Please Sit with our TREELEAF SAN FRAN-OAKLAND RETREAT - August 9th to 12th

[Jundo]

Please note that Treeleaf Forum will be closed to most other activities from the evening of August 9th to early August 12th, California Time, and we ask you to join in and sit-a-long with our Retreat as much as possible.

Dear All,

The time has come for our 2017 Treeleaf Retreat in Oakland and San Francisco, California. Several portions and Sittings during the Retreat will be netcast live (and in 'real time' recording) in this post, according to the schedule below. Times are subject to sudden change, however. Please join in as you can. Many Leafers will be attending (including Geika, Hoko, Seimyo, Shingen, Kyonin, Byokan, Shoka, Jakuden, and Kokuu live from the UK).

The Retreat will feature the 'Home Leaving' ORDINATION of FOUR NEW NOVICE-PRIEST TRAINEES, well known faces around here ... JAKUDEN, BYOKAN, KOKUU and SHOKA. (LINK on Ordination)

Likely netcast portions are shown in BOLD and BLUE

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9th -


- 6pm, Begin with Verse of the Kesa, then lesson in Oryoki and Serving.

- 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm or so, begin Oryoki meal (Guided by Jundo, who will talk everybody through in good humor)

- 7:30 pm - Filmed Lesson in Zendo Decorum. (Camera persons ready)

- 8:00 pm Zazen

08:00-08:35 PM Entrance by Officiant (Jundo) & Zazen.
08:35-07:45 Kinhin
08:45-09:15 Zazen + Short Talk
09:15-10:00 "Long" Service. (Please follow along in the Chant Book for Retreat "Long Service" PDF LINK).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rXqNEWBig

Second Portion from 7:00:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZT3AKs1ErE

- 10PM~ Bed

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THURSDAY AUGUST 10th -

- 5:30 AM WAKE UP BELL! (by 6:00 EVERYONE ON ZAFU!)

- Zazen and Morning Service (with Oryoki Breakfast)

06:00-06:30 AM Zazen. If you usually wear a Rakusu, DO NOT wear it yet (keep it in its bag) until Takkesage (Kesa Verse) later in morning.
06:30-06:40 Kinhin
06:40-07:10 Zazen + Talk
07:10-07:20 Kinhin

07:20-07:35 Rest Period
07:35-08:15 Oryoki and Clean Up (Breakfast is Mina's Zen Traditional Shojin Breakfast)
08:15-08:30 Rest Period

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st4vlrlw8i8

FROM 8:30am:

08:30-09:00 Zazen + Kesa Verse
09:00-09:20 Ceremony (Same as Monthly Zazenkai Special Dedication.)

SET UP for SHUKKE TOKUDO CEREMONY

09:30 or so to 10:30 or so - SHUKKE TOKUDO CEREMONY (Should take 1 hour to 1 hr 20 minutes based on past years)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmNHv-5ERqE

11:00 Depart for BART to Golden Gate Park -- BARTZenkai! No netcast, but post photos,

1:00 or 1:30 - Picnic Lunch at Golden Gate Park. No netcast, but post photos.

Afternoon - Heart Sutra Recitation and Zazen at AIDS Memorial. No netcast, but post photos.

By 4:45 PM - Should be at San Francisco Zen Center - City Center.

5:25 HAN to announce Zazen at City Center, Zazen commences 5:40 I believe.

6:20 Evening Chanting Service at City Center

7:00 (?) depart City Center to return to Oakland House.

About 8 pm or 8:30 - Oryoki Dinner at Oakland House. Relaxed Semi-Oryoki. Mina's Vegetarian Japanese Dinner.

9:30 PM - One period of Zazen, semi-informal (30 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AafodCteR-4
- 10PM~ Bed

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FRIDAY AUGUST 11th -

- 5:30 AM WAKE UP BELL! (by 6:00 EVERYONE ON ZAFU!)

- 6:00 to 7:00 Short Zazen & Kesa Verse & Heart Sutra with Dedication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYqwq6iyvqA

- 7:00 Breakfast & Clean Up (Semi-Quick Breakfast, NOT Oryoki)

- 8:00 until 11:30 - Departure for Samu - Volunteer Activity sorting food at Alameda County Community Food Bank.

Noonish - Lunch at Chinese Vegetarian Restaurant (Oakland Chinatown). No netcast, but will post photos.

