November 29th-30th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (reMINDer: Rohatsu Retreat NEXT WEEK!)

[Jundo]

reMINDer: Our annual Treeleaf Two-Day Rohatsu Retreat Netcast will next weekend, December 7th and 8th - DETAILS TO BE POSTED SOON!

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 5 MlNUTES FROM START OF THE VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTu4Eqc2YEc

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) ...

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

[Kyonin]

Thank Jundo!

I'll be live 2 ways if work allows

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Hoping to be there 2 way _()_ _()_ _()_

gassho
doyu sat today and lah

[Meian]

2 way or 1 way.

Gassho
Kim
St lh

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[Shokai]

two way if i don't fall asleep

gassho,Shokai

stlah

[Onka]

I'll be there two way if the internet gods are kind to me.
Gassho
Anna
stlah

[Sekishi]

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 Sitting Room: treeleaf.org/ssr

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

[Doshin]

Thank you

Doshin
St

[Shokai]

Thank you all for sitting and thank you Jundo for your lovely teaching of the complex concept of Paying it forward.

gassho, Shokai

stlah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. Glad to have sat, glad to have shared the merit. Have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

[Sekishi]

Thank you all for coming together to practice, and give merit. The three wheels - giver, receiver, and gift!

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[Shoki]

Thanks to all and thank you, Jundo for that explanation of two way karma.

Gassho
stlah
James

[Meian]

Had guests arrive and my daughter took ill this evening. Will sit with you all a later time.

Gassho2
Kim
St lh

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[Shonin Risa Bear]

Metta for your daughter, Kim.

Thank you everyone; the hut was losing its battle with the cold snap, but that talk was exactly what needed to be heard here. As Zazenkai ended, the crescent moon set among the distant trees.

gassho
doyu sat today and lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.