October 12th-13th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Welcoming Trump Buddha

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40557

    October 12th-13th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Welcoming Trump Buddha

    ATTENTION: Our Zazenkai today replaces our usual wooden Buddha statue on the Altar with Donald Trump Buddha. This is not a political statement (except as some philosophers say that all things are politics). Rather, it is a call to look beyond the politics, me vs. you, us vs. them, likes and dislikes, left vs. right, loves and hates, anger and argument that may be engendered in so many of us by politics today. In our sitting, we sit as the still and whole source of all that, found beyond yet right at the heart of all the division and chaos of the world, known when our heart is still and whole.

    Of course, when we rise from the Zazen cushion, there is time, and so much need, for politics and social action. This is not a call to be passive, uncaring or to neglect engaged action, not by any means. However, let us keep our political concerns and actions imbued with this same stillness and unity even as we get moving and act. This world of me and you, love and hate, rich and poor, borders and wars needs so much fixing. Part of that fixing requires our getting beyond this culture of me vs. you, us vs. them, anger and argument. This may be difficult for those who today see here only a symbol for values they oppose, and not beyond that, to the peace and union at the heart of all opposites.

    In our Ceremony today, we recite a dedication of our hopes and aspirations:
    To the healing of hatred in all countries and among all peoples
    To the wisdom and compassion of our world leaders To the peace of the world and harmony of all beings.

    If you believe in nurturing a heart of peace as we work together for a world of peace, please come sit with us. LET'S MAKE THE UNIVERSE GREAT AGAIN! Actually, it already is.


    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
    Last edited by Jundo; 10-14-2018, 12:15 AM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Koki
    Member
    • Apr 2017
    • 318

    #2
    Thank you Jundo!

    Frank
    Satoday

    Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

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    • Mp

      #3
      Thank you Jundo, I will be there live two way. =)

      Gassho
      Shingen

      Sat/LAH

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      • Gukan
        Member
        • Nov 2015
        • 194

        #4
        Thank you Jundo. I'll be slightly late (er, four hours) but will be fully present via catch up

        Gassho
        Libby

        Sat today

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        • Jundo
          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
          • Apr 2006
          • 40557

          #5
          Shall we call CASUAL FRIDAY?

          Since we had a discussion of robes and other forms and formalities in Zen ...

          This is a trailer of a film coming out next year about Zen in Europe. I thought some of you might like to get a glimpse of some of the Zen Centres here in Europe. I follow a few centres on Instagram and I'm always surprised to see how many people are wearing robes, I don't know if this is also the case in the US and Canada -


          ... lets let it loose.


          Come as you are ... clothing optional.

          Gassho, J

          STLah
          Last edited by Jundo; 10-12-2018, 10:11 AM.
          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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          • Doshin
            Member
            • May 2015
            • 2641

            #6
            Can the shirt be colorful and ugly?

            Gassho
            Doshin

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            • Kyonin
              Dharma Transmitted Priest
              • Oct 2010
              • 6749

              #7
              Thank you Jundo!

              I'll be there with my instruments ready

              Gassho,

              Kyonin
              Hondō Kyōnin
              奔道 協忍

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              • Jundo
                Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                • Apr 2006
                • 40557

                #8
                Originally posted by Doshin
                Can the shirt be colorful and ugly?

                Gassho
                Doshin
                Yes, today we will break the "formal rule" that usually we sit in dark and not patterned clothing.

                Also, since clothing is optional (please just do not get us kicked off Youtube for violating their nudity standards however, please!!) you can also be colorful and ugly.

                Gassho, J

                STLah
                Last edited by Jundo; 10-12-2018, 11:05 PM.
                ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                • Ryokudo
                  Member
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 253

                  #9
                  Hi all

                  It's Neilio from the UK here I won't be able to make it live as it's my parents golden wedding anniversary. But I'm there in spirit and will sit at leisure over the weekend enjoying your ugly shirts

                  God I can't believe in missing ugly shirt day😀

                  Have fun

                  Gassho

                  Neilio

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                  • Onkai
                    Senior Priest-in-Training
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 3057

                    #10
                    Thank you, Jundo. I will join two-way, tech permitting. I will wear a really comfortable ugly t-shirt!

                    Gassho,
                    Onkai
                    Sat/LAH
                    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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                    • Mp

                      #11
                      Hey folks,

                      Here is the link for today's 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
                        • 6393

                        #12
                        Today's Buddha, I always include him in my Metta Practice:

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                        May he be free from suffering; may he be safe and still
                        May he be free from enmity; may he be loving grateful and kind
                        May he be healthy; may he be free from all his ills
                        May he be peaceful, embracing all conditions of life

                        gassho, Shokai
                        stlah
                        Last edited by Shokai; 10-13-2018, 01:52 AM.
                        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

                          #13
                          Thank you Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone ... may we all be at peace and live in a world that loves and supports one another.

                          Gassho
                          Shingen

                          Sat/LAH

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                          • Shokai
                            Dharma Transmitted Priest
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 6393

                            #14
                            Thank you all who sat or will sit. Lovely ceremony thanks to JUndo and Kyonin

                            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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                            • Jakuden
                              Member
                              • Jun 2015
                              • 6141

                              #15
                              Thank you Kyonin, Jundo and everyone, great to sit with you all beyond all likes and dislikes and political ideologies.

                              Gassho,
                              Jakuden
                              SatToday/LAH

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