November 15-16th Weekly Zazenkai - Tending to the Small Things

[Jundo]

ATTENTION: REMEMBER DAYLIGHT SAVINGS! CHECK NEW START TIMES!

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Dear All,
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Please sit our Treeleaf Zazenkai for 90 minutes with Zazen, Heart Sutra and more. We meet virtually in our Zoom Scheduled Sitting Room here:

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JOIN ZOOM >>
The password (if needed): << dogen >>

For local times, please check the Practice Calendar here: TREELEAF NOW >> ( 10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 8pm, LA 5pm Friday night, London 1am and Paris 2am Saturday morning) or sit this Zazenkai any time thereafter here:
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However, "one way" live sitters are encouraged to come into the Zoom sitting, and just leave the camera and microphone turned off.
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00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English) and Dedication
00:15 – 00:45 ZAZEN
00:45 – 00:55 KINHIN
00:55 – 01:25 ZAZEN
01:25 – 01:30 VERSE OF ATONEMENT & FOUR VOWS
01:30 - 01:45(?) Informal Tea Time (All Welcome)

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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!

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Gassho, Jundo
SatTodayLah
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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) ...

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Chant Book is here for those who wish to join in: CHANT BOOK LINK

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The other video I mention on Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:

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Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (12) - Basic Zendo Decorum At Home
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I also recommend a little Talk on why small rituals and procedures are so cherished in the Zendo:

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

[ZenJay]

Unfortunately I won’t be able to join you all this evening as I am tending to hungry ghosts tonight. However, I will be sitting with you all in the morning. Have a good weekend everyone!

Gassho,
Jay

Sat/lah today

[Seiko]

NO-BELL PEACE PRIZE

Apologies for the absence of bells in zazenkai this week. Actually, the bells were present, just their sound was not. One day I will learn how to fix Zoom so that the bells can be heard.

In the meantime, I am starting a human bell replacement company. If your bell no longer rings, your tingsha won't ting, your gong has lost it's bong, your singing bowl has laryngitis - even if your doorbell is kaput - for a small fee I'll stand inconspicuously in your zendo/room/hallway/porch, singing "ding" whenever it seems appropriate. Discounts for friends, family and fully paid-up Zennies.

Gasshō
Seiko
stlah

[Jundo]

NO-BELL PEACE PRIZE

Apologies for the absence of bells in zazenkai this week. Actually, the bells were present, just their sound was not. One day I will learn how to fix Zoom so that the bells can be heard.

In the meantime, I am starting a human bell replacement company. If your bell no longer rings, your tingsha won't ting, your gong has lost it's bong, your singing bowl has laryngitis - even if your doorbell is kaput - for a small fee I'll stand inconspicuously in your zendo/room/hallway/porch, singing "ding" whenever it seems appropriate. Discounts for friends, family and fully paid-up Zennies.

Gasshō
Seiko
stlah

Oh, no problem at all Seiko. Tis' a small thing.

I believe you also dedicated our Ceremony to Shariputra and "GudU" Nishijima, so live and learn for next time.

Lovely.

Gassho, Jundo
stlah

PS - I moved your post here, if that's okay.

[Bion]

Oh, no problem at all Seiko. Tis' a small thing.

I believe you also dedicated our Ceremony to Shariputra and "GudU" Nishijima, so live and learn for next time.

Lovely.

Gassho, Jundo
stlah

PS - I moved your post here, if that's okay.

Apparently today was everyone's struggle day I hadn't realized my lavaliere microphone had disconnected and so I was unmuted throughout the ENTIRE zazenkai and entirely oblivious to it. Luckily for me, I'm too serious for my own good, so I bothered no one, I think, and made no inappropriate noises..

Gassho
sat lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[ZenJay]

Just sat with you all! Lovely talk Jundo, and I love the assignment! Thank you for sharing Zazenkai everybody!

Gassho,
Jay

Sat/lah today

[Shinshi]

Well I could watch that all the ding-dong day! Just sat with this - now off to sit with small things.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Jundo, the practice you talked about today is one I had started for myself a couple of years ago. At the end, I give a little gassho and say thank you.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Ramine]

Thank you all. Sat with you today.
I love the homework assignment, Jundo. Like Tairin, this is something I already do sometimes - though not every day. It also reminds me of Thich Nhat Hanh's Tangerine meditation.

https://www.google.com/search?q=YNH+tangerine+mediatin&oq=YNH+tangerine+mediatin&gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOdIBCDQzODFqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8cd64b9e,vid:MWjyLfzRLrM,st:0

Ramine
Sat and Lah