Sunday Weekly Zazenkai (European morning)

[Bion]

Thank you all for your presence and sincere practice! Lovely to begin the day with you.

Gassho
sat lah

[Bion]

I should be able to join today, albeit without microphone/camera. Hope that's OK!

Gassho
sat lah

It is! Please do come! Just head to your sitting space and that´s that! It´ll be great to have you with us!

Gassho
sat lah

[Bion]

Dear friends, tomorrow morning, we meet for our usual Sunday Zazenkai, and to remain in tune with our Friday Monthly Zazenkai, we chant together the Maka Hannya Haramita Shingyo and the Sandokai (Identity of Relative and Absolute). See you all in the morning!

Gassho
sat lah

[Bion]

Thank you all! Thanks Kotei for chanting us through and thank you all 14 of you for your efforts and generosity in being here!

Gassho
sat lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone for coming together for practicing and staying for a little chat.
What a joyful Sunday morning.

Deep bows,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Bion]

Here´s your reminder than today, we get together for zazenkai. If you are in Europe, Australia, New Zealand or Asia, this might be a good time for you! We sit two periods of zazen, do a bit of kinhin and end with short ceremony ! Everyone is invited and welcome! Please check the top post for all the details!

Gassho
sat lah

[Bion]

Thank you all for another lovely gathering! Kiri, it is alright. Your presence at the zazenkai and everything else you join is always cherished, friend!

Gassho
sat lah

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone for an amazing zazenkai!

Sorry for not joining you later for tea (it's still a bit scary for me ...)

Gassho, Kiri
Sat/Lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone for coming and Zazenkai-ing together!

Deep bows,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Bion]

Friends, this your reminder that a new weekly zazenkai is coming up, on Sunday morning, for us in Europe and other time zones this work well for. This week, our Heart Sutra is in English again! I cannot wait to see you all and for us to practice together!

Gassho
sat lah

[Shoshin]

I actually have an answer for you both now, having checked with Jundo. You can simply catch up on the dharma talks from Fridays and include the metta practice and dance from the Monthly into your schedule somehow, but attend the Sunday morning zazenkai for the group sitting and ceremony. That would be perfectly acceptable. Does that sound good?
Thank you both for being a part of the zazenkai!

Gassho
sat lah

It sounds perfect.
Thanks!
Gassho,
Ester
Satlah

[Bion]

I have the same doubt. Is that ok if we attend the 4h friday (saturday 1:00am in Europe) zanzekai and the european zanzekais or are the weekly short zanzekais on Fridays (1:30 in Europe) compulsory too?

Gassho,
Ester
Satlah

Sounds really exciting!
Question though: in the main Ango post Jundo mentioned " Zazenkai: Join in each and every 90 minute Saturday Treeleaf Zazenkai, and 4-hour monthly Treeleaf Zazenkai netcast without fail." as a required Ango activity. How does it work with the Sunday Zazenkai?

Gassho
Paul
Sat today & Lent a hand

I actually have an answer for you both now, having checked with Jundo. You can simply catch up on the dharma talks from Fridays and include the metta practice and dance from the Monthly into your schedule somehow, but attend the Sunday morning zazenkai for the group sitting and ceremony. That would be perfectly acceptable. Does that sound good?
Thank you both for being a part of the zazenkai!

Gassho
sat lah

[Shoshin]

Hi, Paul! Great question. Jundo will have to clarify on the topic, but I imagine we’d all want to catch up on the dharma talks he gives on Fridays, regardless of what other sits we might be joining, so that part at least, I’d consider quite important. I, for example, will continue to attend the Friday Zazenkai as I have been doing. On Sundays we will not have the 4 hour zazenkai, so that one definitely is to be sat with the Friday event. I’d wait on a clarification from Jundo, yeah

Gassho
sat and lah

I have the same doubt. Is that ok if we attend the 4h friday (saturday 1:00am in Europe) zanzekai and the european zanzekais or are the weekly short zanzekais on Fridays (1:30 in Europe) compulsory too?

Gassho,
Ester
Satlah

[Bion]

I'm sorry I missed it again. Yesterday I broke my foot and came back from the hospital around 4:30 am. I hope I can amke it next time.
Gassho
Ester
Sat (my first one in a hospital) and lah

Just take care of that foot. I am happy you are back home and on your way to recovery. Maybe I´ll see you later..

Gassho
sat lah

[Shoshin]

I'm sorry I missed it again. Yesterday I broke my foot and came back from the hospital around 4:30 am. I hope I can amke it next time.
Gassho
Ester
Sat (my first one in a hospital) and lah