January 18th-19th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jakuden]

Arigato [emoji120] (my phone really wants to say”rigatoni” instead [emoji23] and may all sick little children feel better.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/ LAH


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[Kakunen]

Thank you very much,Jundo,Kyonin,and everyTreeleafer.

I come back from hospital right now.I was at hospital from yesterday.

When I drive a car,I can hear Hannya-shingyo(Heart sutra) chant by Kyonin.
I can not stop crying.

After I come back ,I open PC and wear robe and go to Zendo.

I feel ,here is a real Zendo,from deeply inside.

ありがとうございます。Arigato-Gozaimasu

Kakunen
Sat today
Nine bows

[Jundo]

The three Japanese expressions are ...

Arigato (ありがとう), which means "thank you," but also means "it is to be celebrated" ...

Osewa ni narimasu (お世話になります), which means something like "you are a great help to me" ...

and

Okage sama de (お陰様で) means "Thank you, it is because of you," and is actually originally from Buddhism. Usually it is said in Japan, even to strangers, to report good news. For example, if someone asks me about my health, I might say "Ogenki desu. Okage sama de" (I am well, and it is thanks to you) even if the person asking had no logical connection to my being well, passing the test, having some success in life. The belief in Buddhism is that, because we are all connected, it is due to the person who is asking even if there is no obvious causal connection.

However, I believe that we should express these things even at the sad or hard times in life, the parts of life that we might not welcome at all. It is because of the hard days, as well as the easy days, that we have all the days of life.

https://www.nippon.com/opinion311/society/0025/

Thank you. You are a great help to me. All my life is because of you.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[sjlabat]

Thank you everybody - and also for the expressions stated above ^
gassho
sean
sat,lah

[Shinshi]

Thank you everyone, it was lovely to sit with you across time.

Thank you too for the teachings Jundo. I will endeavor to be thankful and grateful for all my experiences.

I really like the idea of Okage sama de.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Nanrin]

I'm having some allergies. I sat grateful for not being able to breathe through my nose and for the leaky faucet of my nose.

Nanrin - Southern Forest

St, lah

[Tairin]

I’ve missed the last two Zazenkai so it was lovely to sit with you all again today.

Thank you


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Seishin]

First Zazenkai since just before Christmas, as my wife's medication routine has changed, making it harder to factor in, in the morning but still been sitting all the same. Plus been trying to untangle all the Brexit mess, which could see our French healthcare disappear, on March 30. What a wonderful birthday present that will be!! So I hope for the best and plan for the worst.

Thank you all.

[Kokuu]

Lovely sit. Thank you!

Gassho
Kokuu

[Doshin]

Arigato to all. A special thanks to the sky, mountains and birds.

Gassho
Doshin
ST

[Tbrad1650]

I sat on Saturday morning (US-PA) with this. Thank you for the teachings.

Sat-lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone.
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.