August 30th-31st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Science Abbot]

Thank you for another Zazenkai. Much gratitude to this sangha and its teacher for sharing the Buddhadharma with the world.

Gassho,
Wuyi
Sat/LAH

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Gratitude to the earth and all dragons. Thank you, Jundo, Shingen. _()_

gassho
doyu sat/lah today

[Jundo]

Ummon showed his staff to a group and said, "The staff has turned into a dragon and swallowed the universe. Where can you find the mountains, rivers, and earth?" "

Comments by Tenkei on Blue Cliff Record Case 60:
“The whole universe has been swallowed ― where are the mountains, rivers and earth found: Also, though the universe has been swallowed, the mountains, rivers, and earth are still there, just as they are; whence did it come to be this way? Is this after all the ultimate point of this koan of Ummon? Here if you say the staff has turned into a dragon your blind; but if you say the staff is just a staff, the universe and world are just as they are, and there is no such thing as a staff turning into a dragon and swallowing the universe, then you are dead to the domain of unconcern, with the independently manifest potential of Ummon. So anyway, is there such a thing? Is there not? What about it? In this way Ummon pressed people to try to say. Ummon’s help for people is ultimately not in the existence or nonexistence of the staff.”

[Ippo]

Hello Everyone,

I'll sit later today when I have some time. As always, thank you Jundo, Shingen, and all Tree Leaf Sangha.

Deep Bows,

Brad

SatLah

[Kotei]

Thank you all.
Gassho,
Kotei swallowed the Universe and lah today.

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Shoki]

Thanks to all. Was able to sit this zazenkai Saturday afternoon. What stick? There is no stick. But there is a stick.

Gassho
STLah
James

[Jundo]

Thanks to all. Was able to sit this zazenkai Saturday afternoon. What stick? There is no stick. But there is a stick.

Gassho
STLah
James

That is my stick shtick ...

A shtick is a comic theme or gimmick derived from the Yiddish word shtik ... a gimmick, comic routine, style of performance, etc.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Nenka]

Nenka

ST

[Kevin M]

August 30th-31st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thank you all, I sat via recording.

It didn't record the people who were connected live. I recall last week's recording did.

I enjoy seeing the ones who are connected via two-way Zoom, makes it feel more like I'm watching live.

Gassho,
Kevin
Sat

[Jundo]

Thank you all, I sat via recording.

It didn't record the people who were connected live. I recall last week's recording did.

I enjoy seeing the ones who were connected via two-way Zoom, makes it feel more like I'm actually there.

Gassho,
Kevin
Sat

Ooops. maybe somebody forgot to push the buttons!

We have a new term for a Zazen Ino who also does the control buttons ... our Tech-Ino.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Seishin]

Thank you all.

Sat

[Heiso]

I sat with you all this morning. Thank you Jundo and everyone who made this possible.

Gassho,

Neil

StLah

[Tai Do]

Thank you Jundo and everybody for this Zazenaki.
A good week to all treeleafers.
Gassho,
Mateus
Sat today/LAH

[krissydear]

Thank you Jundo and all.

I sat with you all this morning.

I really would like to know how Doyu answered your question about the "stick"/kotsu.

Gassho
krissy
ST/LAH