November 23rd-24th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40378

    November 23rd-24th 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:

    ZAZENKAI BEGINS 8 MlNUTES FROM START OF THE VIDEO



    FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, A LINK TO JOIN WILL BE POSTED BELOW IN THIS THREAD. JUST CLICK AND JOIN BEFORE START TIME. 'TWO WAY' REQUIRES INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANYONE 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
    Last edited by Jundo; 11-23-2019, 05:31 AM. Reason: Added youtube link.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Kyonin
    Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
    • Oct 2010
    • 6749

    #2
    Hi Jundo!

    I'll be there live with instruments ready

    Gassho,

    Kyonin
    Sat/LAH
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    • Shonin Risa Bear
      Member
      • Apr 2019
      • 923

      #3
      Intending live 2 way

      gassho
      doyu sat today
      Visiting priest: use salt

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      • Seishin
        Member
        • Aug 2016
        • 1522

        #4
        I'll be there on demand over the weekend.

        std/lah


        Seishin

        Sei - Meticulous
        Shin - Heart

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        • Ishin
          Member
          • Jul 2013
          • 1359

          #5
          Be there live
          Gassho
          Ishin
          Sat/lah
          Grateful for your practice

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          • Naiko
            Member
            • Aug 2019
            • 842

            #6
            I look forward to joining you all one way. And if I can’t breathe through my nose, hopefully it will be ok if I mouth breathe my way through Zazen...
            Gassho,
            Krista
            st/lah

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            • sosen
              Member
              • Oct 2018
              • 82

              #7
              sitting with you all live oneway

              _()_
              sosen
              stlah

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              • Onka
                Member
                • May 2019
                • 1575

                #8
                If the internet dogs are with me I'll be there two way.
                Gassho
                Anna
                stlah
                穏 On (Calm)
                火 Ka (Fires)
                They/She.

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                • Sekishi
                  Treeleaf Priest
                  • Apr 2013
                  • 5675

                  #9
                  Hi everyone,

                  You can join the Zazenkai two-way in the Scheduled Sitting Room using Zoom any one of the following ways:

                  - Use this direct link: https://zoom.us/j/4834831244
                  - Open Zoom and join with this meeting id: 483 483 1244
                  - Go to Treeleaf NOW and select the Scheduled Meeting Room: treeleaf.org/now

                  Notes:

                  - When you first join, you'll need to choose an audio source (usually you can simply select "Join with Computer Audio" on desktop or "Call using Internet Audio" on mobile).

                  - You can switch between the "speaker view" (the default view) and "gallery view" (a grid / Hollywood Squares / Brady Bunch style view):
                  -- On desktop, click the "gallery view" / "speaker view" toggle button on the top right
                  -- On mobile, swipe right for "gallery views" -- only 4 participants are shown at a time on mobile, so keep swiping right to go through different groups, swipe left to go back to the "gallery view"

                  - You can mute, unmute, etc. with the control bar on the bottom of the screen
                  -- On desktop, hover the mouse over the window and the control bar should pop up
                  -- On mobile, tap the screen and the control bar should pop up
                  -- On mobile, so that your own picture does not take up one of the four slots you see, you can tap for the control bar, then tap "... menu" and select "Remove myself from gallery view"

                  - If you are on a slow Internet connection and are experiencing drop-outs, try turning off video (you can always turn it on for a bit at the beginning and end to say hi and bow to everyone)

                  Gassho,
                  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

                    #10
                    See you all live one-way today.

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

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                    • Jakuden
                      Member
                      • Jun 2015
                      • 6141

                      #11
                      Just got home, sitting one way with you all!
                      Gassho
                      Jakuden
                      SatToday/LAH


                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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                      • Ishin
                        Member
                        • Jul 2013
                        • 1359

                        #12
                        Thank you all who sit
                        Gassho
                        Ishin
                        Sat/lah
                        Grateful for your practice

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                        • Onkai
                          Treeleaf Unsui
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 3026

                          #13
                          Thank you, Jundo, Kyonin, Sekishi, and everyone. It is always great to practice together. 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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                          • Jakuden
                            Member
                            • Jun 2015
                            • 6141

                            #14
                            Beautiful. Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and everyone. I will be giving thanks for you all next week, Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

                            Gassho
                            Jakuden
                            SatToday/LAH


                            Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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                            • Sekishi
                              Treeleaf Priest
                              • Apr 2013
                              • 5675

                              #15
                              Thank you all. Lovely to see Nishijima's calligraphy! Isn't "Sekishin" also the name of the hypothetical "student" Nishijima addresses in one of his books ("The Real Dragon" maybe)?

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

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