October 13th-14th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Friday the 13th!

[Washin]

Thank you everyone.
I feel lucky for being able to sit with you all

Were you all able to see me there?

Jakuden, I saw you well. You were just on and off
on my screen from time to time.

Gassho
Washin
sat, the day begins!

[Eishuu]

Great to sit with you all

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[Meishin]

Thank you.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat today LAH

[RichardH]

Thank everyone. Beautiful chanting, Sekishi.

Gassho
Daizan
Sat today

[Doshin]

Doshin
st/lah

[Kotei]

Thank you all.

Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Jika]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Jika
sattoday, lah

[Kenshou]

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Gassho
Patrick
Sat today/LAH

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[Seishin]

Sat over Sat and Sun mornings. What can I say 13 is lucky in Italy. Each to there own. Nice talk all the same from the man who used to seek out blacks cats and walk under ladders. Boundaries and superstitions are there to be pushed......................now if I can find my lucky rabbits foot.

STMIZ / lah

[Kokuu]

Thank you, all!

On superstition, the Irish writer Seamus Heaney recounts a story of a friend of his who prayed to avert disaster. Seumas asked, "I didn't think you believed in God?", to which the man replied, "I don't." So Seumas enquired why he was praying to a God he didn't believe it to which the answer was, "Well, I'd be a damned fool if I didn't!"

Gassho
Kokuu

[Meitou]

It's just as well that time is not linear and there is always a right time to sit as I've only just sat this zazenkai! I've read before about all the good luck charms in Japan and China, lovely stuff. I'm not superstitious myself ( but that's something we all say and I wonder really...) but I do like to hear about customs and practises from other countries. Toby is right, 13 isn't considered unlucky here in Italy, but this is a VERY superstitious country ( connected to catholicism imo). Black cats are actively disliked - hence we ended up adopting two.
Thank you everyone
Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Jundo]

I think I forgot to mention the 6 and 9 are the two big unlucky numbers in Japan ... and also certain days on the calendar called "Butsumetsu" (the day of the Buddha's Passing to Parinirvana, i.e., death) ... Here are more ...

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/rokuyo-about.html#significance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Washin]

13 isn't considered unlucky here in Italy, but this is a VERY superstitious country ( connected to catholicism imo). Black cats are actively disliked - hence we ended up adopting two.

Folks in the Ukraine are superstitious too. Number 13, black cats crossing the way, passing under the ladder and many many other things are to be avoided. Funny thing is I have number 13 on the plates of my old mazda and this, probably, makes some other drivers be more cautious and keep the distance

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/rokuy...l#significance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

Thank you for the links, Jundo. Interesting.

Gassho
Washin
sattoday

[Meitou]

I think I forgot to mention the 6 and 9 are the two big unlucky numbers in Japan ... and also certain days on the calendar called "Butsumetsu" (the day of the Buddha's Passing to Parinirvana, i.e., death) ... Here are more ...

http://www.seiyaku.com/customs/rokuyo-about.html#significance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_superstitions

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Fascinating links, thank you.
Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Gokai]

Hello everyone
I Just Sat with all of You and the zazenkai recording.
I wish all of You a great week.
Thank You very much for one more day of practice together.
Gassho, Gokai
Sattoday /LAH