Construction has begun on converting an old wooden building at Treeleaf in Tsukuba into a hall for sitting Zazen.
I cannot post a sitting today, so offer this short tribute to the carpenter (Mr. Aita) and architect (Mr. Ushioda), good friends, who have been working on the place each day. They also need to do a lot of reinforcement to the building itself, which is old and not in the best shape. Here, they are building a few of the tan (platforms covered with tatami mats used for sitting in Japan). The space is small, but should let about 30 people sit at one time.
It is not much more than planks and sawdust now, not much to see, and will take many more weeks until the work is finished. But I hope to be able to show everyone, and be ready to sit, by the end of the year.
Deep bows of gratitude to Mr. Aita and Mr. Ushioda.
Deep bows of gratitude to Mr. Aita and Mr. Ushioda.
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(remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells;
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Still a lot of work to do, but it will look great!
I hope we'll all sit with you in the finished Zen hall someday!
Courage for the rest of the construction, as we say, we know when it began but rarely when it ends ;o)
Gassho,
Luis
Deep bows from this sangha member. Gassho Kent
Gambatte
Gassho, rj
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