After lunch, walk to visit Japanese-American Pure Land Temple ... Buddhist Church of Oakland ...

- EARLY AFTERNOON - Travel to Redwood Regional Park in Oakland ... hiking. Short Zazen on the trail. No netcast, but will post photos.

Park Details Here:

http://www.ebparks.org/parks/redwood

Return to Oakland House

Dinner (relaxed semi-Oryoki): Kyonin's Mexican Extravaganza

7:00 (??) Evening Zazen & Morning Somewhere Service (Time to Be Determined)

07:00 – 07:20 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA & Recitation of Women Ancestors) with Dedication
07:20 – 07:50 ZAZEN
07:50 – 08:00 KINHIN
08:00 – 08:30 ZAZEN & Talk
08:30 – 08:40 KINHIN
08:40 – 09:05 ZAZEN + Fukanzazengi Recitation
09:05 – 09:10 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT

https://youtu.be/JNDN1H9zvyk

Formal End of Retreat

09:10 ~~ Cleanup and Packing

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SATURDAY AUGUST 12th -

- 5:30 AM WAKE UP BELL! (by 6:00 EVERYONE ON ZAFU!)

- 6:00 to 7:00 Short Zazen & Kesa Verse & Heart Sutra with Dedication

- 7:00 Breakfast & Clean Up (Semi-Quick Breakfast, NOT Oryoki)

- 7:30 Finish Packing and Farewells.[/B]

NO NETCAST THIS MORNING

10:00 am - Some folks to be at City Center by just before 10:00am for Shohaku Okumura talk until about 11:00

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH

[Sekishi]

Hello all,

I've unlocked this thread.

For the remainder of the retreat the forum will be closed. Access to most threads (except for this sub-forum and the Technical FAQ) has been removed for the time being.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat #lah

[Sekishi]

Yay! Glad to see everyone on camera!

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat #lah

[Meitou]

Can we actually watch this live in the online Zendo? I'm currently watching here / YT

Gassho Frankie
Satwithyoualltoday lah

edit, ok just seen your reply, thanks !

[Sekishi]

Hi Frankie -- as of right now I think watching live on YouTube is the best way to go.

I was looking at the youtube control panel for the video to see if I could turn it into a Hangout on Air, but I'm afraid of breaking something. So lets all just watch one-way for now.

Wonderful to practice with you all.

Deep bows,
Sekishi #sat

[Meitou]

As of now, I got nuthin'! But it's the middle of the night and I have nowhere to go, so I'll wait a while see if it comes back up
Gassho Frankie
satwithyoualltoday lah

[Sekishi]

As of now, I got nuthin'! But it's the middle of the night and I have nowhere to go, so I'll wait a while see if it comes back up

Same here. I'm just going to sit along with the schedule. I'll check in with the video and this thread periodically in case something changes.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat #lah

[Sekishi]

For those following along live, a new one-way video has started (for oryoki). Please follow along one-way. ^_^

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat #lah

[Meitou]

Thank you everyone
Gassho Frankie
Sat with you all today

[Kotei]

Thank you, just started my day with you all. Lovely to see you together in one room.
Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Washin]

Wonderful! Nice to see everyone!
Tonight I'll be sitting with you..

08:30-09:00 Zazen + Kesa Verse
09:00-09:20 Ceremony (Same as Monthly Zazenkai Special Dedication.)

and then participating in the Shukke Tokudo one-way.

Gassho,
Washin
just sat

[Sekishi]

Thank you all. It was really awesome to hear all the beautiful voices together!

Deep bows to Nishijima for bringing us all together, and to all who sat / will sit.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[hamlin81]

How come the forums are closed down during the retreat?

[Meitou]

Good Morning everyone, is it possible for someone to post here or PM me or email me a copy of the liturgy we use in Treeleaf for Oryoki, and also the Ancestor chants etc that are being used? I have the Chant book but some of what was being chanted last night isn't in there. My email is ----. Thank you if you can. Gratitude to you all for last evening, defintely worth feeling a bit zzzzzzzzzzz for this morning. See you later!
Gassho
Frankie

satwithyoualltoday

[Jundo]

How come the forums are closed down during the retreat?

Hi Michael,

Because as much as we can, during Retreat we sit, and sit together, rather than speak.

Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH