One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

[Myozan Kodo]

Dear Friends,
On Saturday, February 4th, I will be having a one day intensive sitting. I'll be sitting in our virtual Zendo on Google+. If anyone wants to join me for all or part of the day, here is the draft schedule below. All times are local time in Dublin (GMT).
Gassho
Myozan

Please Note: This does not clash with the Zazenkai, which starts on Friday night at midnight GMT. You can always do the Zazenkai and then join me a few hours later!

5:00 Wake-up
5:25 Zazen
5:55 Kinhin
6:05 Zazen
6:40 Heart Sutra / Oryoki Breakfast Preparation
7:20 Breakfast
8:10 Break

9:15 Samu
10.15 End Samu

10.30 Zazen
11.00 Kinhin
11:10 Zazen
11:40 Kinhin
11:50 Zazen
12:20 Jundo Dharma Talk on YouTube
12:30 Oryoki Lunch
1:20 Break

2:05 Samu
2:50 End Samu
3:00 Stretching / Free time
3:50 Tea / Free Time

4:20 Zazen
4:50 Kinhin
5:00 Zazen
5:30 Kinhin
5:40 Zazen
6:20 Taigu Dharma Talk on YouTube
6:30 Dinner / Not Oryoki
7:05 Break

7:50 Zazen
8:20 Kinhin
8:30 Zazen
8:55 Refuges in Pali
9:00 End of Day

[Jinyu]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi!
Sounds great Myozan! Count on me!

Have a very nice day!
gassho,
Jinyu

[Dokan]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

This is fantastic. I'm in for at least the afternoon portion. Probably join you from around 11:00 GMT. Thanks for sharing your practice Myozan!

Gassho,

Dokan

[Hoyu]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Great way to take the initiative Myozan!

Count me in!! That's my weekend to work but I've got a plan
I read online that you can join a hangout via the google+ app. Our hospital has wifi and a private prayer room. I will use my break times to sit along
In the evening I will spend my usual sitting time to join in once again.

Downloaded the app. Now I just have to figure out how to actually join a hangout from it!

Gassho,
John

[Shujin]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Thank you for the invitation, Myozan. Coincidentally, I'm sitting a day long zazenkai with the local zen group here on 5 February. I'll join y'all for a couple of sits, however. This is a great idea; hope it goes well. I'd like to see more of this type of thing down the line.

gassho,
Shujin

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Great and positive responce guys. I'll post the final schedule here a few days before. It won't change much. Looking forward to sittting with you all, for any part you can make.
Gassho
Myozan

[michaeljc]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

I can probably be in on this one. I am 5 hours ahead (start sitting 10 am local time)

Cheers

m

[Ekai]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

I won't be able to sit on the 4th. I will be judging at our winter Kyuki-Do tournament which is an all-day event. Will this be recorded to sit at a later time?

Gassho,
Jodi/Ekai

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi Ekai,
I don't plan to record it ... not sure I even know how! It'll just stream live on Google+. Anyone that has me (M yozan Kodo) in a Google+ 'Circle' can see and join in. Sorry about that Ekai.

Also, Taigu will be recording a new teaching for the one day sit, so it won't be something you'll have seen before on YouTube.

Gassho
Myozan

PS: Looking forward to sit with you Michael.

[Ekai]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi Ekai,
I don't plan to record it ... not sure I even know how! It'll just stream live on Google+. Anyone that has me (M yozan Kodo) in a Google+ 'Circle' can see and join in. Sorry about that Ekai.

Also, Taigu will be recording a new teaching for the one day sit, so it won't be something you'll have seen before on YouTube.

Gassho
Myozan

PS: Looking forward to sit with you Michael.

I will try to sit with you in one of the Zazen and Kinhin sittings in the morning (my time is CST) before the tournament.

Gassho,
Jodi/Ekai

[Heisoku]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Thanks Myozan..I will be there ..dropping in and out for family samu on occasions but at leadst I can try the early and late part all the way through. A great idea.

[michaeljc]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi Ekai,
I don't plan to record it ... not sure I even know how! It'll just stream live on Google+. Anyone that has me (M yozan Kodo) in a Google+ 'Circle' can see and join in. Sorry about that Ekai.

Also, Taigu will be recording a new teaching for the one day sit, so it won't be something you'll have seen before on YouTube.

Gassho
Myozan

PS: Looking forward to sit with you Michael.

Yep - last time sat with this group I was on Japan time; starting at 2 am. This time round I end at 2 am. Combine them I have done my first all-nighter. Ha! (kidding) But in a few weeks time on NZ time I am as near as dammit to Japan time (hee hee)

m

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi.
It’s great that many of us will be sitting together for this. The usual Zendo etiquette will apply:
Apart from the Heart Sutra and Oryoki chants, this one day retreat will be in silence (except for the stretching time, tea time; free time and dinner time).

Please enter the ‘Zendo’ at the start or end of a sitting (as much as possible). Kinhin is a good time to join or leave, or to go for a toilet break.

We will follow the schedule to the minute as closely as possible. The morning of the retreat I’ll Google “Current Time in Dublin Ireland” and use that as the official clock time.

I’ll ring the bells to start and end sittings etc. The Heart Sutra will be chanted together. We can take turns leading the chant for the two Oryoki sessions?

Okesa / rakusu will be put on at the end of the first morning session, with the ‘Sutra of the Kesa’ chanted in Japanese three times by all together.

Oryoki will follow Jundo’s instructions for simplified Oryoki (like our Rohatsu retreat).
All chants will be from the Treeleaf Chant Book.

Also, I understand how hard it is to get a full free day for formal practice like this. It is certainly rare for me, what with family life. So, I understand most people will only be able to join for a little part of the day. But that company will be most welcome!

I’ll finalise the schedule and post the Refuges in Pali closer to February 4th.

Gassho
Myozan

[Myoku]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Myozan,
As it currently looks I will join you for the first part, right from morning until around noon.
_()_
Myoku

[michaeljc]

Re: One day intensive sitting (February 4th)

Hi Ekai,
I don't plan to record it ... not sure I even know how! It'll just stream live on Google+. Anyone that has me (M yozan Kodo) in a Google+ 'Circle' can see and join in. Sorry about that Ekai.

Also, Taigu will be recording a new teaching for the one day sit, so it won't be something you'll have seen before on YouTube.

Gassho
Myozan

PS: Looking forward to sit with you Michael.

Hi Myozan

I will be sitting in a motel room in Islamabad – the first leg on my long haul home. I will sit your morning program in real time but will be on my to the airport during your afternoon and may sit something with you while waiting to board. Anything is possible I will not have a computer connection.

Kind Regards

m