August 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40766

    August 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    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 WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, A LINK TO JOIN WILL BE POSTED BELOW IN THIS THREAD ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE START TIME. JUST CLICK AND JOIN. 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
    Thank you Jundo, I will be there live two way. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

    Sat/LAH

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    • Kyonin
      Dharma Transmitted Priest
      • Oct 2010
      • 6748

      #3
      Thanks Jundo. I'll be there live with my instruments ready

      Gassho,

      Kyonin
      Sat/LAH
      Hondō Kyōnin
      奔道 協忍

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

        #4
        Thank you, Jundo. I'll join 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

          #5
          Thank you Jundo, I will be time warping to Sunday again.

          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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          • Sekishi
            Dharma Transmitted Priest
            • Apr 2013
            • 5673

            #6
            I hope to join two-way. We had no internet at all this week, but the bytes started moving about an hour ago...

            Gassho,
            Sekishi
            #sat
            Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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            • Jakuden
              Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 6141

              #7
              Will be sitting one-way with y’all

              Gassho
              Jakuden
              SatToday/LAH


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              • Mp

                #8
                Hey folks,

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

                Gassho
                Shingen

                Sat/LAH

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                • Shokai
                  Dharma Transmitted Priest
                  • Mar 2009
                  • 6422

                  #9
                  Thank you all who sat or will sit. Have a great week.

                  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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                  • Mp

                    #10
                    Thank you Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone. Have a great weekend and enjoy the fireworks. =)

                    Gassho
                    Shingen

                    Sat/LAH

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                    • Jakuden
                      Member
                      • Jun 2015
                      • 6141

                      #11
                      Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and everyone! Have fun at the fireworks!
                      Gassho
                      Jakuden
                      SatToday/LAH


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                      • Sekishi
                        Dharma Transmitted Priest
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 5673

                        #12
                        Thank you all for sitting together. Please enjoy the weekend and coming week.

                        Deep bows,
                        Sekishi
                        #sat
                        Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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

                          #13
                          Thank you, everyone. It was a lovely zazenkai, although I had to run out at the end because of an upset stomach. All's well now, though. 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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                          • Kyoshin
                            Member
                            • Apr 2016
                            • 308

                            #14
                            Sat. Lovely birdsong today. Thanks all.
                            Gassho
                            Nick

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

                              #15
                              Thank you all. Nice weekend to everyone

                              Gassho
                              Washin
                              ST
                              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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