July 13th-14th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40763

    July 13th-14th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    NOTE: Come Celebrate Friday the 13th, Bastille Day in France and my (Jundo's) birthday! In fact, I do not believe in time or birth completely though! Not sure about France.

    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) ...


    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
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Mp

    #2
    Hello birthday boy, I will be there for the celebration with musical instruments ready. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

    Sat/LAH

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    • Shokai
      Dharma Transmitted Priest
      • Mar 2009
      • 6422

      #3
      Happy Birthday (whatever that means)

      gassho, Shokai

      stlah
      合掌,生開
      gassho, Shokai

      仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

      "Open to life in a benevolent way"

      https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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      • Troy
        Member
        • Sep 2013
        • 1318

        #4
        Happy birthday! I won’t be able to make it live, but will participate later this weekend.


        Sat2day

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        • Onkai
          Senior Priest-in-Training
          • Aug 2015
          • 3097

          #5
          Happy Birthday, Jundo! I will join the zazenkai, live, two-way, tech allowing.

          Gassho,
          Onkai
          Sat
          美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
          恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

          I have a lot to learn; take anything I say that sounds like teaching with a grain of salt.

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          • Shinshi
            Senior Priest-in-Training
            • Jul 2010
            • 3729

            #6
            Happy Birthday Jundo! I will time shifting to tomorrow morning.

            Gassho, Shinshi

            SaT-LaH
            空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi

            For Zen students a weed is a treasure. With this attitude, whatever you do, life becomes an art.
            ​— Shunryu Suzuki

            E84I - JAJ

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            • Jakuden
              Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 6141

              #7
              Sitting at work tonight with a co-worker and her dog, who we took an almost basketball-sized splenic mass out of today. Everyone please sit for Wellington the Great Pyrenees and my co-worker!
              Gassho,
              Jakuden
              SatToday/LAH

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              • Mp

                #8
                Hey folks,

                Here is the event link for today's zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...hl=en_GB&pli=1

                Gassho
                Shingen

                Sat/LAH

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                • Mp

                  #9
                  Thank you Jundo and everyone .... Happy Birthday Jundo, who is now 57.5 ... =)

                  Gassho
                  Shingen

                  Sat/LAH

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                  • Onkai
                    Senior Priest-in-Training
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 3097

                    #10
                    Thank you, Jundo, for sharing your birthday with us, and to everyone for practicing together. Have a great weekend!

                    Gassho,
                    Onkai
                    Sat
                    美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
                    恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

                    I have a lot to learn; take anything I say that sounds like teaching with a grain of salt.

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                    • Washin
                      Senior Priest-in-Training
                      • Dec 2014
                      • 3810

                      #11
                      Thank you all. Joined for the second zazen one way.
                      Happy birthday Jundo! Thank you for the talk

                      Gassho
                      Washin
                      sat
                      Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
                      Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
                      ----
                      I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
                      and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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                      • Kotei
                        Dharma Transmitted Priest
                        • Mar 2015
                        • 4245

                        #12
                        Thank you everyone.
                        Happy Birthday Jundo!

                        Gassho,
                        Kotei sattoday.
                        義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.

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                        • Tairin
                          Member
                          • Feb 2016
                          • 2864

                          #13
                          Thank you everyone!

                          Happy Birthday Jundo!


                          Tairin
                          Sat today & LAH
                          泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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                          • Jundo
                            Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                            • Apr 2006
                            • 40763

                            #14
                            Here is the source of our Flamenco Heart Sutra today ...

                            #武藤昭平 「般若心経 (般若波羅蜜多心経)」弾き語り〈マリアッチ般若心経〉2017/12/4 at 渋谷SHIFTY2018/02/21 築地本願寺銀座サロンにて、武藤昭平さんが講師で登壇されます♪前の講義で「般若心経」の解説してくださったりとか、弾き語りも披露してくださっています♪「六字大明咒」も、きっと次の...


                            Turns out that the singer is now under treatment for the same cancer I had last year. So, let us dedicate our Zazenkai to him.



                            Gassho, J

                            SatTodayLAH
                            Last edited by Jundo; 07-14-2018, 01:54 PM.
                            ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                            • Kyonin
                              Dharma Transmitted Priest
                              • Oct 2010
                              • 6748

                              #15
                              Thank you all who sat and...

                              ¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Jundo! ¡Y olé, macho!

                              Gassho,

                              Kyonin
                              Matador del Dharma/SAT/LAH
                              Hondō Kyōnin
                              奔道 協忍

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