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March 6th, 2020 - OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - Welcoming Spring and Life
Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
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I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.
I don't know if this is is the place to post this. It seems that lately we all have been living the ancient Chinese blessing which is also a curse. "May you live in interesting times." I am not the best poet in the world as I am not an maybe the best or worst member of Treeleaf Sangha. I can be a good poet when I am moved as I am this morning. I don't know who the woman was in our zazen, and I wore my rakusu, and rang the bell, which is my second best bell, a Tibetan bell, with less sound than the beautiful Japanese bell my daughter gave me some years ago when I joined Treeleaf. Ah, it was a Christmas Present 2014, my first two months behind me, a part of my third and I was Elgwyn for that is my middle name. Today I celebrate family, and it seems appropriate since we are at the center of Covid 19, and there are all kinds of families. I love my families. Of course I have a real family and they are not always so proud of me. I had one 12 step meeting, and three Treeleaf Zendo Shikantaza, and I felt a part of something bigger than me. and This morning is 3/21/2020. I can wear my rakusu for someone else and ring the bell for someone else, and feel deep inside True Gratitude for her, for our 10 a.m. sit. Deep Bows
Tai Shi
sat/ lah
Gassho
Last edited by Tai Shi; 03-21-2020, 03:57 PM.
Reason: spelling
Peaceful, Tai Shi. Ubasoku; calm, supportive, for positive poetry 優婆塞 台 婆
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