Sept 27th-2th, 2019 - OUR MONTHLY (Oct.?) 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI with Rev. KYONIN!

[Kendrick]

I will have to do the time warp on this one - been watching my kids and the neighbors kids this evening. /\

Gassho
Kendrick
Sat/LAH tonight

[Shokai]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and Sekishi for an awesome first Zazenkai led by a transmitted student of Jundo'
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Have a wonderful week
gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Kyonin, Jundo and Sekishi. It was wonderful.

Gassho,
Onkai

[Sekishi]

How wonderful to you together in Tsukuba!!

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Deep bows,
Sekishi
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[Jakuden]

OK that was as heartwarming as Zen gets. Boundless gratitude for the joy of learning from BOTH of my teachers tonight, and thank you to my big brother Sekishi for being Ino. Kyonin, what a wonderful talk (and your English is perfect!!) Looking forward to seeing more of you around Japon the next couple of weeks!!

Gassho and hugs,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Shonin Risa Bear]

This was a wonderful zazenkai. Mirror, mirror. _()_ _()_ _()_

gassho
doyu sat today/LAH

[mundi]

Thank you for this zazenkai. I may be new here, yet I found it very moving (and sometimes hilarious - the dancing was very special!) to experience what a global sangha can offer.

gassho

dean

sattoday

[Ippo]

Thank you Kyonin, Sekishi, and Jundo for that Zazenkai. Thank you to the whole Sangha .

Gassho,

Brad

SatToday

[Heisoku]

What a wonderful zazenkai. Lovely to practice with you all.
Gassho
Heisoku
Stlah


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[Kokuu]

Best zazenkai ever! (even though my Spanish never really got beyond ¡Buenas noches!)

Great to see that Kyonin got there safely. Thank you for the talk, brother. Have a wonderful retreat and remainder of your trip.

¡Gracias a todos!

Gassho
Kokuu

ps. Nikolas, there are two good talks on The Heart Sutra in Domyo Burk's Zen Studies podcast series:
The Heart Sutra pt 1
The Heart Sutra pt 2

Thich Nhat Hanh's 'The Heart of Understanding' is a good introduction to the sutra in my opinion. Red Pine's translation and commentary goes deeper. There is also good material in Shohaku Okumura's book 'Living By Vow'

[Naiko]

Rev. Kyonin, what a lovely tribute to Jundo and the all the teachers who have carried the Dharma forward from the Buddha. It was a beautiful talk. I look forward to hearing more of your travels.

It was wonderful to sit with you all. Thank you all.
Gassho,
Krista
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[Heiso]

Thank you all, I began sitting this morning and will continue throughout the week. What a special event to be a part of, I'm so glad to see Kyonin and Jundo together.

My morning Duolingo hasn't prepared me for the Heart Sutra in Spanish.

Gassho,

Neil

StLah

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[Onka]

What a joy it was to see you in Japan Kyonin. Sitting, playing and dancing with our teacher Jundo.
Your talk about finding a teacher being akin to finding a mirror was timely and reaffirming. As was your commentary on taking refuge in the Three Jewells. Your Hetfield quote made me laugh out loud and showed me a side of you that I had not seen in my short time with Treeleaf. The dancing was NEXT LEVEL this week and if pressed I'd give Doyu 10/10 for her interpretive dance routine hehehe. It was brilliant! Finally the Metta chant today was incredibly moving for me.
I experienced a significant loss of a loved one last week and as I shared with Jundo and my Ango partner Tokan I found myself automatically seeking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha which as a relatively new practitioner kinda shocked me. I'm still feeling incredibly numb and rather disconnected from everything and everyone. I still sit my daily 4am Zazen but aside from Samu my Jukai studies, Rakusu sewing and other Ango commitments went down the drain for almost a week.
Yesterday I started afresh with the Ango commitments that had lapsed but was still feeling numb and disconnected. Sitting with you all at this very special Zazenkai has reminded me how important my relationship with this Sangha is and how grateful I am to Kokuu who is solely responsible for steering me to Treeleaf where I found my Teacher.
Thank you again Kyonin for conducting this Zazenkai, thank you Sekishi for being our tech wizard today, and finally thank you Jundo for being you.

Deepest of bows and much love to all.

Gassho
Anna

Sat today

[Myoku]

Thank you everyone for your practice,
heartwarming to see you in action Kyonin. Take care of your head in japanese buildings
Gassho
Myoku
sat

[Kyonin]

Hi guys,

Thank you for your kind words.

To look for a mirror is part of our job as Buddhists and I have found here just what I was looking for.

Gassho,

Kyonin

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