May 24th-25th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40762

    May 24th-25th 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
  • Kakunen

    #2
    I will be at one way.

    Because my son at sports festival.

    Thank you.

    Gassho
    Sat today
    Kakunen


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    • Jundo
      Treeleaf Founder and Priest
      • Apr 2006
      • 40762

      #3
      Originally posted by Kakunen
      I will be at one way.

      Because my son at sports festival.

      Thank you.

      Gassho
      Sat today
      Kakunen


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      Chao Chao too. After Zazen, i rush over to the father-daughter race.

      Sports festival is the annual school sports festival for elementary schools and such in Japan. Here's one:

      Japanese elementary schools have a special "Sports Day" in the Fall. Our school's Sports Day is very traditional both in the events and style. There are a va...


      Gassho, Jundo

      STLah
      ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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      • Kakunen

        #4
        Originally posted by Jundo
        Chao Chao too. After Zazen, i rush over to the father-daughter race.

        Sports festival is the annual school sports festival for elementary schools and such in Japan. Here's one:

        Japanese elementary schools have a special "Sports Day" in the Fall. Our school's Sports Day is very traditional both in the events and style. There are a va...


        Gassho, Jundo

        STLah
        Jundo I leave beach house and on the way to Moriya.

        Leave 3AM and take rest there.

        I hope you and your family will enjoy sports festa!

        Gassho
        Sat today
        Kakunen


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        • Kyonin
          Dharma Transmitted Priest
          • Oct 2010
          • 6748

          #5
          I'll sit this one offline

          Gassho,

          Kyonin
          Sat/LAH
          Hondō Kyōnin
          奔道 協忍

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          • Junkyo
            Member
            • Jun 2018
            • 262

            #6
            I will sit this one a little later. Ainsley is having a few sleeping issues this week, so I need to be available to help my Wife with that.

            Gassho,

            Junkyo
            SAT

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            • Jundo
              Treeleaf Founder and Priest
              • Apr 2006
              • 40762

              #7
              The live link I think

              ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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              • sosen
                Member
                • Oct 2018
                • 82

                #8
                With you all one-way.

                _()_
                sosen
                stlah

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                • Science Abbot
                  Member
                  • Dec 2018
                  • 104

                  #9
                  Here one-way.

                  Gassho,
                  Wuyi
                  Sat/LAH
                  無依 Mui
                  "Relies on Nothing"

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

                    #10
                    Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. It is always wonderful to practice together, from here to here!

                    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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                    • Sekishi
                      Dharma Transmitted Priest
                      • Apr 2013
                      • 5673

                      #11
                      Thank you all for making this pilgrimage.

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

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                      • Science Abbot
                        Member
                        • Dec 2018
                        • 104

                        #12
                        I am making a pilgrimage back home to the United States in a few days. With luck, I will be able to stop by Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago and Cedar Rapids Zen Center in Iowa.

                        Thank you for Zazenkai today.

                        Gassho,
                        Wuyi
                        Sat/LAH
                        無依 Mui
                        "Relies on Nothing"

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                        • Shonin Risa Bear
                          Member
                          • Apr 2019
                          • 923

                          #13
                          "From here to here" -- felt that deeply, thank you Jundo and everyone.

                          It got a little crazy at the hut tonight because 75% hearing impaired (deaf on the left) and somewhat vision and memory impaired as well (not as much but such fun) and ...

                          ...Hangouts dropped the video.

                          Tried a couple of times to fix it but gave up, noticing audio was unaffected. So tried to keep up without visual cues, which was rather exciting -- "whoa, was that the signal for kinhin? Has everyone else started kinhin but me????" etc. etc. It was a wonderful zazenkai even so -- good practice for issues of attachment, proclivity for embarrassment, and so on. _()_

                          Edit: I see from the video my camera was on. Huh. Will watch, to try to get more of a feel for the etiquette. Good night, everyone (or morning, etc.)! _()_

                          gassho
                          doyu sat today/lah
                          Last edited by Shonin Risa Bear; 05-25-2019, 04:11 AM. Reason: aha
                          Visiting priest: use salt

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                          • Kyoshin
                            Member
                            • Apr 2016
                            • 308

                            #14
                            Just sat this one, only a couple hours away from live time. I was here when I got up this morning. Did some walking, and what do you know? I'm still here.

                            Gassho
                            Kyōshin
                            Satlah

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                            • Kakunen

                              #15
                              Sat on one way now.

                              Happy sports festa and hope to have peace mind

                              Thank you very much,from me and my son!



                              Sat today
                              Gassho
                              Kakunen


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