May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

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

[Taylor]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

After a long absence it was lovely to sit with you all again

Gassho,
Taylor

[Engyo]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Like we are reminded from time to time, it is just sitting. Seeing those present though, here and there, now and then...
That's special.
Gassho,

[Dosho]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thanks to all who sat, are sitting, or will sit. Even folks stuck at work. All is zazen.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Hogo]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Been away from the sits for a while, It was nice to sit with everyone again.
Thank you all.
Gassho.

[Myoku]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

_()_
thanks
Peter

[Onshin]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Always nice to see new faces, thanks to all and to Jundo for a great sit.
By the way, what were you banging out time on for Heart Sutra this week?

[Jundo]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Always nice to see new faces, thanks to all and to Jundo for a great sit.
By the way, what were you banging out time on for Heart Sutra this week?

A bigger mokugyo than the little one we have had until now. I found it in a junk store.

Gassho, J

[Seishin the Elder]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

I really liked the voice of your "new" mokugyo. It kinda croaks like I do!!!! Glas to see the sitting group in Tsukuba is growing.

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

[Jundo]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

I really liked the voice of your "new" mokugyo. It kinda croaks like I do!!!! Glas to see the sitting group in Tsukuba is growing.

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

I will get a different "drum stick" this week, one with a plushy ball on the end. That will make the right "boom boom". 8)

Gassho, J

[Shujin]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Like those who posted before, I've been away for awhile. Good to be back in the game. Ustream keeps showing me commercials in Spanish when I load the zazenkai videos; I've missed that, too. :P

gassho,
Shujin

[Rimon]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Like those who posted before, I've been away for awhile. Good to be back in the game. Ustream keeps showing me commercials in Spanish when I load the zazenkai videos; I've missed that, too. :P

gassho,
Shujin

Interesting. I got second hand jazz records commercials instead.
I've also been disconnected from the weekly zazenkai for a while too.time tos seat now. Here I go Ustream!

Rimon

[Shokai]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thank you Jundo-oso;
Looking forward to next week; "a plushy ball on the end" should be more in harmony with the sound perceiving organs

[Hoyu]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Well, since I'm here reading the spoilers I'll just say I'm looking forward to hearing the new mokugyo. I will be sitting Wednesday morning

Gassho,
John

[Hoyu]

Re: May 14th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Thank you Jundo Sensei and all fellow sitters!

Peace
John