October 30th-31st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Let's Forget Politics Awhile Zazenkai

[Jakugan]

Thank you everyone.



Jakugan
sat

[Tai Shi]

Just for the record; I sat through the entire "Zazenkai" yesterday morning. Because of medical science, I receive a procedure, Radio Frequency Ablation," $15, 000 every 9 months. My wife bestowed upon me the Cadillac of health insurance from the Federal Government because she worked as a Civil Servant for 30 years and 4 days, then retired. I receive Social Security and she receives a pension. Because for many years I could not manage money, I receive an allowance of spending money (I have bipolar one,; Many with my condition cannot use money properly.). This is fair and often she allows me to go beyond when something is needed. She is my best friend. When I received the gift of my rakusu, sewed and given because I have limited use of my left hand, gift from Treeleaf, she sewed the cover ,according to pattern, from scraps in her sewing box in one evening. The rakusu is dark green, and I take this to mean I teach by example never directly. I was a teacher in until I was 57. Now the Precepts, as undertaken in Jukai, study for Ango, and the adding something. I have made a friend in our Zendo an older man like me, and this makes three older friends I have in our Zendo. Our Zendo so special to me.
Gassho
sat/ lah
Tai Shi

[Inshin]

Hah! There is a time to sit silently, in Wholeness and Light, beyond words.

There is a time to just assent to the world, silently, with equanimity at whatever transpires.

There is a time to just smile at a friend's opinion, agreeing to disagree, for the friendship is most important.

There is a time to walk past, because some things are just not worth the trouble.

But there is also a time to speak up, to press a point, especially today in which so many people have no respect for fact, history, science and what is right. That is the time to open one's mouth, to say what needs to be said, to argue against ignorance and misinformation, and to speak one's piece.

All in its time.

(Sorry for running long this time)

Gassho, J

STLah

Gassho
Sat

[Bokucho]

Thank you all for this one, very relevant now more than ever.

Gassho,

Josh
SatToday/LaH

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[Seikai]

Just finished the recording. Many wise comments.

Gassho

Sat today lah.

[Tai Shi]

To call me Elderly and my wife Marjorie agrees is an insult.
Gassho
sat
Tai Shi


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[Tai Shi]

Life is tough, and the older you get the tougher is gets. Just try to munch your carrots with half set of choppers. Last night by 7 m was bleeding so bad from an extracted molar third molar I’ve lost, dentist who did not suture the wound caused my mouth to loss a unit of blood. By 7 Marjorie rushed to the ER and by wheelchair into a room. There a wonderful doctor, who told me he’d seen COVID 19 patients, saved my life. I ask how many times does a doctor have to save my life. This doctor was gentle and caring and obviously tired, held his finger on the wound for about 15 minutes, cleaned my mouth with instruments that would have cost us a fortune. He injected Lidocaine into my gum the injected into several places a medication that localized clotting, closed the wound. He then cleaned my mouth again and had me bite on surgical cotton for another 15 minutes cleaned my mouth again sent me home as he briskly left to help another patient. I told him I knew the tough road doctors face in medical school. I called him doctor. I know few people call these people doctor and I s bed a few tears because I know that often in my past I’ve in an off handed way remarked hay doc, or worse. I know he deserves gratitude from every patient and perhaps he’s working a double shift taking care of COVID patients on one side other patients on the other he sees me. I said to him maybe soon they’ll be a vaccine and he said well maybe? May or Maybe not. This Is the new normal and yes the dentist and the doctor put their lives on the line. What of nurses, technicians, house keeping engineers, the people who work in laundry. I think of this country and places where there are no doctors, nurses, let alone technicians. Tonight my belly is full, and it doesn’t matter to me, but maybe this doctor has skipped a meal. Maybe people in other countries have nothing to eat. I am truly moved every night my wife does the dishes for me that we have extra soap and water to do these dishes. Ours is a world of difference between Wares, Mexico and Yuma, Arizona. I have clean water to wash dishes which would be drinking water in Ruanda. The world is uneven. My wife and I have taken to showering every three days, wearing some clothes four days, doing dishes every two days, and this really helps .I’ve started sit anger trying to make a simple case that older are often overlooked when health is valued more than age. Youth, eternal youth the goal of young and old, even healthy people. We as the aged are seeing this in the callus views in my own USA. This is a world of haves and have nots Jundo, out of pocket, how much did your cancer treatment cost out of mocket? My friend Jeremy has Juvinile Diabetes, once treated for diabetic shock. Cost $25000 he had nothing; now has a pretty good job. The hospital garnishes his wages every month $400. Go figure. At least he has food and shelter, family helps him and his daughter; he’s a single parent!
Gassho
sat
Tai Shi


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[Tai Shi]

Sometimes I underestimate our Zendo, I say I have only two, or three friends. I yet see friends everywhere, Friends without boarders. Treeleaf everywhere. Our Zendo is our world is our temple. I see friends everywhere.
Gassho
sat / lah
Tai Shi

[Tai Shi]

I see friends everywhere where earlier I saw none. Today is a day of gratitude. Thank you!
Gassho
With humility
Not sometimes there!
I know you do know!
Yes, thank you from my heart
sat
Tai Shi

Excuse me Jundo as I weep
These things had to be said
Tai Shi


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