TREELEAF SANGHA online 2-DAY ANGO-JUKAI-ROHATSU RETREAT -- 2018 -- MAIN PAGE

[Kotei]

Hello,
every single talk has been an eye-opener for me.
Thank you all for your effort and for sitting this together.
It's late night over here and the stars came out.
Will take a short walk before sleeping.
Gassho,
Kotei sat.

[Byokan]

Endless bows and gratitude to all. Metta and love.

Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah

[Beakon]

Thanks to all. It was good to see and hear the Priets in training these past two days.



Doshin
Stlah

Ditto!

[Jakuden]

Thank you to everyone for your sincere and dedicated practice. It's such a privilege to be here.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

[Koki]

Thank you Jundo, all our priests, and everyone for a wonderful Rohatsu.

I had a slow start due to a technicality today. It appears my iPad had insufficient memory to log into Hangouts. Once i figured that out, and just switched to my iPhone...smooth sailing!

Thank you for providing the links before each session. That was very helpful.

Onto...Jukai!

Gassho
Frank (Kunzang)
Satoday...joyously!

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[Shoka]

Deep bows and so much appreciation for everyone who sat and will sit. Rohatsu is always such a wonderful time with everyone coming together.

Gassho,
Shoka
sattoday

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[Nenka]

Thank you so much to all the priests and everyone who sat/is sitting/will sit in the ten directions. It was a lovely weekend with you all.

Gassho

Jen

ST

[Junkyo]

Unfortunately I did not get a chance to sit live due to work and family duties! I will use the recorded video to sit throughout the week though!

Thanks to all involved with facilitating the retreat!

Gassho,

Rob

SAT

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[Jundo]

My congratulations again to all of you who have sat or are sitting this Retreat, as well as our priests who guided sitting with such care.

For those who could not see the Han (Wooden Block) that I was striking in our opening on the first day as the camera blurred, here are some photos. It hangs outside the front door of our Treeleaf Zendo in Tsukuba.

It calls all sitters to Zazen. Inscribed is the traditional verse ...

"Life and death are the great matter.
To waste time is a pity.
All is impermanent and passes swiftly away.
Time waits for no one."

The other plaque over the door contains calligraphy by Nishijima Roshi, and reads "Ko no Ha Zendo" ... Treeleaf Zendo.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah


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[Meitou]

So sad that I had to abandon Rohatsu half way through unit 3 on day 2, my cat started having seizures and I couldn't leave my husband to deal with it all alone, I knew also that I wouldn't be fully present. However I am so grateful that I got to sit so much of the weekend live, it was wonderful. I'll be catching up with the rest of the units this week.
Heartfelt thanks to all of you!
Off to the vets now

Meitou
Satwithyoualltoday lah

[Byokan]

So sad that I had to abandon Rohatsu half way through unit 3 on day 2, my cat started having seizures and I couldn't leave my husband to deal with it all alone, I knew also that I wouldn't be fully present. However I am so grateful that I got to sit so much of the weekend live, it was wonderful. I'll be catching up with the rest of the units this week.
Heartfelt thanks to all of you!
Off to the vets now

Meitou
Satwithyoualltoday lah

Oh Meitou I hope the kitty is ok! May s/he be at ease. Sending Metta and hope for the best.

Sounds to me like you were fully present and didn't abandon anything. Deep bows.

Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah

[Byokan]

Also want to give thanks to Jundo for, well, everything of course... but especially this year, the reading of the Differently-Abled Ancestors. Such a beautiful moment, and really exemplifies what we're all about here.

Gassho
Byokan
sat + lah

[KellyRok]

Hello all,

Happy Rohatsu! I'm beginning my retreat today and hoping to finish on Wednesday. I will have to stretch it out due to some back issues and more home repairs but so happy to be able to participate for another year.


Meitou - I hope you and kitty are doing okay!

Thank you to all of you!

Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
onretreat

[Tairin]

Thank you to everyone who participated or will participate in the future.

I wasn't able to do the full retreat but I did sit with you each morning and evening. I will do some catch-up later. I am particularly keen to hear the dharma talks from our priests.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Hensho]

Wow! Rohatsu was amazing. I was totally exhausted by the end of it. My hips hurt, my back ached. I don't think I could have sat zazen for a single minute longer. But I also found that after being with everyone for so long and sitting all the way through to the end, I wished we could all go out for pizza and beer to celebrate.

Instead, I took two ibuprofen and had a long nap.

Today, I'm feeling love and deep gratitude to this sangha.

Gassho,
Kate

sattoday