in Europe) compulsory too?

                                Gassho,
                                Ester
                                Satlah
                                Originally posted by PaulH
                                Sounds really exciting!
                                Question though: in the main Ango post Jundo mentioned " Zazenkai: Join in each and every 90 minute Saturday Treeleaf Zazenkai, and 4-hour monthly Treeleaf Zazenkai netcast without fail." as a required Ango activity. How does it work with the Sunday Zazenkai?

                                Gassho
                                Paul
                                Sat today & Lent a hand
                                I actually have an answer for you both now, having checked with Jundo. You can simply catch up on the dharma talks from Fridays and include the metta practice and dance from the Monthly into your schedule somehow, but attend the Sunday morning zazenkai for the group sitting and ceremony. That would be perfectly acceptable. Does that sound good?
                                Thank you both for being a part of the zazenkai!

                                Gassho
                                sat lah
                                Last edited by Bion; 09-18-2024, 07:16 AM.
                                "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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