December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40347

    December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

    HO HO HO, MERRY RIGHT THIS MOMENT!

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS (ALL OF THEM) TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!


    Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE TODAY from 9am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm, Los Angeles 4pm (Friday night), London midnight and Paris 1am (early Saturday morning))

    ... and to be visible at the following link during those times ...

    LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at USTREAM:

    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sit-a-long-with-jundo

    But FEAR NOT if not possible for you to join 'live' in your location at those times, as the entire sitting is recorded in 'REAL TIME' and available for full participation 'on demand' at any time after that, no different from the 'live' sitting :

    'REAL TIME' recorded 'ANY TIME' version link is here:

    http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/11622582

    OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:


    00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English ONLY) and Dedication
    00:15 – 00:45 ZAZEN
    00:45 – 00:55 KINHIN
    00:55 – 01:25 ZAZEN
    01:25 – 01:30 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT

    As you can see, our Zazenkai consists of chanting the 'Heart Sutra' in English (the words are at the link below), some full floor prostrations in sets of three (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), followed by our Dedication, Zazen twice for 30 minutes each, with 10 minutes of Kinhin in between, and we end the sitting with 'The Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'.

    Please download and print out the words of the Chants we will recite at the following link:

    viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2231

    So, please join us as soon as you can, and we will keep a Zafu open for you.

    Remember, when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Seishin the Elder
    Member
    • Oct 2009
    • 521

    #2
    Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

    Ohhhh...don't know about this one live this time Jundo. There's Great Vespers for Christmas, and then late services, and some special Offices Christmas morning!!!!! Glad these are recorded. I will probably be able to sit this one with you all on Sunday. Merry Christmas! Merikurisumasu! Joyeux Noel! Frohe Weihnachten! God Jul!

    Gassho,

    Seishin Kyrill

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    • Dosho
      Member
      • Jun 2008
      • 5784

      #3
      Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

      I've made it live most weeks since the time change, but I'll have to SIT this one out!

      BA--DOOM-DOOM--CHING!

      Ooooh, that was bad...

      I'll catch the recorded version later...I hope everyone is having a good holiday!

      Gassho,
      Dosho

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      • Engyo
        Member
        • Aug 2010
        • 356

        #4
        Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

        Thank you, Jundo and all!
        Good to see new friends there.
        Thanks also to all who sat there and here; now and then; sooner or later.
        ...and the very best of this holiday season to all!
        Gassho,
        Don

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        • Myoku
          Member
          • Jul 2010
          • 1491

          #5
          Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

          Thank you so much everybody, I feel very grateful this cold winter morning,
          _()_
          Peter

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          • Heisoku
            Member
            • Jun 2010
            • 1338

            #6
            Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

            Thanks for a just sitting sit.

            Happy gassho's Nigel.
            Heisoku 平 息
            Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. (Basho)

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            • Risho
              Member
              • May 2010
              • 3179

              #7
              Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

              Thanks everyone!

              Gassho,

              Cyril
              Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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              • Seishin the Elder
                Member
                • Oct 2009
                • 521

                #8
                Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                Great to sit with everyone on this snowy morning.

                Gassho,

                Seishin Kyrill

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                • Kaishin
                  Member
                  • Dec 2010
                  • 2322

                  #9
                  Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                  Wanted to make this my first Treeleaf Zazenkai but, alas, the timing wasn't good with holiday travels. I hope to sit with everyone next time. I have not done the chanting/bowing aspects before, so looking forward to bringing that into my practice.

                  Cheers,
                  Matt
                  Thanks,
                  Kaishin (開心, Open Heart)
                  Please take this layman's words with a grain of salt.

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                  • Dosho
                    Member
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 5784

                    #10
                    Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                    Hi all,

                    Finally found some time to sit the zazenkai...deep bows to those who have sat, are sitting, or will sit...all as one.

                    Gassho,
                    Dosho

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                    • Nenka
                      Member
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 1239

                      #11
                      Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                      Home from the holidays, had a sit.

                      Gassho

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                      • Onshin
                        Member
                        • Jul 2010
                        • 462

                        #12
                        Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                        Hi all, sat this yesterday, forgot to come aboard and thank you all for sitting with me and to Jundo for broadcasting, so...
                        Thanks to you all

                        Gassho

                        Joe
                        "This traceless enlightenment continues endlessly" (Dogen Zenji)

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                        • jonhinkson
                          Member
                          • Dec 2010
                          • 44

                          #13
                          Re: December 25th, 2010 Friday/Saturday 'HO HO HO' Zazenkai

                          Thank you for this! It was my first "long" sitting. The clouds are indeed part of thte sky!

                          Jonathan

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