The Sitting Hall

[Hogo]

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I left my microphone on in Zen Hall this time, but I don't think anyone heard my chanting (I didn't, through the speakers I mean). Of course, maybe that was a good thing.
I would like to find someone to give this a try with me to find some way to work out the sound issues in order to chant together with Jundo. We could use a recorded version for a trial.

I would not mind giving it a try but I am not sure on the sound issue gonna have to give that some thought, but the only real sucess I have had with a lot of sound and live audio, is to use headphones to eliminate feedback, this obviously can cause some mobility issues and make prostrations and such a bit akward. Drop me a note here, or PM if you like we can meet in the meeting hall sometime and experiment with the audio/video. Not sure what we can accomplish but worth a shot. I am usually around and free in the evenings (U.S. Mountain time)
Gassho ~ Dave.

[Shujin]

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Engyo - of course we'll get together in the Meeting Hall. I'll send you a pm to set up a time. I just saw Dave's message, so we can coordinate with him & anyone else interested. I finish sitting typically around 2115-2130EST. I would echo (no pun intended) Dave's comments on the sound. I could hear Jundo on your speakers, which was a little bit lagged from my stream. I like the idea of chanting together; we'll experiment & get it sorted.
I was very surprised I had the bandwidth for both ooVoo & Ustream last night. My poor old desktop can't run the live stream & ooVoo simultaneously, so I streamed the zazenkai on my laptop.


I'm coming up on night shift in a couple of weeks, so I'll be out of sync with everyone again. Until then, I look forward to seeing y'all in the Hall.

gassho,
Shujin

[roky]

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hi ron -- yup, i may even join you sometime in the evening, depending on when my wife is out of the trailer - but mostly my sits are in the am

engyo -- i mosty do the zazenkais live, and that is ustream, not youtube, so i don't think theres a way of just receiving the sound, but i will research it

roky

[Engyo]

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engyo -- i mosty do the zazenkais live, and that is ustream, not youtube, so i don't think theres a way of just receiving the sound, but i will research it

roky

Sorry if I misunderstood Roky, what I was responding to was “what i'd really like would be a way to just have the sound of ustream, with oovoo...”
The resource I looked at for youtube also included a method for ustream but here is a specific link for free conversion:

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/terms/converting-ustream-videos-to-audio/audio.html

Gassho,
Engyo

[Shugen]

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Oovoo isn't working for me right now.

[Shokai]

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Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't; what's up with that?
I just sit anyway,
(fortunately the timer always works )

[roky]

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was fine at 10:30 this am, arizona time -- and has been very consistent since my "return" -- maybe more folks on oovoo later in the day(north america time)

sitting will be at a different time tomorrow, cause its "goin to town" day

gassho, roky(aka coyote bob)

[Engyo]

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Oovoo has been fine here. I'm on six nights per week at 9pm, Friday nights at Zazenkai time, all without a hitch.
Everyone have the latest version of Flash?
Gassho,
Engyo

[Shugen]

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Hello all,

I have very few problems with oovoo. I think the issue was probably at my end with my connection to the internet. (It gets a little wonky sometimes). So far, oovoo has worked really well for me.

Ron

[Engyo]

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I don't think oovoo will help me get to Zen Hall tonight though. Lots of snow shovelling meditation today and tonight.
It's kind of like walking meditation with a twist and a throw....
Gassho,
Engyo

[Amelia]

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Walking meditation has been my norm these days.

[Jundo]

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I don't think oovoo will help me get to Zen Hall tonight though. Lots of snow shovelling meditation today and tonight.
It's kind of like walking meditation with a twist and a throw....
Gassho,
Engyo

Ah, Don ... with all those massive snow storms, I would like to bump a little essay from last year (although remember that I write as a Florida boy) ...

How a Buddha Shovels Snow

I wrote an essay about Zen Practice in the Soto way, using a metaphor that someone put up about how Rinzai people and Soto People shovel snow, the importance of "Kensho" and some similar topics ...

For those new to all this, and who may not get the snowy symbolism ... "snow" probably means "delusions" and obstructions, "a clean driveway" or "getting from the front door to the sidewalk" means "enlightenment" and "shoveling" means 'Practice".

More piled up here ...

viewtopic.php?p=30432#p30432

[Engyo]

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Ah, Jundo. That was a lovely piece of work. Thanks very much for sharing it!.
As for my shovelling, I did do it the Soto way; side to side, up and down. Nothing arose to like or dislike. Just shovelling.
Back at it this morning, but somehow your essay has already made the task lighter.
Clearing snow now just another opportunity to practice.
Gassho,
Engyo

[roky]

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well, no snow down here on the mexican border, but unseasonably cold weather -- low of 25f and high of 40, with 30mph winds -- and having said i was on oovoo no problem, no luck last 2 days -- but was a local wifi issue again

will be missing the live zazenkai, cause will be hiking to the bottom of the grand canyon -- but since this adventure is solo, i will do my best to keep the spirit of zazen

left, right, left, right..........

roky

[Shujin]

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Hey y'all, my attendance in the Hall will be sporadic for the next month or so. I have family in town for the next couple of weekends, and am going to night shift. Hopefully I can put in some daylight sitting times, but the transition doesn't always seem to go smoothly. The darkness.....


gassho,
Shujin