December 29th-30th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - OUT of HOSPITAL & FAREWELL to the YEAR!

[Jundo]

BACK HOME from the HOSPITAL & READY TO CELEBRATE this NEW DAY and END OF THE YEAR! Won't you join us?

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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am [B](early Saturday morning)[/B

... 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

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

[Kyotai]

Welcome home Jundo

Gassho Kyotai
ST

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[Jakuden]

Welcome home, dear Teacher!! Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend this live, as it is my husband's birthday, but I am very much looking forward to sitting with you all over the weekend to ring in the new year.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Kakunen]

I will try to sit on two way.

Nine bows.
Sat today.


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[Mp]

Yes, welcome home Jundo ... I will be there live! =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[RichardH]

Happy New Year and welcome home!

I’ll be here.

Gassho
Daizan

Sat today/LAH

[Onkai]

Welcome back, Jundo. I look forward to seeing you in the zazenkai I will join 2-way, tech permitting.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shokai]

Unable to attend this last Zazenkai of the year. I will sit Saturday morning. We are going to a friend's for dinner and to meet his family.

gassho, Shokai

stlah

[Kyonin]

Welcome home, Jundo!

I'll be there live

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Souchi]

Good to see you're back

Gassho,
Stefan

SatToday

[Seishin]

Welcome home ! Will be ZODing as normal.

STMIZ lah

[Meitou]

I know I won't be able to sit tonight, but I look forward to catching up with you all over the weekend. What a great way to end the year!
Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Shinzan]

Glad you're home to a good rest. I'll be there one way tonight.
Shinzan
_/st\_

[Sekishi]

Looking forward to sitting with you all.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat


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[Jakuden]

Looks like we are not going out after all, so I will be sitting with you all one-way. [emoji120]
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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