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February 8th-9th, 2019 - Our SPECIAL "NEHAN-E" ZAZENKAI!
That was lovely. I enjoyed seeing the snow in your yard, Jundo!
Gassho,
然芸 Nengei
Sat today. LAH. You deserve to be happy.
You deserve to be loved.
遜道念芸 Sondō Nengei (he/him)
Please excuse any indication that I am trying to teach anything. I am a priest in training and have no qualifications or credentials to teach Zen practice or the Dharma.
For me departures and beginnings blended into one during this Zazenkai:
With the help of my wife (who is not religious) I had set up the altar for the Nehan-e, which I did on Saturday morning (German time ... but it really felt like sitting together with you). When I was ready to start the Youtube vid, I found the e-mail from Jundo, telling me that I was registered at Treeleaf. So actually my start as an active member of Treeleaf coincided with commemorating our departed. Truly a special sitting for me.
I specially liked the part of "Grieving in the dream". I used to admonish myself for feeling the pain of grief, telling myself that as a Buddhist I should be beyond grieving ... it was really an eye opener to me, when Jundo spoke about Azuma Rôshi's grief.
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