November 27th-28st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Honoring our LGBTQ+ Ancestors

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40765

    November 27th-28st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Honoring our LGBTQ+ Ancestors



    Todays' Zazenkai remembers and honors our LGBTQ+ Ancestors,
    known and unknown, today or in the past.

    May our Sangha, of many peoples from many places, work for ever greater diversity in the years to come. Although what truly matters is who someone is as a human being, their good heart, sincerity and dedication to the Way, I believe this will and should include persons of many backgrounds, same yet diverse.

    Dear All,

    Please sit our Treeleaf Zazenkai for 90 minutes with Zazen, Heart Sutra and more:

    10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 8pm, LA 5pm Friday night, London 1am and Paris 2am Saturday morning, or any time thereafter here:




    However, "one way" live sitters are encouraged to come into the Zoom sitting, and just leave the camera and microphone turned off: Join live (with or without a camera & microphone) on Zoom at: TREELEAF Now OR at DIRECT ZOOM LINK, password (if needed): dogen

    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) ...


    Chant Book is here for those who wish to join in: CHANT BOOK LINK

    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
    Some basic decorum and procedures for entering and sitting in your Zendo at home. Also, some instructions on Kinhin "Walking Zazen". Yuriko the cat stops by to help us too. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ3LvIzX0I0 Remember: recording ends soon after the beginning bells; a sitting time of 15 minutes to 35




    The Japanese version of the international Buddhist Flag. The flag's six vertical bands represent the six colors of the aura which some Buddhists believe emanated from the body of the Buddha when he attained Enlightenment. The sixth vertical band is made up of a combination of the five other colors' rectangular bands.



    The rainbow flag is a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community.
    Last edited by Jundo; 11-28-2020, 07:29 AM. Reason: Added one-way Youtube video.
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  • Stewart
    Member
    • May 2017
    • 152

    #2
    Sorry to miss this live. I'll catch up later in the week.

    Stewart
    Sat

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    • Tokan
      Member
      • Oct 2016
      • 1324

      #3
      Hey all

      My wife is working an extra shift caring for people with acute mental illness - so my 'LAH' for today is helping her do her 'LAH', and I will say a metta verse for her patients today. I'll sit this one later or tomorrow as the opportunity presents itself. Take care everyone, metta to all of you too.

      Gassho

      Tokan (satlah)
      平道 島看 Heidou Tokan (Balanced Way Island Nurse)
      I enjoy learning from everyone, I simply hope to be a friend along the way

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      • Sekishi
        Dharma Transmitted Priest
        • Apr 2013
        • 5673

        #4
        I'll be there with a tock-tock-tock and a ding-ding-ding.

        Gassho,
        Sekishi
        Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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        • Yokai
          Member
          • Jan 2020
          • 506

          #5
          Hi all, sitting recorded today.

          Our elderly neighbours are in a bad way: he's in hospital; she's literally just broken her arm in a fall; plus they care full-time for their grandson with disabilities.

          Gassho, Chris sat/LAH-ing

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          • Matt
            Member
            • Oct 2012
            • 497

            #6
            Sitting this now. Gassho, Matt

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            • Kenku
              Member
              • Mar 2020
              • 124

              #7
              Your talk was beautiful and moving Jundo.

              Thank you.

              Gassho,
              Mark.

              sat&lah.
              Last edited by Kenku; 11-28-2020, 05:36 AM.

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              • Jakuden
                Member
                • Jun 2015
                • 6141

                #8
                Oh gosh Chris, Metta for your poor neighbors and thank you for helping!

                Lovely sit, my same-yet-diverse Sangha. Thank you Jundo and Sekishi. Have a peaceful weekend.

                Gassho,
                Jakuden
                SatToday/LAH

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                • Shonin Risa Bear
                  Member
                  • Apr 2019
                  • 923

                  #9
                  Thank you, Jundo.

                  Thank you, Treeleaf. Nine bows.

                  gassho
                  shonin satlah today
                  Visiting priest: use salt

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                  • Soka
                    Member
                    • Jan 2017
                    • 165

                    #10
                    Thank you everyone

                    Sorry I couldn't be chatty at the end, it's 3am here and I didn't want to accidentally wake my housemates up!

                    Gassho,
                    Phill
                    sat

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                    • Onkai
                      Senior Priest-in-Training
                      • Aug 2015
                      • 3097

                      #11
                      Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. It was a lovely zazenkai, and a wonderful talk. I had to take care of something, so I missed tea time.

                      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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                      • Bion
                        Senior Priest-in-Training
                        • Aug 2020
                        • 4825

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Phill
                        Thank you everyone

                        Sorry I couldn't be chatty at the end, it's 3am here and I didn't want to accidentally wake my housemates up!

                        Gassho,
                        Phill
                        sat
                        Lovely having you there Phill!!! 4 am here in Spain! Go get some rest! [emoji1]

                        [emoji1374] SatToday
                        "Stepping back with open hands, is thoroughly comprehending life and death. Immediately you can sparkle and respond to the world." - Hongzhi

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                        • Koushi
                          Senior Priest-in-Training / Engineer
                          • Apr 2015
                          • 1378

                          #13
                          Wonderful sitting with you all this evening! Lovely talk Jundo, and it was great to enjoy tea time with you all.

                          Gassho,
                          Jesse
                          ST
                          理道弘志 | Ridō Koushi

                          Please take this priest-in-training's words with a grain of salt.

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                          • Seikan
                            Member
                            • Apr 2020
                            • 710

                            #14
                            Thank you Jundo, Sekishi, and all for another wonderful Zazenkai. As always, tonight's talk was inspiring and insightful on a few levels. Thank you very much for that Jundo.

                            Gassho,
                            Rob

                            -stlah-
                            聖簡 Seikan (Sacred Simplicity)

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                            • Sekiyuu
                              Member
                              • Apr 2018
                              • 201

                              #15
                              Thanks everyone for sitting!

                              Jundo, please tell your friends ロックダウンが終わった後、また一緒に座禅できたら嬉しいです。


                              Kenny
                              Sat Today / LaH

                              Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

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