Sunday Weekly Zazenkai (European morning)

[Kotei]

Hello everyone,

right with the beginning of this year's Ango, we will start offering a Sunday Zazenkai, meant to cater mainly to all of us located in Europe, who can´t really join the Friday Zazenkai live. We will meet on European mornings at 9:30 am Central European Time (8:30 UK / 10:30 Ukraine), but of course, this is open to everyone.
For your local time please have a look at our Practice Calendar: TREELEAF NOW >>

For 75 minutes, we will meet in the Treeleaf Now Scheduled Sitting Room: JOIN ZOOM >>
The password (if needed): << dogen >>

If you don't feel comfortable with being seen on screen, be assured that it is totally fine to join with camera and microphone turned off.

00:00 -	00:30	ZAZEN	Start sitting on your own. Don't wear a Rakusu or Okesa yet, keep it next to your sitting place
00:30 -	00:30	ROBE VERSE	Host initiates chant. Join in and put on Rakusu/Okesa together ( if you have one )
00:30 -	00:40	KINHIN
00:40 -	01:00	ZAZEN
01:00 -	01:15	CEREMONY	Heart Sutra, Dedication Verse of Atonement & Four Vows

Here is the Chant Book for those who wish to join in: CHANT BOOK LINK (we follow the weekly Zazenkai Chants)

ATTENTION: Everyone, when rising for Kinhin or Ceremonies after Zazen, get up slowly, don't rush, hold something stable, you won't be "late", so TAKE YOUR TIME! Make sure you are careful getting up!

We are looking forward to sitting with you!

Deep bows,
Bion and Kotei sat/lah today.

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PS - There is no "wrong" or "right" in Zazen ... yet here is a little explanation of the "right" times to Bow (A Koan) ...



The other video where Jundo mentions Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:

Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (12) - Basic Zendo Decorum At Home
(LINK)

We also recommend a little Talk on why small rituals and procedures are so cherished in the Zendo:

SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Small Things in the Zendo
(LINK)

[Bion]

This has been a dream of mine for a while, so I cannot be happier that we are finally able to do it. I am hoping it´ll be a wonderful way of connecting more with each other, benefitting from practicing together, and sharing in the experience live, sitting, chanting and bowing together, kicking off the day, and the week with this wonderful gathering.

Gassho
sat and lah

[PaulH]

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

[Bion]

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

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

[Antonio]

Hi Kotei,

This is really great news! No more nights of insomnia! I will probably start to attend regularly after I return from my travel at Sep. 18. However, I will try to attend before that day, let’s see.

Thank you once again!
Gassho!
SatLah

[Shigeru]

Wonderful initiative, looking forward to the less-sleepy-zazenkai

Gassho
Will
SatLah

[Tosei]

Oh, thank goodness! <wipes away a small little tear of joy>.

Gassho,
Tōsei

satlah

[Bion]

Oh, thank goodness! <wipes away a small little tear of joy>.

Gassho,
Tōsei

satlah

See, I knew that for some of you all this would be a source of joy! I am delighted to see this reaction

Gassho
sat and lah

[RobO]

This is brilliant news thank you.

Gassho, Rob
Sat/lah

[Bion]

This is brilliant news thank you.

Gassho, Rob
Sat/lah

What time zone are you in Rob? Does this work for you?

Gassho
sat and lah

[RobO]

What time zone are you in Rob? Does this work for you?

Gassho
sat and lah

I am in the UK so it fits almost perfectly with my usual solo am sit , I usually sit around this time and then with Onki's group / the sit for peace at 2pm.

Pretty much perfect for me I would say !

Gassho, Rob
sat/lah

[Bion]

I am in the UK so it fits almost perfectly with my usual solo am sit , I usually sit around this time and then with Onki's group / the sit for peace at 2pm.

Pretty much perfect for me I would say !

Gassho, Rob
sat/lah

That is amazing! Makes me happy!!!

Gassho
sat lah

[Mokuseki]

Thank you organising this. Perfect timing. .

[Kotei]

That was a wonderful first of hopefully many Sunday Zazenkai.
Thank you so much for joining everyone!

Deep bows,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Bion]

What a joyous occasion and how wonderful it was to get together to practice! Thank you all for coming and hopefully, I'll see you next week!

Gassho
sat and lah