Mar 13-14 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (Daylight Savings!): Ordinary, Extra-Ordinary Life

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 44311

    Mar 13-14 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (Daylight Savings!): Ordinary, Extra-Ordinary Life

    REMINDER: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS HAS CHANGED IN AMERICAS, not yet in Europe
    (CHECK START TIMES BELOW)



    Dear All,

    Our Treeleaf Zazenkai is for 90 minutes with Zazen, Heart Sutra, and more. We meet virtually in our Zoom Scheduled Sitting Room here:
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    The password (if needed): << dogen >>


    For local times, please check the Practice Calendar here: PRACTICE CALENDAR >> (10 am Japan Saturday morning, NY 9 pm, LA 6 pm Friday, London 1 am, and Paris 2 am Saturday) or sit this Zazenkai any time thereafter here:
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    However, "one-way" live sitters are encouraged to join the Zoom meeting and simply leave the camera and microphone turned off.

    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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    Chant Book is here for those who wish to join in:
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    For some more information about Zendo etiquette at Treeleaf and to help you be more comfortable with joining the Zoom room, please have a look here:
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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
    sat lah
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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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    The other video I mention on Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:
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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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    Last edited by Kotei; 03-13-2026, 06:25 AM. Reason: added streaming URL
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Kotei
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Mar 2015
    • 5130

    #2
    Thank you everyone.
    Gassho,
    Kotei sat/lah today.
    義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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    • Seido-nigo
      Member
      • Dec 2025
      • 44

      #3
      Thank you, Jundo, for the teaching, and thank you everyone for the zazen together.

      Gassho
      Seido
      Sat/Lah

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      • NicholasCopeland
        Member
        • Dec 2025
        • 10

        #4
        Just sat offline. Thank you, everybody.

        Gassho


        Nick (SatLAH)

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        • Tairin
          Member
          • Feb 2016
          • 3288

          #5
          Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

          Thank you for this week’s talk Jundo. The significance of an ordinary life is something that has been on my mind quite a bit recently. I think you nailed it.


          Tairin
          sat today and lah
          泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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          • Shujin
            Novice Priest-in-Training
            • Feb 2010
            • 1486

            #6
            Shusei & I sat with y'all this morning, Thank you for your practice.

            Gassho,
            Shujin
            st/lah
            Last edited by Jundo; 03-16-2026, 12:21 AM.
            Kyōdō Shujin 教道 守仁

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            • Dogaku
              Member
              • May 2025
              • 138

              #7
              Hello,

              Thank you for the Zazenkai, service and Dharma talk this week. I intended to join on Friday evening but didn’t consider the time change.

              Gassho,
              Dogaku
              Sat/Lah

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              • Furyu
                Member
                • Jul 2023
                • 347

                #8
                Sat with you this afternoon.
                Thank you everyone.
                Gasshō
                sat-lah
                Fūryū
                風流​ - Fūryū - wind flow


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                • Bion
                  Senior Priest-in-Training
                  • Aug 2020
                  • 6974

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Furyu
                  Sat with you this afternoon.
                  Thank you everyone.
                  Gasshō
                  sat-lah
                  Fūryū
                  Thank you for joining us!

                  Gassho
                  sat lah
                  "One uninvolved has nothing embraced or rejected, has sloughed off every view right here - every one."

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