April 30th-May 1st- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - More Heart Sutra!

[Jundo]

We will continue our series of reflections on the Heart Sutra (Hannya Shingyo)
(text below in this thread)

Please sit our Monthly 4-Hour Treeleaf Zazenkai netcast LIVE 8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London Midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning)), and also sitable any time thereafter:

https://youtu.be/Hc0v2_Yf1Zk

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

Dharma Talk Audio / Podcast Episode:
TO BE HERE IN A FEW DAYS

The Sitting Schedule is as follows:

00:00 - 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA IN JAPANESE / SANDOKAI IN ENGLISH) & ZAZEN
00:50 - 01:00 KINHIN
01:00 - 01:30 ZAZEN
01:30 - 01:50 KINHIN

01:50 - 02:30 DHARMA TALK & ZAZEN
02:30 - 02:40 KINHIN & HOKEY-POKEY RITUAL

02:40 - 03:15 ZAZEN
03:15 - 03:30 KINHIN
03:30 - 04:00 METTA CHANT & ZAZEN, VERSE OF ATONEMENT, FOUR VOWS, & CLOSING

Gassho, Jundo

STLah


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

I also recommend a little Talk on why small rituals and procedures are so cherished in the Zendo:

SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Small Things in the Zendo
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...s-in-the-Zendo

[Jundo]

We continue our dance with the Heart Sutra with these lines ...

No/ eye/, ear/, nose/, tongue/, bo/dy/, mind/;

No/ sight/, sound/, smell/, taste/, touch/, nor/ ob/ject/ of/ mind/;

No/ realm/ of/ sight/, no/ realm/ of/ con/scious/ness/;

No/ ig/no/rance/, no/ end/ to/ ig/no/rance/;

No/ old/ age/ and/ death/,

No/ ces/sa/tion/ of/ old/ age/ and/ death/;

In Buddhism, there are six internal sense bases (Pali: ajjhattikāni āyatanāni; also known as, "organs", "gates", "doors", "powers" or "roots") and six external sense bases (bāhirāni āyatanāni or "sense objects"; also known as vishaya or "domains" or "fields" or "realms").

eye and visible objects
ear and sound
nose and odor
tongue and taste
body and touch
mind and mental objects

Buddhism and other Indian epistemologies identify six "senses" as opposed to the Western identification of five. In Buddhism, "mind" denotes an internal sense organ which interacts with sense objects. ... In the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha identifies that the origin of suffering (Pali, Skt.: dukkha) is craving (Pali: taṇhā; Skt.: tṛṣṇā). In the chain of Dependent Origination, the Buddha identifies that craving arises from sensations that result from contact at the six sense bases."

As to the Twelve-fold Chain of Dependent Origination, please see this essay from our "BUDDHA BASICS" Series:

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?7707-Buddha-Basics-%28Part-XIV%29-%C2%96-The-Twelve-Fold-Chain

Gassho, J

STLah

[Kyonin]

Thanks, Jundo!

I'll be there with instruments ready.

Please be patient because of my Internet is super slow here.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Sekishi]

Jundo - Since you did not post a Hokey Pokey for this week, I've got a version ready to go on 78. Its a 1951 version by The Buccaneer Trio.

If you do have something, we don't have to use this one. ^_^

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Jundo]

Computer slow. Sit till I get there.

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Kyonin, and Sekishi, for putting this together. I will sit this zazenkai later this coming week.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Jundo]

Our Hokey Pokey today honors Holland ...

https://youtu.be/H4Ls2Hei21I

Gassho, J

STLah

[Sekishi]

Deep bows of gratitude to all.

Also, it was a magnitude 6.8 off the eastern coast: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua...dz5t/executive

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Naiko]

Thank you all.
Gassho,
Naiko
st
(6.8-wow!)

[Seikan]

Thank you all for coming together to practice today. Jundo, the Heart Sutra talks are so good that they're starting to shake the earth... .



Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Heiso]

I started sitting this zazenkai this morning. Thank you all for making it happen - good to see Kyonin back on the bells.

Gassho,

Heiso
StLah

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[Matt]

Going to sit this one now.
Gassho,
Matt

[Tairin]

Thank you. I’ve sat with you over this weekend.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Kaisui]

Thank you. I also sat over the weekend. I'm grateful these are available 'on demand' as I like to join live, but when that is not possible, joining later is still very good.


Charity
sat

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho, Nikolas
Sat/Lah