September 8th-9th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

Today's Zazenkai marks the 'Official' OPENING or our Annual JUKAI and ANGO Season!

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=w_ugJFrXHIU

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

[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo,

I'll be there live if hurricanes and earthquakes allow

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[RichardH]

I will be there, bell ready.

Gassho
Daizan

Sat today

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, I too will be there live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will join two-way, tech allowing.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday/LAH

[Byokan]

I'll be on the road but will sit with the recording Saturday. Happy Ango everyone!

Gassho
Byōkan
sat today

[M.C. Easton]

I will be there for the first 45 minutes. So excited to kick off Ango today!

Gassho,
Melanie
SatToday/LAH

[Kyousui]

Will be there.

[Eishuu]

Looking forward to sitting with the recording tomorrow and starting Ango.

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[David]

If the insomnia kicks in I'll be there, if not I'll catch up with the recording. I don't think I'll chant too loudly at 2 am, might upset my wife if I wake her up.

[Kakunen]

I already sit today. I pray for safe of big earthquake at Mexico.

http://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/world/2017/09/86.php

Gassho

[Meitou]

The silver lining to my insomnia - I hope to be there one-way at 3.00am ( no space this week for two-way, perhaps next week) .
Gassho
Frankie

satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Jundo]

The silver lining to my insomnia - I hope to be there one-way at 3.00am ( no space this week for two-way, perhaps next week) .
Gassho
Frankie

satwithyoualltoday/lah

If there is space, come on in! Some folks are leaving early, seats will open ... no need to make a reservation.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Genshin Nilson]

I will be here/there, online!

[Meitou]

If there is space, come on in! Some folks are leaving early, seats will open ... no need to make a reservation.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Sorry, I didn't explain very well, there's no space here at my end as I can't use my usual sitting space tonight and where I am there isn't room to manoeuver around the cushion with cam on etc! Next week though...
Gassho
Frankie,

satwithyoualltoday/lah