December 27th-28th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

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 --9-- MlNUTES FROM START OF THE VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bGqSyeVDc

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

[Shonin Risa Bear]

_()_ 2 way intention

gassho
doyu sat today

[Onka]

If I get home in time I'll join 2 way, if not I'll join live another time.
Gassho
Anna
st

[Meian]

Will sit with you all tomorrow. My husband's first evening home (and awake) with us since the annual "December Holiday Craze" (80-hour work weeks) and we're having a family night.

Gassho2
Kim
St lh

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[Jakuden]

I got held up at work and it looks like I will be unable to get home in time to make the Zazenkai. I will sit this one over the weekend [emoji120]

Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday /LAH


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[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

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. A wonderful way to mark the passage of a cycle. Have a great weekend and new year!

Gassho,
Onkai
Say/LAH

[Doshin]

Thanks for walking this path with me.

Doshin
St

[Shoki]

Thank you Jundo, Sekishi and all of Treeleaf. Happy New Year.

Gassho
STlah
James

[Shonin Risa Bear]

Thank you Jundo, Sekishi, et al. _()_

Perhaps we can tell her the sweater is hole-y?

gassho
doyu sat/lah today

[Sekishi]

Deep bows to all,
Sekishi #sat


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[Wahida]

Grateful.

Gassho,

Wahida

sat today

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Naiko]

Wonderful to sit with you all. Wishing you a very Happy New Year.
Gassho,
Krista
st

[Science Abbot]

Hello, Jundo and Treeleaf,

After leaving Japan for Indonesia, since it is on the way, we decided to stay in Hong Kong for the New Year. This made it difficult for me to join live for Zazenkai as I usually do, but I am here at the hotel sitting with you a little later.

I can think of no adequate way to thank Jundo and Treeleaf for ongoing instruction and such welcoming hospitality. I hope the Zendo does enjoy the incense (it really is very serious incense and I can smell it even here!) It is from a wonderful Chinese-Indonesian Chan monastery and is meant to be a fit offering especially to Avalokiteshvara.

With deep gratitude, I hope to join again live next Saturday in January, 2020!

Gassho,
Mui
Sat/LAH