September 15th-16th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (featuring the Cерце Cутра!)

[Jundo]

Today's Heart Sutra recitation will be in Ukranian, led by Washin

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=-ZnUE6KGqeI

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

[Mp]

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

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo!

I'll be there live with my instruments ready. It's Independence Day here and there will be tons of parties and fire works everywhere. I apologize for the noise in advance

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Doshin]

If room I will slip in.

Gassho
Doshin
st/lah

[pat mackenzie]

Hello All,
I would like to join as well. What does the LAH under peoples names mean?
Gassho
Pat
Sat

[Kotei]

Hello All,
I would like to join as well. What does the LAH under peoples names mean?
Gassho
Pat
Sat

Hi Pat,

it refers to the "Lend A Hand" experiment, we're doing. Doing an extra good deed a day. :

http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?15314-A-TREELEAF-EXPERIMENT-with-EVERYONE%C2%92S-PARTICIPATION-REQUESTED-%C2%93LAH%C2%94-%28Lend-A-Hand%29

Ohh, and I like the international Hear Sutra versions. I am using the German Version from Daniela from time to time. The one, I've had previously was so overly decorated and written in very pompous, old fashioned German.

Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Meitou]

Hi everyone, I'll be there either one way or on cam, depending on how with it I am at 3.00am
Gassho
Frankie

satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Washin, Kyonin and everyone. I will join two-way if there is room and tech allows. I'm looking forward to hearing the Heart Sutra in Ukranian.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday/LAH

[Washin]

Thank you, Jundo.
I will be there, ready with my bells too

Gassho
Washin
sat and lah

[Byokan]

I'm just heading out on the road but will sit this one on the weekend.

Gassho
Byōkan
sat + lah

[Myogan]

I wil be there as well, though may switch to recorded if gets full.

Gassho
Sat
LAH

[Jakuden]

I will be there one-way!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Jakuden]

Hi everyone, I'll be there either one way or on cam, depending on how with it I am at 3.00am
Gassho
Frankie

satwithyoualltoday/lah

Haha now that's dedication! Although that is probably about normal wake-up time in a Monastery [emoji15]
Thanks to Washin, it must be wee hours in Ukraine as well!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[M.C. Easton]

I look forward to sitting this zazenkai with you all in bits and pieces over the weekend in between packing and transporting boxes.

Gassho,
Melanie
SatToday/LAH

[Mp]

Hello folks,

Here is the event link for tonights zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...lcljngghui7uue

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH