April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40534

    April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hello All,

    Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE from 9am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (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:



    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!


    Gassho, Jundo
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Onshin
    Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 462

    #2
    Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Look forward to joining you all tomorrow folks.
    "This traceless enlightenment continues endlessly" (Dogen Zenji)

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    • Hoyu
      Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 2020

      #3
      Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

      As per my usual routine I'll be sitting first thing Saturday morning
      Thanks to all fellow sitters past(of no past), present(of no present), and future(of no future)!

      Gassho,
      John
      Ho (Dharma)
      Yu (Hot Water)

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      • Saijun
        Member
        • Jul 2010
        • 667

        #4
        Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

        Hello friends,

        I'll be joining all of you Sunday afternoon this weekend.

        Metta,

        Saijun
        To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity. --RBB

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        • Dosho
          Member
          • Jun 2008
          • 5784

          #5
          Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

          Thanks to all sitters, past, present and future...

          ...deep bows.

          Gassho,
          Dosho

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          • Kyonin
            Dharma Transmitted Priest
            • Oct 2010
            • 6749

            #6
            Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

            That's going to be tomorrow morning for me, but looking forward to it!
            Hondō Kyōnin
            奔道 協忍

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            • Onshin
              Member
              • Jul 2010
              • 462

              #7
              Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

              Hello fellow sitters in all time zones, just finished a good sit ( even though there are no bad sits). Thank you all for joining me and a big thanky to Jundo for leading it


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

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              • Kyonin
                Dharma Transmitted Priest
                • Oct 2010
                • 6749

                #8
                Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.

                Thank you, Jundo. It was a great session.
                Hondō Kyōnin
                奔道 協忍

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                • Hoyu
                  Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 2020

                  #9
                  Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                  Thank you Jundo Sensei.
                  I see that the butsudan door was fixed since our last Zazenkai
                  No Japanese guests again this week though Maybe they thought it was going to be another 4 hour one?

                  Gassho,
                  John
                  Ho (Dharma)
                  Yu (Hot Water)

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                  • Myoku
                    Member
                    • Jul 2010
                    • 1491

                    #10
                    Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                    Thank you and Gassho
                    Peter

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                    • Nenka
                      Member
                      • Aug 2010
                      • 1239

                      #11
                      Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                      A good sit. Thanks.

                      Gassho

                      Jennifer

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                      • Dosho
                        Member
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 5784

                        #12
                        Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                        Originally posted by chocobuda
                        Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.
                        I'd say less effort...or perhaps more effort into letting go of any effort to control your effort.



                        Gassho,
                        Dosho

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 40534

                          #13
                          Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                          Originally posted by chocobuda
                          Just did my zazenkai, although on the second zazen my mind wandered off rahter often. Need to put more effort into controlling that. Still much to learn. And I like that.

                          Thank you, Jundo. It was a great session.
                          Hi,

                          No need to "control" anything. Just return 10,000 times and 10,000 times again ... all while there is no place to return to, and the whole trip is Zazen.

                          Did you get a chance to look at Uchiyama Roshi's beautiful comments on ZZ' mind ...

                          viewtopic.php?p=20645#p20645

                          Also, on the Japan sitters: We have had about a dozen folks call and express interest since I put a small notice in a local community paper here in Tsukuba. So far, though, they have not come ... but all promise to come in the next few weeks. The earthquakes and accompanying situations at home have distracted most folks for sure. Our foreign sitters should start back next week, as they are coming back to Japan ... At least I think they are coming back to Japan!

                          Gassho, Jundo
                          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                          • Myozan Kodo
                            Friend of Treeleaf
                            • May 2010
                            • 1901

                            #14
                            Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                            Hi,
                            Did Zazenkai this morning. Thank you.
                            Gassho,
                            Soen

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                            • Shujin
                              Novice Priest-in-Training
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 1109

                              #15
                              Re: April 9th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                              Happy to ride the zazen train; late, on-schedule or otherwise.

                              gassho,
                              Shujin
                              Kyōdō Shujin 教道 守仁

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