Thanks for your enthusiasm about this first Retreat in the Heart of Life. I’m delighted to share this experiment with you all, wherever we each are.
We’re offering ourselves a superb opportunity to live Zen practice and our entire lives as an endlessly vibrant and creative improvisation.
It’s not too late to join in; info and sign up: zenscribe@free.fr
Le Web carnet de Amy Hollowell Sensei, fondatrice de la Wild Flower Zen Sangha et successeur de Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi dans le lignage Zen Soto de Taizan Maezumi Roshi, fondateur du Centre Zen de Los Angeles.
The Web notebook of Amy Hollowell Sensei, founder of the Wild Flower Zen Sangha and dharma successor of Catherine Genno Pagès Roshi in the Soto Zen lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi, founder of the Los Angeles Zen Center.
the plan it was going work;
after writhing some portuguese words on this place I began my way to go work by driving and I provoke an accident (Crash) whit other car (everything ok whit me and other people) only cars are broken
I thought in the « including others »
the man which I disturb the daybeginning was a nice person
other way, the possibility to be here and to read and to right whit you all
grande abraço
Just arrived home, after travelling along – metro, bus, rain and wind. And then take my dog outside, smelling around, letting her traces on the traces of others. And such a tenderness seeing how serious she is on doing so.
I embrace you. May you sleep well. Such a blessing this being here with you all.
I am very happy to sit with you all in this wonderful unpredictable experiment…
No time for zazen this morning, as usual my two boys were up early and we played football and handball on the driveway before they left for school
Warm greetings from Down Under
good evening hearts
time is different here in London – or is it
am i late or not?
whatever….I sit
deep bow
Hie Tania, hie Christel, Tjeerd, Christine, Sheila, etc.. Hie everybody,
Nice to participate with you all to this middle of life sesshin, living together in a inhabitual (unfortunately !)
Well, Amy’s poem’s words keep resonating in me, calling me again and again, to myself, to the present, to you all because we are all together in this sesshin HERE WE ARE, right now, writing this e-mail, travelling back from work, thinking, preparing supper and so and so. and thougts
Here we are, through/with space and time, events, thoughts and feeling, "are-ing, am-ing"
kisses and hug
Hello everyone and Thank you Amy Sensei for organizing this. It makes a difference in my sitting and in my day, to feel that we are connected through this retreat.
Gassho,
Claire
Sitting at 7:30 am (Paris time), but actually starting later, due to organized mess! Evening sitting to be anticipated by half an hour.
Blogg sitting …a new experience! It may work …who knows …who is it the one who knows???
Good morning everyone on this first day of retreat.
All the tasks I’m running on this day are to be lived differently.
I feel your presence and this is very interesting. I am connected with you through space.
Thank you, thank you sensei
I started this day sitting with others, walked into the city in the compnay of many, Valentine’s Day lunch was improvised on the spur of the moment, and am now reading these comments with a 9 month old Buddha on my knees. They say the Buddha has 32 distinguishing marks. And I see them!
Her 32 distinguishing marks are … Chicken pox!!!!
hugs to all
michelange
"On ne voit rien, on n’entend rien.
Et cependant, quelque chose rayonne en silence".
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Et joie ineffable pour moi dans cette sesshin,
and I bow…
Sophie.
Good morning to all! wonderful to sit with you all this early morning in the middle of life as it is.
Thank you Sensei for this initiative!
Good morning still! how wonderful it is to read all these comments of all of us scattered all over but also all together…
thank you Amy for such an incredible experience.
have a wonderful day and see you tonight for those in Paris.
Wonder full to sit this morning a little bit earlier then the schedule and though, it was a start of retreat with you all there and present. Thank you!
Bonjour, bom dia. Here we are in the heart of our life. Thank you all, thank you Sensei. Thank You life.
Hello. There was a moment, when bowing in front of the little Bouddha in my room, before sittig this morning, 7:30 am, that I felt the presence of all the other guys ready to sit with me. Good way of starting this first day.
Good Morning to all,
Gaia – Portugal: i sat feeling the cold air, its feels good. all is quiet, though is moving.
Goodmorning, I sat alone at my attic in Doorn (Netherlands) and together (with you all) I watched the room filling candle light fading away in the awakening light of this new day…
Bonjour all. Sat with a few others in Montreuil, growing "in" with the morning light growing "out," joined by the little tan cat, the Indian Ocean lapping at our feet.
Good morning all,
Also from the Indian Ocean in Maputo we just started our morning sitting.
Greetings from Sri Lanka, here in the heart of life! Morning meditation and kriya yoga with the sound of the crows and of the Indian Ocean, just before the sunrise…
Don’t know about Facebook, as I’m not on it.
I’ll offer interviews by Skype in designated periods.
On the final group email, I’ll mention the "new media" possibilities.
Also, feel free to contact others by email; that’s why I left addresses visible on group email I sent.
Are there any other participants on Facebook and/or Skype?
These media can help to connect in a more personal way.
still working on that aspect (interviews) of the improv. will keep everyone posted.
samu? here’s something to chew on: it’s either all samu or none of it is, or it’s neither one nor the other. or none of the above. or all…
ultimately, we’re left with this, no sneakers included: just do it.
I can’t wait! what’s the schedule for interviews … or samu lol !