Sept. 15th-16th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Ready, Steady, ANGO!

[Jundo]

Today's little Talk is about how nothing interferes with Ango and Jukai ...

... based on my little essay ...

Ready, Steady, ANGO!
(LINK)

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wElkXoeq1e0

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

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone, and thank you for the reminder Jundo!
Gassho, Kiri
Sat/Lah

[Kotei]

Thanks for sitting together, everyone!

Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Raina76]

Gassho,

Raina
Sat Today

[Naiko]

Finished sitting with you this morning. Thank you for the reminder that practice includes everything.
Gassho,
Naiko
st lah

[WorkerB]

Thank you for this timely Dharma talk. With your earlier post, Jundo, this talk, Jinkan’s deeply moving chanting of the Heart Sutra while in the throes of drastic chemo effects, and forgive me for forgetting who posted the irreverent but memorable and apt aphorism that has stuck with me: “When you feel like s**7, sit”, this has been a week of focusing on living the Ango you’ve got. While dealing with some of my own challenges in spades, this is Jukai experienced from a facet far from the ‘get thee to a Nunnery’ version of some imaginings.

As my grandmother would say, c’est la vie, yes? It *is* life.

Gassho,
b.

st

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Hoseki]

Gassho,

Hoseki
sattoday

[Houzan]

Sat with you all on this one just now. Thank you, TL[emoji120]

Gassho, Michael
Sat

[Risho]

Thank you!

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

[RobP]

Thank you Jundo, this was one of those "I really needed to hear that" talks.
Gassho, Rob.

Sat today.