February 15th-16th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40396

    February 15th-16th 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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (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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    • Shinshi
      Treeleaf Unsui
      • Jul 2010
      • 3668

      #3
      Thank you Jundo. My wife and I are celebrating Valentine's Day tonight so I will be time shifting again.

      Gassho, Shinshi

      SaT-LaH
      空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
      There are those who, attracted by grass, flowers, mountains, and waters, flow into the Buddha way.
      -Dogen
      E84I - JAJ

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      • Jakuden
        Member
        • Jun 2015
        • 6141

        #4
        I will be there with bells!

        Gassho,
        Jakuden
        SatToday/LAH

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        • Mp

          #5
          Hey folks,

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

          Gassho
          Shingen

          Sat/LAH

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          • Kakunen

            #6
            I will be sit one or two way.

            Let me know direct address?

            Kakunen
            Sat Nine bows

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            • Mp

              #7
              Thank you Jundo, Jakuden, and everyone ... great sitting with you all. Great job Jakuden, your hired. =)

              Gassho
              Shingen

              Sat/LAH

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              • Onkai
                Treeleaf Unsui
                • Aug 2015
                • 3033

                #8
                Thank you, Jundo, Jakuden, and everyone. I will practice seeing all of the universe in small things. Have a great weekend!

                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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                • forestofhappiness
                  Member
                  • Feb 2019
                  • 3

                  #9
                  Thank you, Jundo and Jakuden (I think) and everyone who practiced.
                  It was lovely.

                  Rebecca
                  SatodayLah

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                  • Sekishi
                    Treeleaf Priest
                    • Apr 2013
                    • 5675

                    #10
                    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden, Rosemary, and all beings.

                    Deep bows,
                    Sekishi
                    #sat


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

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                    • Jakuden
                      Member
                      • Jun 2015
                      • 6141

                      #11
                      Thank you everyone, for bearing up with that :-D So wonderful to sit with you all, and Jundo your talk had me teary. (My daughter's name is Rosemary too!)

                      Gassho,
                      Jakuden
                      SatToday/LAH

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                      • Kakunen

                        #12
                        Thank you Jundo,Jakuden and everyone.

                        Nine bows
                        Sat today.
                        Kakunen


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                        • sjlabat
                          Member
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 147

                          #13
                          Thanks everyone, J. very well done with the chanting!
                          gassho
                          sean
                          sat,lah

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                          • Gero
                            Member
                            • Feb 2019
                            • 69

                            #14
                            Thank you all for this morning's Zazenkai!
                            When I sat down at about 10 a.m. this morning it did not feel like time shifting ... for a second I even thought to get a hint of rosemary in my nose.

                            Just a few minutes ago I read in Chapter 2 of "What is Zen?" ( trying to catch up with the Book Club) about the benefits of practicing in a Sangha. Thanks to all of you I can now relate to Norman Fischer's view.

                            Gassho
                            Gero

                            sat today

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                            • Shokai
                              Treeleaf Priest
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 6394

                              #15
                              Thank you all who sat and will sit; and Good work Jakuden

                              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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