{"id":19895,"date":"2024-12-11T00:26:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T00:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/?page_id=19895"},"modified":"2024-12-11T00:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T00:40:11","slug":"%e6%85%88%e6%88%92","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/history\/yearbooks\/yearbook-2024\/%e6%85%88%e6%88%92\/","title":{"rendered":"Jikai"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jikai
\n74yrs
\nI have returned to Australia after two and a half months at Antaiji.
\nI am so grateful that I was given the opportunity to stay and hope to return either next year
\nor the year after.
\nI thank the sangha for their kindness towards me and the inclusive, non judgemental
\nattitude – given the age difference.
\nWhat particularly struck me in my visit this time, was just how much planning and
\norganising goes in to keeping Antaiji functioning and providing for the sangha from year to
\nyear. There is nothing ad hoc about the activities and work which the sangha and guests
\nparticipate in. The full time residents really do make everything tick along, and the many
\njobs \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 are essential but also strong practice.
\nDocho-san\u2019s guidance and teaching will remain with me.
\nHere\u2019s a photo looking out my kitchen window – things just want to grow, including weeds.
\nI have plenty of work to do out there once the rain stops. However, it\u2019s given me a perfect
\nopportunity to get some good rest after the long trip back home.
\nGassho<\/p>\n

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Jikai 74yrs I have returned to Australia after two and a half months at Antaiji. I am so grateful that I was given the opportunity to stay and hope to return either next year or the year after. I thank the sangha for their kindness towards me and the inclusive, non judgemental attitude – given the age difference. What particularly struck me in my visit this time, was just how much planning and organising goes in to keeping Antaiji functioning and providing for the sangha from year to year. There is nothing ad hoc about the activities and work which the sangha and guests participate in. The full time residents really do make everything tick along, and the many jobs \u2018behind the scenes\u2019 are essential but also strong practice. Docho-san\u2019s guidance and teaching will remain with me. Here\u2019s a photo looking out my kitchen window – things just want to grow, including weeds. I have plenty of work to do out there once the rain stops. However, it\u2019s given me a perfect opportunity to get some good rest after the long trip back home. Gassho    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19869,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"side-navigation.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19895","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19895"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19904,"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19895\/revisions\/19904"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antaiji.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}