July 11th-12th, 2014 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Mp]

Thank you everyone, a nice cap to a long week. Have a great weekend. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Joyo]

Feel better Joyo ... We all sit together even when we are sick. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Thank you, Shingen!!

Gassho,
Joyo

[Myosha]

Hello,

For the leaving, and the staying (and the staying, and the leaving) -

BON VOYAGE!


Thanks to all.


Gassho,
Myosha

[Sekishi]

Thank you all for your practice and creating this sacred space in the midst of turmoil.
Deep bows, again and again.
Sekishi

[RichardH]

I worked through the evening, and will be sitting zazenkai recorded on Sunday.

Gasshp
Daizan

[Taikyo]

I couldn't and still can't get a link to today's zazenkai on any of my devices. So I sat without your virtual presence but I know with your heart presence. Gassho
Taikyo

[Kyonin]

Thanks all who sat / will sit.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Myoku]

Thank you everyone,
and an extra thank you to google/youtube making it possible to re-sit this later on,
Gassho
Myoku

[TimF]

Many thanks on a wonderful zazenkai!

Gassho,
Tim

[Meishin]

Thank you.

Gassho,
John

[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha!

Gassho
Lisa

[Daiyo]

Thank you all.

Please excuse me, for trying to join live late. It was a mistake.
I was so eager to join and was alone with the kids making dinner early for them.
When I finished it was late so I thought I could join after kinhin.

After doing it I realized that if it was a physical meeting I would never, ever, had entered late.
That's why I appeared for a short time during kinhin and then disappeared.
I was trying to watch without turning on my camera, but did it in G+ instead of going to YouTube.

I didn't mean to be disrespectul. I feel embarrassed.


Gassho


P.S.: I finally sat on Saturday, early in the morning, but was kind of distracted by the screen.
I will have to put it in another position next time, and get used to this way of sitting.

[Jundo]

Hi Walter,

While it is best to sit start to finish, and not come in and out ... nonetheless, sometimes it happens. Somebody's connection cuts, somebody's neighbor comes to the door, somebody is due in class early, etc. etc. Please do not worry. In fact, I do not think most of us even noticed this happened (I did not). If you can, please do sit start to finish ...

... but always knowing there is no starting or finishing, coming or going.

Do not face the screen. Face the wall, drop the screen from mind. The screen is ultimately not distracting, but your mind is.

Gassho, J

[Kantai]

Thanks all of you!

Gassho
Kantai

[Matt]

Going to sit this one now. Looking forward to the US zazenkais, as well. Gassho, Matt J