April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Saijun]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Hello friends,

Sat this on Friday night, forgot to post my note.

Thank you all for sitting.

Metta,

Saijun

[Hoyu]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Shujin wrote:
Happy to ride the zazen train; late, on-schedule or otherwise.

Hi Shujin,
Glad we were able to have one more passenger!

We are never late Don't forget what Jundo Sensei always says.

Jundo wrote:
Remember, when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!

Gassho,
John

[Shujin]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Happy to ride the zazen train; late, on-schedule or otherwise.

gassho,
Shujin

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Hi,
Did Zazenkai this morning. Thank you.
Gassho,
Soen

[Jundo]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.

Thank you, Jundo. It was a great session.

Hi,

No need to "control" anything. Just return 10,000 times and 10,000 times again ... all while there is no place to return to, and the whole trip is Zazen.

Did you get a chance to look at Uchiyama Roshi's beautiful comments on ZZ' mind ...

viewtopic.php?p=20645#p20645

Also, on the Japan sitters: We have had about a dozen folks call and express interest since I put a small notice in a local community paper here in Tsukuba. So far, though, they have not come ... but all promise to come in the next few weeks. The earthquakes and accompanying situations at home have distracted most folks for sure. Our foreign sitters should start back next week, as they are coming back to Japan ... At least I think they are coming back to Japan!

Gassho, Jundo

[Dosho]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.

I'd say less effort...or perhaps more effort into letting go of any effort to control your effort.



Gassho,
Dosho

[Nenka]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

A good sit. Thanks.

Gassho

Jennifer

[Myoku]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thank you and Gassho
Peter

[Hoyu]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thank you Jundo Sensei.
I see that the butsudan door was fixed since our last Zazenkai
No Japanese guests again this week though Maybe they thought it was going to be another 4 hour one?

Gassho,
John

[Kyonin]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.

Thank you, Jundo. It was a great session.

[Onshin]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Hello fellow sitters in all time zones, just finished a good sit ( even though there are no bad sits). Thank you all for joining me and a big thanky to Jundo for leading it


Gassho

[Kyonin]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

That's going to be tomorrow morning for me, but looking forward to it!

[Dosho]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thanks to all sitters, past, present and future...

...deep bows.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Saijun]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Hello friends,

I'll be joining all of you Sunday afternoon this weekend.

Metta,

Saijun

[Hoyu]

Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

As per my usual routine I'll be sitting first thing Saturday morning
Thanks to all fellow sitters past(of no past), present(of no present), and future(of no future)!

Gassho,
John