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  • Kotei
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Mar 2015
    • 4224

    Sunday Weekly Zazenkai (European morning)

    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.

    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)
    Last edited by Kotei; 09-01-2024, 06:59 PM.
    義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.
  • Bion
    Senior Priest-in-Training
    • Aug 2020
    • 4777

    #2
    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

    "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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    • PaulH
      Member
      • Apr 2023
      • 77

      #3
      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

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      • Bion
        Senior Priest-in-Training
        • Aug 2020
        • 4777

        #4
        Originally posted by 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
        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
        Last edited by Bion; 09-01-2024, 07:16 PM.
        "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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        • Antonio
          Member
          • Mar 2024
          • 162

          #5
          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
          Last edited by Antonio; 09-03-2024, 03:35 PM.
          Antonio

          If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” - Linji Yixuan​​

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          • Shigeru
            Member
            • Feb 2024
            • 52

            #6
            Wonderful initiative, looking forward to the less-sleepy-zazenkai

            Gassho
            Will
            SatLah
            - Will

            Respecting others is my only duty - Ryokan

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            • Tosei
              Member
              • Jul 2020
              • 210

              #7
              Oh, thank goodness! <wipes away a small little tear of joy>.

              Gassho,
              Tōsei

              satlah
              東西 - Tōsei - East West
              there is only what is, and it is all miraculous

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              • Bion
                Senior Priest-in-Training
                • Aug 2020
                • 4777

                #8
                Originally posted by Tosei
                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
                "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                • RobO
                  Member
                  • Jul 2023
                  • 50

                  #9
                  This is brilliant news thank you.

                  Gassho, Rob
                  Sat/lah

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                  • Bion
                    Senior Priest-in-Training
                    • Aug 2020
                    • 4777

                    #10
                    Originally posted by RobO
                    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
                    "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                    • RobO
                      Member
                      • Jul 2023
                      • 50

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Bion

                      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

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                      • Bion
                        Senior Priest-in-Training
                        • Aug 2020
                        • 4777

                        #12
                        Originally posted by RobO

                        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
                        "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                        • Mokuseki
                          Member
                          • Apr 2022
                          • 15

                          #13
                          Thank you organising this. Perfect timing. .

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                          • Kotei
                            Dharma Transmitted Priest
                            • Mar 2015
                            • 4224

                            #14
                            That was a wonderful first of hopefully many Sunday Zazenkai.
                            Thank you so much for joining everyone!

                            Deep bows,
                            Kotei sat/lah today.
                            義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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                            • Bion
                              Senior Priest-in-Training
                              • Aug 2020
                              • 4777

                              #15
                              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
                              "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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