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

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone. Yes, Shokai, I include today's Buddha in my daily metta as well. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

[Shokai]

Onkai;

[Beakon]

Jundo, I joined one-way tonight, however, I profoundly felt 'one' with the Tree Leaf sangha.

I want to share a metaphor I made up this evening before I began preparing for Zazenkai. Dinner was late, because my wife got home from her violin lessons late, she wanted to practice her musical instrument during Zazenkai. I explained the process of Zazenkai to her, about when the microphone is on, and how the Ino sings the sutra's. To make it relatable, I told her it's like when she is working tirelessly from 6 o' clock to 10 ' o clock in the morning, really she is an insomniac! She is ready to relax at her lunch table, for a coffee break. I told her "Zazenkai is like a coffee break for life, where we take time to get refilled spiritually". Correct me if I'm wrong.

Question, if I'm following along with the Ino during chanting, is there any point where we don't chant-a-long with the Ino?

[Wadavis]

Many deep bows for everyone who sat tonight. 🙏 and thank you Jundo for the message at the beginning. Have me something to sit with.
Gassho
Wayne
Sat

[Doshin]

Thank you Sangha.

Thank you Jundo for the lesson. I needed that.

Gassho
Doshin
Sat tonight

[Tairin]

Thank you for the lesson Jundo. Today I set aside my ego and prejudice and bowed to Trump Buddha

Thank you Sangha


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Jundo]

Question, if I'm following along with the Ino during chanting, is there any point where we don't chant-a-long with the Ino?

Good question! Basically, it is good to chant along with the Heart Sutra from ...

EVERYONE =

A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bo/dhi/satt/va/ ...

... but not the Dedication, which starts ...

Buddha Nature pervades the whole universe, Reality, existing right here now ...

Our Chant Book is here, for those who don't have it by some chance.

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?7032-Weekly-Monthly-Zazenkai-Chant-Book-is-Here

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Jundo]

A further note on today's theme ...

I just want to emphasize that there is nothing about the ceremony or Zazen which prevents us from getting up, getting our asses in gear, and working to protect the environment and on other social problems, or for political change. Quite the contrary. In fact, one of the folks in our Sangha is an aid worker in Africa who tries to do health work in the face of hard conditions and bureaucracy. He says that he would have burned out long ago in the Sisyphean effort if he could not sit down once or twice a day, put it down and, most vitally, see through it to something more.

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Washin]

Thank you Jundo and everyone.

Gassho
Washin
just sat

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone. Thank you Buddha.
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Ryudo]

Thank you all for your practice

Gassho/SatToday

[Meitou]

Thank you for this powerful zazenkai Jundo. Putting down even for a while my habitual reaction to Buddha Trump has caused a surprising and welcome shift in my practice.
Gassho
Meitou
satwithyoualltodaylah

[Seishin]

Sat over weekend mornings, thank you.

[Jundo]

Sat over weekend mornings, thank you.

Perhaps you were expecting another vacuum cleaner.

Gassho, J

STLah