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Subject: Re: short gongyo

Author:
SHARRON COHEN

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Date Posted: 08:43:52 01/09/02 Wed
In reply to: Rebecca 's message, "Re: short gongyo" on 12:29:14 01/06/02 Sun

>I AM HAPPY YOU HAVE SUCH A STRONG REACTION TO DOING A FULL EVENING GONGYO. PLEASE KEEP DOING IT. THE SHORT VERSION IS ONLY WHEN WE ARE HAVING GUESTS AND IF YOU HAVE EVER NOTICED HOW HARD IT IS FOR THEM TO SIT THRU A 30 MINUTE SESSION OF GONGYO AND DAIMOKU BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOME PEOPLE FREAK OUT AND EVEN LEAVE. THE POINT IS TO HAVE CONSIDERATION FOT THE GUESTS AND IT WILL NEVER HURT THE MEMBERS IF THAT IS THEIR ATTITUDE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A MEETING WITH PRES. IKEDA? HE NEVER DOES A FULL GONGYO . HE ALWAYS TOLD US THAT IT WAS BECAUSE HIS TIME IS SO SHORT WITH US THAT HE WANTED TO SPEAK TO US FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME. I DON'T THINK ANYONE WENT HOME AFTER THAT TO DO A FULL GONGYO. THIS HAS BEEN COMING FOR A LONG TIME. IT WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE TEMPLE ISSUE AND FEAR THAT WE WOULD BE CRITICIZED FOR THE CHANGE IN BASIC PRACICE. WE ARE NOT CHANGING THE BASIC PRACTICE JUST THE PRACTICALITY OF OUR MOVEMENT TO BE CONSIDERATE FOR THE GUESTS FEELINGS AND HELP THEM TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. CHANGE IS ALWAYS HARD BECAUSE OF OUR OWN COMFORT LEVELS BEING INTERUPTED. I HOPE WE CAN TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND JUMP IN THE WATER KNOWING THAT OUR HEARTS ARE STRONG AND HEALTHY AND WE COULN'T HAVE A BETTER LIFEGUARD. SHARRON>
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>Well. Sue you do know how I feel. I dont like it.
>But how do we express our opinions about this kind of
>thing. I believe it is a hardship on the members to
>not do a full gongyo. Is this now a done deal?

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