January 29th-30th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Tribute to Bob (?) Dylan

[Jundo]

OUR CHANTING SERVICE today will feature a rather unusual Heart Sutra by Bob (?) Dylan

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:

https://youtu.be/v6EQNXd_j2Q

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

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
01:30 - 01:45(?) Informal Tea Time (All Welcome)

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
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...093#post189093

[Jundo]

A little Dylan Dharma, kinda ...

https://youtu.be/n8y-kZHRkCE

[Sekishi]

I'll be there to get us started, but I might have to duck out early tonight (I'll do the techno-ino stuff regardless).

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Kenku]

Love the Dylanesque heart sutra.

I will be there with the recording.

Gassho,
Kenkū.

Sat today & lah.

[Naiko]

That’s a cool Heart Sutra! I’ll be sitting with you all tomorrow.
Gassho,
Naiko (Krista)
st

[Sekishi]

Ok, the firedrill is managed. I can stay for the whole thing.

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Yokai]

Thank you Jundo and all for a wonderfully musical zazenkai and tea time

The universe indeed sings...

Gassho, Yokai (Chris) sat/lah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. It was lovely to practice together for the zazenkai and talk about music for the tea time.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Bion]

Thank you everyone for the amazing time together! I’m saying this all in an A chord, by the way, Jundo [emoji1]
How wonderful to be amongst you!

[emoji1374] SatToday

[Seikan]

Thank you all for such a wonderful Zazenkai and tea time. It's an honor to be able to practice with each and every one of you.



Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Jundo]

Some of the musical instruments of Zen ...

https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/hangszersz.html

... including the Ho ...



The big drum and big bell are often struck in a particular manner to mark the hour. Some temples in China automated. (I think it it signaling 2pm the traditional way, 2 drum strikes followed by the one bell strike). Like church bells in Europe, the temple served as the town clock.

https://youtu.be/CgBNQv7eldA

Another kind of music that is very popular in Japanese Buddhism, and I did not mention, is Baika, Plum Blossom Songs, a kind of Buddhist hymn singing. My Dharma Grandpa, Renpo Niwa Zenji, was a big supporter of Baika. Many Japanese Soto Zen temples have groups of parishioners who gather in a chorus to sing Baika. Here is a Soto priest performing Baika ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8R7Fpu7N18&feature=emb_logo

Gassho, J

STLah

[Jundo]

Oh, and the Mongolian rock band, The Hu ...

https://youtu.be/v4xZUr0BEfE

[Doshin]

Thank you.

I went to a Hu concert

Doshin
St

[Franz]

Thanks for the musical Zazenkai, it was really a pleasure

Sat, Franz

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone!
Nikolas
Sat/Lah