Oct. 14th-15th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - The Meaning of "At Home"

[Jundo]

We will be dancing our Heart Sutra today (see below in this thread)

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/01RUnweAckc

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

[Jundo]

We will be dancing our Heart Sutra today, we haven't done that for awhile ...

Everyone, please join in and Shake your Buddha Thang!

https://youtu.be/xgvJjpomn6w

This version is by the "Okyo (Sutra) Girls" ...

It seems to be new, and I don't find much more information about them. Kind of a 'Cosplay Hannya' ...

... Yes, maybe a little strange ... but this is Japan.

Gassho, J

stlah

[Koushi]

dance

Will do

Gassho,
koushi
STLaH

[Bion]

Oh yeah! [emoji1] Can’t wait!!!

[emoji1374] Sat Today lah

[Onkai]

I'm looking forward to dancing with the recording of the zazenkai. Tonight I'm going to bed early as I'm feeling the effects of the bi-valent COVID shot I had yesterday.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat lah

[Bion]

I'm looking forward to dancing with the recording of the zazenkai. Tonight I'm going to bed early as I'm feeling the effects of the bi-valent COVID shot I had yesterday.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat lah

Feel better soon! [emoji1374][emoji3526]

[emoji1374] Sat Today lah

[Naiko]

I'm looking forward to dancing with the recording of the zazenkai. Tonight I'm going to bed early as I'm feeling the effects of the bi-valent COVID shot I had yesterday.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat lah

Hope you won’t feel poorly for long, Onkai. That one plus the flu shot knocked me down for a few days.
Thank you all. Jundo, thank you for the delightful teaching.
Gassho,
Naiko
st lah

[Guest]

Lovely Zazenkai. Speaking of home. I am really feeling at home at Treeleaf. Thank you all for being such a welcoming sangha.

When Jundo referred to me as Diamond, Neil Diamond. I missed my opportunity to jump into a Neil Diamond song. And, with our dancing Heart Sutra tonight I thought of a new Neil Diamond song. Forever in Treeleaf (to the tune of Forever in Blue Jeans) “Zazen talks, and it can sing and dance and it can walk and as long as I can have you at zazenkai with me, I’d much rather be forever in Treeleaf babe.”

Gassho,

Bill (Daiman)
Sat Today/LAH

[Bion]

Lovely Zazenkai. Speaking of home. I am really feeling at home at Treeleaf. Thank you all for being such a welcoming sangha.

When Jundo referred to me as Diamond, Neil Diamond. I missed my opportunity to jump into a Neil Diamond song. And, with our dancing Heart Sutra tonight I thought of a new Neil Diamond song. Forever in Treeleaf (to the tune of Forever in Blue Jeans) “Zazen talks, and it can sing and dance and it can walk and as long as I can have you at zazenkai with me, I’d much rather be forever in Treeleaf babe.”

Gassho,

Bill (Daiman)
Sat Today/LAH

You watch out now! Jundo might just have you sing something when you least expect it! [emoji23] See you tomorrow for 🪡 [emoji3468]

[emoji1374] Sat Today lah

[Bokugan]

Had to leave early but finished sitting with you all this morning. Thank you everyone so much for your practice and community

Gassho,
Bokugan
SatToday

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho, Kiri
Sat/Lah

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!

Gassho,
Kotei sat/danced today.

[Mark-us]

Sat and Danced with you all today!

Gassho,
Markus
Sat/lah

[Tai Do]

Thank you, Jundo, Bion, and everybody for this week's Zazenkai.
Gassho,
Mateus
Satlah

[Shujin]

Wonderful to sit with you all. One of my dogs was thoroughly unimpressed with my dancing, but c'est la vie.

Gassho,
Shujin