October 22-23rd Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - "Leaves Falling (here up North)" Zazenkai

[Jundo]

A poem by Dogen, accompanying a self-portrait created while viewing the harvest moon on the lunar calendar eighth month/fifteenth day {harvest moon}, 1249

The mountain filled with leafless trees
Crisp and clear on this autumn night;
The full moon floating gently above the cluster of roofs,
Having nothing to depend on,
And not clinging to any place;
Free, like steam rising from a full bowl of rice,
Effortless, as a fish swimming and splashing back and forth,
Like drifting clouds or flowing water.

Dear All,

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

10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 9pm, LA 6pm Friday night, London 2am and Paris 3am Saturday morning, or any time thereafter here:

https://youtu.be/A-DxHYqydPQ

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

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

[Bion]

Lovely! Falling leaves Zazenkai sounds pretty awesome! [emoji3526]

[emoji1374] SatToday

[Koki]

Gassho 🙏

[Washin]

See you all there..

Gassho,
Washin
stlah

[Sekishi]

All systems go from the engine room!

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Doshin]

Doshin
St

[Koushi]

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
—Emily Brontë

Thank you Washin, Sekishi, Jundo, and everyone for a lovely autumn Zazenkai.

Gassho,
Koushi
STLaH

[Shade]

Wonderful to sit with you all. Many thanks to Washin, Sekishi and Jundo.

Gassho,

Shade

ST

[Shade]

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.
—Emily Brontë

Thank you Washin, Sekishi, Jundo, and everyone for a lovely autumn Zazenkai.

Gassho,
Koushi
STLaH

Gassho,

Shade

ST

[Jundo]

I added "here in the north" out of respect for our Zendo friends in the Southern Hemisphere.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone, for the zazenkai and tea time. Zazenkai is always a harvest of good fruit. I'm sure many good seeds were planted with Jundo's talk and the sangha's practice.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Anchi]

Lovely ! Thank you everyone.

Gassho

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Lovely talk today Jundo. Thank you for all the tech wizardry Sekishi. Beautiful chanting Washin.

Thank you Treeleaf for your practice and for planting good seeds.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Bokugan]

Beautiful poem and Zazenkai. Thank you Jundo, Washin and everyone [emoji120]

Gassho,

Ryan
SatToday

[Seishin]

Thank you everyone.

Sat