August 6-7 OUR MONTHLY 4-hour Treeleaf ZAZENKAI - The Magic Power of the Heart Sutra!

[Jundo]

We will close our series on the Heart Sutra,
reflecting on its very real and powerful MAGIC!
(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/_Fyx3hR483k

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 turn to the Hannya Shingyo (Heart Sutra)'s magical incantations ...

All/ past/, pre/sent/ and/ fu/ture/ Budd/has/

Live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*

And/ re/al/ize/ su/preme/ and/ com/plete/ en/light/en/ment/.

There/fore/ know/ that/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/

Is/ the/ sac/red/ man/tra/, the/ lu/min/ous/ man/tra/,

the/ sup/reme/ man/tra/, the/ in/com/pa/ra/ble/ man/tra/

by/ which/ all/ suf/fe/ring/ is/ clear/.

This/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ Truth/.

There/fore/ set/ forth/ the/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/ man/tra/.

Set/ forth/ this/ man/tra/ and/ pro/claim/:*

Gate! Gate! (Already Gone, Gone)
Paragate! (Already Gone Beyond)
Parasamgate! (Already Fully Beyond)
Bodhi! Svaha! * (Awakening, Rejoice)

In several of his writings, Dogen spoke of the true mystical powers of a Zen Master. The following is from my book manuscript ("The Zen Master Dances On" ... ), quoting a Dharma Hall Discourse in the Eihei Koroku:

A capable master must be endowed with the six spiritual powers. The first is the power to go anywhere; second is the power to hear everywhere; third is the power to know others’ minds; fourth is the power to know previous lives; fifth is the power to see everywhere; sixth is the power to extinguish outflows [attachments].

Everyone, do you want to see the power to go anywhere? The teacher Dogen raised his fist. Do you want to see the power to know others’ minds? Dogen let one of his legs hang down from his seat. Do you want to see the power of hearing everywhere? Dogen snapped his fingers once. Do you want to see the power of knowing previous lives? Dogen raised his whisk. Do you want to see the power of seeing everywhere? Dogen drew a circle in the air with his whisk. Do you want to see the power of extinguishing outflows? Dogen drew a single horizontal line [the character for “one”] with his whisk and said: Although this is so, ultimately, six times six is thirty-six. (EK 3-195)

Personally, I am always very skeptical of claims that holy men can actually read minds or see everywhere. And yet, based on the viewpoint that everything is everything, I do believe in such powers as Dogen describes them. How? Well, if everywhere is everywhere, and everything pours into everything, than moving a fist as he does, even an inch, travels everywhere and fills all space, and all space is held within his fist. Hearing one sound, even a single snap of the fingers, is all sounds and all silence too. All previous lives, both our life and all others’ lives, are known right now in this present instant of life when he raises a whisk, and are fully present in each hair of the whisk too. Seeing everywhere is seeing the emptiness flowing in and out of everywhere, marked by a whirling circle drawn in the air. Being free of attachments and all suffering is possible when we realize the “one” and wholeness which sweeps in all the ever multiplying things of this complicated world. You need not be a wizard or soothsayer to know such powers for yourself.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Jundo]

Speaking of magic, our Hokie Pokie today is from something called "Grandpa's Magical Toys - Wee Sing," which I confess I never heard of (despite my power to hear everything ). Apparently, it is from the USA. Apparently I somehow missed it. It is described this way:

Join Peter, Sara, and David on their visit to Grandpa's house. When Grandpa leaves the room, the magic begins. The children shrink to toy-size, then meet Grandpa's Toys. Meet Punchinello the clown, a muffin man, a farmer, some Scottish dancers, and more as they serve up plenty of laughs

I read that the show was pretty popular with many folks but, frankly, it scares me! Is this how we traumatize our children? Is it just me? I saw the dancing crayon and the monkey chasing me in my dreams last night!

https://youtu.be/DpEZ_MG8n1c

Gassho, J

STLah

[Naiko]

Speaking of magic, our Hokie Pokie today is from something called "Grandpa's Magical Toys - Wee Sing," which I confess I never heard of (despite my power to hear everything ). Apparently, it is from the USA. Apparently I somehow missed it. It is described this way:

Join Peter, Sara, and David on their visit to Grandpa's house. When Grandpa leaves the room, the magic begins. The children shrink to toy-size, then meet Grandpa's Toys. Meet Punchinello the clown, a muffin man, a farmer, some Scottish dancers, and more as they serve up plenty of laughs

I read that the show was pretty popular with many folks but, frankly, it scares me! Is this how we traumatize our children? Is it just me? I saw the dancing crayon and the monkey chasing me in my dreams last night!

https://youtu.be/DpEZ_MG8n1c

Gassho, J

STLah

And a clown?!? That’s the stuff of nightmares!
Gassho,
Naiko
st

[Bion]

See you all later!! [emoji3526]

[emoji1374] SatToday

[Sekishi]

All systems go! See you all soon with bells and drums.

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Bokugan]

Wish I could join you all live! It has been a while. Hope to be there "in-person" next week. Will try to join you all on demand for this one.

Gassho,

Ryan
SatToday + LAH

[Jundo]

And a clown?!? That’s the stuff of nightmares!
Gassho,
Naiko
st

I know where I saw that monkey before ...

[Naiko]

Apologies; I had to leave early. Will sit with you all this weekend.
Gassho,
Naiko
st

[Ippo]

Wonderful to see you all. Have a great weekend and enjoy the miracles!

Thank you Jundo, Sekishi and those who helped that I cannot see.

Gassho,

Ippo

SatToday

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. I loved the taste of the sequel to The Zen Master's Dance, and look forward to reading it. These zazenkais are magical.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Sekishi]

These zazenkai's are magical.

I see what you did there.

And I agree!

Thank you all.

Deep bows,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Jundo]

The Buddha's Fire and Water Miracle ...



The 70s country tune, for those who don't know ...

https://youtu.be/MwHHCZTvQco

And PROOF that the LA Dodgers did, in fact, win the 1965 World Series ... just as I (reverse) predicted! ....



Gassho, J

STLah

[Bion]

Thanks for the magic Jundo The White and everyone in the sangha! [emoji3526]

[emoji1374] Sat a looot today [emoji1]

[Anchi]

Lovely Zazenkai

Thank you everyone.

Gassho