August 9th-10th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Sekishi]

Thank you Jakuden and Shingen. And thank you ALL for coming together to practice like this. Much Metta to Jundo and all who are ill.

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Doshin]

Thanks you all for giving us a place to come.

Doshin

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[Nanrin]

Really glad to have been able to join in live. Zoom app didn't have sound and I didn't want to bother everyone playing with it much so I switched to the YouTube stream for the second sit. Next time I'll try to join the meeting early so I can troubleshoot without interrupting the main event.

Gassho

Nanrin

Sat today

[Science Abbot]

I normally sit one-way, but the one-way You-Tube link was not available when I checked, so I hastily created a Zoom account and joined two-way.

Feel better soon, Jundo.

Many thanks to those who made this Zazenkai possible.

Gassho,
Wuyi
Sat/LAH

[Mp]

Next time I'll try to join the meeting early so I can troubleshoot without interrupting the main event.

For sure ... with the new platform we will be opening earlier, so please do come and we can sort out any issues. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kendrick]

I haven’t been able to make it to these lately (which I feel bad about). Watching my youngest tonight still. I will try to sit this one this weekend as soon as I can.

Gassho
Kendrick
Sat/LAH

[Mp]

I haven’t been able to make it to these lately (which I feel bad about). Watching my youngest tonight still. I will try to sit this one this weekend as soon as I can.

Gassho
Kendrick
Sat/LAH

All good Kendrick .... taking care of the little is Living Zen and also very important. This is the great thing about technology ... it always you to sit with us anytime, anywhere. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Thank you Shingen and everyone. _()_ _()_ _()_

I signed in to the link and for some reason it had me on Phone (I was on a 10 year old MacBook). Not until I noticed and hit the Comuputer option did I get a mute button. Learn something every day.

Metta to Jundo and to those ill or at unease near and far.

gassho
dyu sat/lah today

[Meian]

Younger teenager needed to talk last night, so I sat part this morning. Lovely to see Jakuden and Shingen leading ceremony, and much metta to Jundo.

Gassho
Kim
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[krissydear]

This was wonderful. I was able to sit with the video a little bit ago. Thank you for the time and effort.

I would like to sit 2-way but I don't have an area to sit that is ideal yet. Hopefully I can carve out a space soon.



Gassho
krissy
sat today

[Shonin Risa Bear]

When I'm in the shed, what you see is what you get. When I am in the dining room where the desktop computer is, I put a shoji screen behind me to simplify the image a bit. Some folks just hang a sheet across the room. Some just go with whatever mess is on hand. Outdoors would work, too. Maybe not on the sidewalk in a busy street -- but if it's what there is, I betcha we can handle it.

gassho
doyu sat/lah today

[Shoki]

I was able to sit this zazenkai this afternoon. Thanks to all. Get well soon, Jundo.

Gassho
STLah
James

[krissydear]

When I'm in the shed, what you see is what you get. When I am in the dining room where the desktop computer is, I put a shoji screen behind me to simplify the image a bit. Some folks just hang a sheet across the room. Some just go with whatever mess is on hand. Outdoors would work, too. Maybe not on the sidewalk in a busy street -- but if it's what there is, I betcha we can handle it.

gassho
doyu sat/lah today

Is it okay if there is someone in the background? My current space is shared with someone else. I am working on getting a sheet or a shoji screen, so until then, that is what is worrying me mostly. I do not wish to be rude or disrupt with something/someone moving behind me.

Thank you for your words. I will try to join for 2-way soon.

Also, I hope you get well soon, Jundo.

Gassho
Krissy
Sat today

[Mp]

Is it okay if there is someone in the background? My current space is shared with someone else. I am working on getting a sheet or a shoji screen, so until then, that is what is worrying me mostly. I do not wish to be rude or disrupt with something/someone moving behind me.

Hello Krissy,

Yes of course please come and sit wuth us. It is ok if others are walking about or doing other things. This is why we kute our mics as well, because life does carry on while we sit ... so all is good if that is what's happening there. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Jundo]

Is it okay if there is someone in the background? My current space is shared with someone else. I am working on getting a sheet or a shoji screen, so until then, that is what is worrying me mostly. I do not wish to be rude or disrupt with something/someone moving behind me.

Thank you for your words. I will try to join for 2-way soon.

Also, I hope you get well soon, Jundo.

Gassho
Krissy
Sat today

We sit with "what is" ... and theoretically can sit in a disco with flashing lights, in the middle of Times Square or on a battlefield. In fact, the real stillness is within.

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?14875-Sit-a-Long-with-Jundo-Zazen-for-Beginners-%2821%29

However, when we come to formal Zazenkai, we do seek to reduce the surrounding stimulation as we can. It is never perfect (Nishijima Roshi's Zazenkai near Tokyo used to be next to a child's playground on a Saturday morning, and we just sat with that). However, we usually seek to wear darkish close, face the fall, have a reasonably quiet place.

So, if the person or seen in the background is not too active, too distracting, I think it fine. Even if the person is very noisy and distracting, well, let us remember that the real "quiet space" is between our ears and behind our eyes.

Gassho, J

STLah