March 30th-31st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (Daylight Savings Changes!)

[Jundo]

reMINDer: Daylight Savings has changed in most places. Check starting times 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

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 VERSE OF ATONEMENT & FOUR VOWS

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

PS - There is no "wrong" or "right" in Zazen ... yet here is a little explanation of the "right" times to Bow (A Koan) ...

https://youtu.be/GR6POpsXh9Q

The other video I mention on Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:

Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (12) - Basic Zendo Decorum At Home
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...093#post189093

[Mp]

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

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will sit with the recording later in the week (or weekend).

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shinshi]

Thank you Jundo. I will be time shifting for the next few weeks.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Kyonin]

Thank you Jundo.

I'll try to sit with you tonight, possible from a hospital (I'm okay! I'll be visiting a friend).

Gassho,
Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo.

I'll try to sit with you tonight, possible from a hospital (I'm okay! I'll be visiting a friend).

Gassho,
Kyonin
Sat/LAH

Will dedicate tonights sit for your friend Kyonin and to all who are in or visting hospitals.

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Mp]

Hello folks,

Here is the event link for tonights zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...mctyghzq2ych4e

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Shokai]

Thank you all for sitting in this intimate Zazenkai.

gassho, Shokai

[Sekishi]

Thank you all for coming together to practice. I am so grateful for this wonderful Sangha.

Deep bows,
Sekishi #sat

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone for coming together to just sit. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Tairin]

Thank you!


Tairin
Sat today

[Shinshi]

Thank you all.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Souchi]

Thank you for sitting

Gassho,
Souchi

SatToday

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and the sangha.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Washin]

Thank you everyone

Gassho
Washin
sat