August 16th-17th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

NOTE - Please excuse poor sound quality on short Dharma Talk

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:

ZAZENKAI BEGINS 5 MINUTES FROM START OF THE VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN684NIFUmQ

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) ...

https://youtu.be/GR6POpsXh9Q

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

[Mp]

Thanks Jundo, I will be there live two way. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Onka]

Provided I've got enough internet I'll be there

Gassho
Anna

ST/LAH

[Meian]

I know I will sit this one recorded - daughter just returned home from Europe last night and husband is on his way back from Oklahoma after a month. It's also my father's 76th birthday - big weekend!

Gassho
Kim
St lh

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[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo!

I'll be live with instruments ready

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Shinshi]

Hi Folks,

I'll be time shifting again. See you all soon!

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Sekishi]

Hi everyone,

Google has retired the "Hangouts on Air" feature we've used in the past for the Zazenkai. From now we will be using a tool called "Zoom." This is free to all who sit the Zazenkai. The Zazenkai will also be streamed one-way on youtube (as before, it will be posted here about 10 minutes prior to the Zazenkai).

To join two way, here is the Zoom meeting link:

https://zoom.us/j/913667690

If you have not installed Zoom, following the above link will walk you through installing Zoom as an app on your mobile device or as a desktop client under Windows, Mac, or Linux. If you have already installed the Zoom desktop client or mobile app, you can use the link above, or simply open Zoom and join with the following meeting id: 913 667 690

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Jakuden]

Will be with you all one-way

Gassho
Jakuden

[Geika]

Will be joining live one way, as well!

Gassho

Sat today, lah

[sosen]

Sitting with you all live oneway.

_()_
sosen
stlah

[Science Abbot]

Sitting live one-way.

Gassho,
Wuyi
Sat/LAH

[Onka]

Hi everyone,

Google has retired the "Hangouts on Air" feature we've used in the past for the Zazenkai. From now we will be using a tool called "Zoom." This is free to all who sit the Zazenkai. The Zazenkai will also be streamed one-way on youtube (as before, it will be posted here about 10 minutes prior to the Zazenkai).

To join two way, here is the Zoom meeting link:

https://zoom.us/j/913667690

If you have not installed Zoom, following the above link will walk you through installing Zoom as an app on your mobile device or as a desktop client under Windows, Mac, or Linux. If you have already installed the Zoom desktop client or mobile app, you can use the link above, or simply open Zoom and join with the following meeting id: 913 667 690

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

Apologies comrades. I missed this update until it was too late. Internet connection where we live is patchy at best and I'm having challenges downloading Zoom without interruption to connection.
Will try to get stuff sorted completely for next time without being in a flap.
Gassho
Anna

LAH

[Jakuden]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and everyone, have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and everyone, have a great weekend and Happy Obon. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Thank you all for this opportunity to sit together -- and reflect on Ancestors. _()_

gassho
doyu sat/lah today