Sept 6th-7th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - COMMENCING JUKAI & ANGO!

[Kyōsen]

I just finished this zazenkai thanks to the livestream being uploaded to YouTube, thank you to everyone who made this possible!

I enjoyed the talk about "all the time and all the places are here". I found this especially interesting because just yesterday my husband and I were watching a science documentary and in it, the presenter was talking about an idea in physics about non-linear temporal causality (the future influencing the past just as the past influences the future). The implication being that time and distance, one some level of reality, doesn't really matter to the smallest particles; and that we are, ourselves, made of those particles which are built up by orders of magnitude to manifest as each of us. We're vibrating atemporal bits of energy and a lot of empty space. It is literally true that "all the time and all the places are here".

I'm looking forward to the next zazenkai!

Gassho
Sen
SatToday(a lot)

[Shokai]

Wonderful, I finally got to sit this evening. Yesterday included some very physical activity and I fell asleep directly after supper. As always, I enjoyed the talk. Thank you for that Jundo. I love the story of Manjushi's Ango practice in the three places and Mahakashyapa's lesson of tolerance and forgiving. But, the highlight of the evening was the Japanese Line Dancing in a Circle. I remember going to those summer evenings events in Higashi Kawaguchi and then again in Fuchu-cho. The community interaction is so graceful and sincere. Thanks to everyone who joined in or will in future.
Have yourselves a truly great Ango and Precept study.

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[krissydear]

Thank you for this.

I finished a few hours ago, and it was wonderful. I managed to hurt my hamstring during the second kinhin though, so I did slow sitting stretches for the others. Despite that little snag, I was able to complete this session, and I'm looking forward to the next one.

I hope that I can join in two-way live next time.

Gassho
krissy
ST

[brucef]

Thank you Jundo, for an inspiring talk.

And so it begins.....

Gassho

brucef

st/lah

[Kyonin]

Hi all.

Welcome to Ango 2019 (although is timeless).

I was staring at the wall the other day and the word Ango came to my mind. And then the monkey mind thought: Ango sounds a lot like Mambo. Both are happy, both are dances, both require a beginners mind to be understood and both require to let go of ego to be enjoyed and to follow the rhythm.

So... Uno! Dos! Tres! Cuatro! Cinco! Seis! Siete! Ocho! Aaaaaaaaango! Ooh!!

https://youtu.be/T-Qnsk56_g4

(On this video we can see Perez Prado, the orchestra director. He invented Mambo. The male dancer is Resortes or Springs, a great comedian and dancer of the 50's. The female dancer is Ninon Sevilla, a singer-dancer-actress loved by everyone at the time).

Thank you for your practice.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Kevin M]

Welcome to Ango 2019 (although is timeless).

Thank you for your practice.

Thank you for your performance of the chants Kyonin, and for your observations during the ceremony. I hope come end of Ango I can stay off the sweets but it'll be Christmastime so ... good luck with that (for me) haha.

Gassho
Kevin
Sat

[Jundo]

Hi all.

Welcome to Ango 2019 (although is timeless).

I was staring at the wall the other day and the word Ango came to my mind. And then the monkey mind thought: Ango sounds a lot like Mambo. Both are happy, both are dances, both require a beginners mind to be understood and both require to let go of ego to be enjoyed and to follow the rhythm.

So... Uno! Dos! Tres! Cuatro! Cinco! Seis! Siete! Ocho! Aaaaaaaaango! Ooh!!

https://youtu.be/T-Qnsk56_g4

(On this video we can see Perez Prado, the orchestra director. He invented Mambo. The male dancer is Resortes or Springs, a great comedian and dancer of the 50's. The female dancer is Ninon Sevilla, a singer-dancer-actress loved by everyone at the time).

Thank you for your practice.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

Oh, our next dance for next month's Zazenkai will be this, and you will lead us ...

Gassho, J

STLah

[Naiko]

Hi all,
I sat with the recording as I couldn’t make the live event. This was the longest I have sat as I am pretty new to this. Not going to lie-I found it challenging, but that’s ok. I very much enjoyed Jundo’s talk about the history and meaning of Ango. And the dance! That was a blast and a surprise. Thank you to Dani for that. Thanks to all who make this possible.
Gassho,
Krista
st/lah

[Risho]

Hi all,
This was the longest I have sat as I am pretty new to this. Not going to lie-I found it challenging, but that’s ok.

I know this may sound like capt. obvious, but this right here is the most important time to sit - in my personal opinion - or do anything really - when you don't want to do it; then you truly drop the dislikes and likes and just do it. After a while it won't matter

Gassho

Rish
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[Meian]

Sitting in parts.

[Gassho2]
Kim
St lh

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[Teiro]

Thank you, Jundo
and thank you all.

Gassho

Teiro
Satlah

[Amelia]

Dog grooming is grooming Buddha, is Ango. So, not being frustrated is Ango, the laundry of the mind (they even had monks who had to wash the sheets at Eiheiji). Please sit Zazenkai somewhere in the open, clear blue sky between the two jobs.

Please be inspired by Buddha-poodle ...



Gassho, J

STLah

Thank you, Jundo. I am often tempted to join in on Zoom without a face during times I can sit quietly at the laundromat, but I don't know if it would be considered rude to drop in and out when it is not during kinhin.

Gassho

Sat today, lah

[Horin]

i just sat the zazenkai, wonderful...thank you for that, jundo! and also, great teaching.. i really enjoyed it...a great reminder that if our intention, our heart is open, theres no place where no ango is..
and also thanks kyonin for your comments... its really taking the pressure out of it, and a nice image you have drawn with that comment of changing habits and at least karma from ango to ango

bows

Ben

stlah

[Shokai]

Great, Ango Mambo, the only Sangha with Zazenkais and Dance lessons to boot, I'll be there (or here, don't know)
gassho, Shokai
stelah

[Kokuu]

Game of Zafus!

I would totally watch that! The original has too much violence for me.

Beautiful start to Ango. Thank you, everyone! Lovely dance instruction, Danni!

There seemed to be too many people to put in the metta verses at the moment. So much suffering.

Wishing you all a wonderful Ango!

Gassho
Kokuu
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