July 14-15th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai- Das Große Herz der Vollkommenen Weisheit Sutra

[Jundo]

TODAY's HEART SUTRA (HERZ SUTRA) RECITAL will be in the GERMAN LANGUAGE by DANIELA. our member in Japan, on behalf of all our German Speaking Members (TEXT BELOW)

Hello All,

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast from 10am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 9pm, Los Angeles 6pm (Friday night), London 2am and Paris 3am (early Saturday morning)

... and to be visible on the following screen during those times and sit-a-long-able any time thereafter ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST IS HERE:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-e_DcmyJ_A

FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT THIS LINK. WE ARE NOW LIMITED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANY NUMBER CAN WATCH LIVE 'ONE WAY' AND SIT-A-LONG VIA THE ABOVE SCREEN. IF JOINING WITH CAMERA, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED:

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 FOUR VOWS & VERSE OF ATONEMENT

As you can see, our Zazenkai consists of chanting the 'Heart Sutra' in English (the words are at the link below), some full floor prostrations in sets of three (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), followed by our Dedication, Zazen twice for about 30 minutes each, with 10 minutes of Kinhin in between, and we end the sitting with 'The Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'.

Please join us in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra (although please keep your microphone muted). You can download and print out the Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

Not everyone realizes that they can join in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra, Verse of Atonement and Four Vows (although we ask that you keep your microphone down). Please follow along with the Chant Book, and let your voice ring!

So, please join us as soon as you can, and we will keep a Zafu open for you.

Remember, when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!


Gassho, Jundo

SatTodayLAH

[Jundo]

After much much research by Daniela to find a lovely wording, our recital today ...

Das Große Herz der Vollkommenen Weisheit Sutra

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
erkennt in der Übung der Prajna Paramita,
dass alle fünf Skandhas leer sind
und überwindet so alles Leiden.
Shariputra,
Form ist nicht verschieden von Leerheit,
Leerheit ist nicht verschieden von Form.
Form ist Leerheit, Leerheit ist Form.
Das gleiche gilt für Empfindung,
Wahrnehmung, Wollen und Bewusstsein.
Shariputra,
alle Dharmas sind ausgezeichnet durch Leerheit.
Sie entstehen nicht und sie vergehen nicht,
sind weder vollkommen noch unvollkommen,
nehmen weder zu noch ab.
Daher gibt es in der Leerheit
keine Form, keine Empfindung, keine Wahrnehmung,
kein Wollen, kein Bewusstsein.
Weder Augen, Ohren, Nase, Zunge, Körper noch Denken.
Keine Farben, Geräusche, Gerüche, keinen Geschmack,
keine Berührung und kein Objekt des Denkens.
Weder einen Bereich der Sinne
noch einen Bereich des Denkens.
Weder Unwissenheit,
noch ein Ende von Unwissenheit.
Weder Alter und Tod
noch ein Ende von Alter und Tod.
Kein Leiden, keinen Anfang, kein Ende, keinen Weg,
kein Erkennen und auch kein Erreichen,
weil es nichts zu erreichen gibt.
Ein Bodhisattva verwirklicht Prajna Paramita
und der Geist ist kein Hindernis.
Ohne Hindernis gibt es keine Furcht.
Frei von allen Verblendungen
verweilt ein Bodhisattva in Nirvana.
Alle Buddhas der Vergangenheit, Gegenwart
und Zukunft verwirklichen Prajna Paramita
und erwachen zu Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi.
Wisse daher, dass Prajna Paramita
das große transzendente Mantra ist,
das große strahlende Mantra,
das unübertroffene Mantra,
das unvergleichliche Mantra,
welches alles Leiden beendet.
Das ist wahr und ohne Falschheit.
Verkünde das Prajna Paramita Mantra,
verkünde das Mantra, das lautet:
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha

[Mp]

Lovely lovely, looking forward to chanting in German ... thank you Jundoa and Daniela, I will be there live! =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Jishin]

Sounds great in German!

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Doshin]

Nice to seen then hear it in German. After two years of High School German and a short time there I recognize words! Wish I knew more, but then there are those who wish I had a better command of English and that is my native toungue

Doshin
st/lah

[Jakuden]

I'll try to be there one-way from the train to NYC if I get reception! Love train Zazen.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Kyonin]

If Thor permits and doesn't send thunderstorms my way, I'll be sitting live.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Seishin]

Sounds interesting. I'll be partaking On Demand as normal given the French timezone but will use the FSR for the 30 minute zazen sessions - experimenting with all this latest technology. Sans Internet dependence I may add. Gassho all.


STMIFSR / lah

Toby

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Daniela, and everyone. I'll sit live, one-way, tech permitting.

Gassho,
Onkai

[Tai Shi]

Ich danke Ihnen--Ich kann etwa gut Deustch sprechen und versthen, werde da sein wenn Ich kan? Danke, danke.

Habe heute etwa gesetzt
Danke, Danke, Danke _/|\_
Tai Shi

[Amelia]

I will try to sit one way, as well. I would love to join live, but these days there is a lot going on at that time and I would hate to log in only to have to log out in the middle. So I just want you all to know that I am there-- but you already knew that, didn't you?

Gassho, sat today, lah

[Tai Shi]

I will be there in person if I can find the link--I can speak somewhat good German understand the speech.

std LAH
Gassho
Tai Shi

[Mp]

Hello folks,

Here is todays zazenkai link: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...h7bswfksgch2ye

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Shokai]

Thank you all who sat and will sit. Kudos to Daniella for her recitation of the Heart Sutra.
be well all.

gassho, Shokai
sat/Lah

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone. That was a lovely zazenkai. Have a great weekend!

Gassho
Onkai
SatToday/LAH