June 24th-25th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Samadhi

[Jundo]

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/pg622ZAJk6k

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)

ATTENTION: Everyone, when rising for Kinhin or Ceremonies after Zazen, get up slowly, don't rush, hold something stable, you won't be "late," so TAKE YOUR TIME! Make sure you are careful getting up!

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) ...

https://youtu.be/GR6POpsXh9Q

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

[Doshin]

I will be there with my bells.

Doshin
St

[Naiko]

Work has me flattened (busiest weeks of the year); I will sit with you all tomorrow.

Naiko
st lah

[Suuko]

Thank you, Doshin. Thank you everyone for being here.

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone. So glad to practice together, and the talk was lovely and relevant.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Suuko]

Dear Sangha,

I wanted to announce this during tea time. I recently applied for a senior leadership position in our international school and I got appointed yesterday. From a Zen perspective, I was extremely happy and emotional but at the same time, there were no thoughts of me having accomplished anything. It was quite a mix of perspectives all at one go. Thank you everyone.

Gassho,
Sat,
Suuko.

[EricR]

I enjoyed the livestream on Youtube as I didn't get Zoom up and going in time. What a wonderful time! Made me want icecream (but not too much).

Gassho, Eric
SatToday/LAH

[Onkai]

Congratulations, Suuko!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat lah

[Bion]

I enjoyed the livestream on Youtube as I didn't get Zoom up and going in time. What a wonderful time! Made me want icecream (but not too much).

Gassho, Eric
SatToday/LAH

Oh, lovely! Join us for the monthly next week.. there’s dancing, dharma talk, metta and awesome people [emoji3526]

[emoji1374] Sat Today

[Tokan]

Hi all

Will sit with you later by youtube. In place of zazenkai, I attended the inaugural clinical workshop for the charity hospital that is being built in my city. It was nice to be in a place where so many people come together to bring about positive change in the community. It was also nice to see the ethic of 'touch one life, touch many' come through in both spiritual and practical ways. It just made me think that we sometimes sit as a refuge from the world, just because that may be how we feel at the time, but that we can also sit 'as the refuge' for the world.

See you live next week (is the plan)

Gassho, Tokan (satlah)

[Kiri]

Τhank you Treeleafers! Today it's cool and quiet here, so I enjoyed practicing with you all very much! I guess I will have to remember this feeling the coming weeks, as we get closer to 40°C
Gassho, Kiri
Sat/Lah

[houst0n]

Dear Sangha,

I wanted to announce this during tea time. I recently applied for a senior leadership position in our international school and I got appointed yesterday. From a Zen perspective, I was extremely happy and emotional but at the same time, there were no thoughts of me having accomplished anything. It was quite a mix of perspectives all at one go. Thank you everyone.

Gassho,
Sat,
Suuko.

Thanks everyone.

Why no thoughts of accomplishing something? You clearly have! Well done and good luck with the new role!

Gassho,
Sat
Neil

[Jundo]

Dear Sangha,

I wanted to announce this during tea time. I recently applied for a senior leadership position in our international school and I got appointed yesterday. From a Zen perspective, I was extremely happy and emotional but at the same time, there were no thoughts of me having accomplished anything. It was quite a mix of perspectives all at one go. Thank you everyone.

Gassho,
Sat,
Suuko.

Oh, there is no harm and much good in celebrating an achievement. Yes, you accomplished something (even as, from another perspective, it was the whole world that accomplished this through you. ). It is okay to take some reasonable pride and satisfaction in your reaching this goal you worked for! I promise you that even Dogen and the Buddha were joyous in their achievements, when their plans were realized.

That is very different from being a prisoner of achievement, addicted and overly driven for achievement. That is excess.

And, of course, when sitting on the Zazen cushion ... there are no goals!

So, CONGRATULATIONS!

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Tai Do]

Thank you, Doshin. Thank you, Jundo and everyone. A lovelly Zazenkai.
Gassho,
Mateus
Sat (no LAH yet, as I just woke up before sitting).

[Meian]

Congratulations, Suuko! And thank you, Doshin [emoji120]

Sat with you all today.

Gassho, meian

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