May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40295

    May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hello All,

    WE WELCOME TREELEAF MEMBER LOU (aka "MR. LOU") WHO IS TRAIN RIDING AND THEN BICYCLING FROM NEIGHBORING GUNMA PREFECTURE JAPAN, HOURS FROM HERE, IN ORDER TO JOIN US FOR ZAZEN THIS MORNING ... ASSUMING THE WEATHER ALLOWS ...

    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 JUSTIN.TV:
    CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

    http://www.justin.tv/treeleafzen

    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:
    CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

    [youtube] [/youtube]

    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
  • Jinyo
    Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 1957

    #2
    Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hope Mr Lou makes it.

    We are also traveling today - annual pilgrimage to the sea - bit of a performance
    as we load up our caravan with essential disability aids (indoor wheelchair, outdoor
    wheelchair, etc) and then very slow journey, as I don't travel well!

    Hope to be online when we get there but line down for a couple of weeks last time.

    Anyway - will sit group Zazenkai in spirit.

    Gassho

    Willow

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    • Kyonin
      Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
      • Oct 2010
      • 6746

      #3
      Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

      I'll be there.

      I will sit and send metta for a friend who is in the hospital and had a heart surgery, and for all sentient beings suffering illness.
      Hondō Kyōnin
      奔道 協忍

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      • Dosho
        Member
        • Jun 2008
        • 5784

        #4
        Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

        I'll be there!

        Gassho,
        Dosho

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        • Rich
          Member
          • Apr 2009
          • 2614

          #5
          Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

          After a very stressful yesterday, I need this, so hope to see Lou and Jundo live.
          _/_
          Rich
          MUHYO
          無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...

          https://instagram.com/notmovingmind

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          • Yugen

            #6
            Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

            See you there!

            Gassho
            Yugen

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            • Ekai
              Member
              • Feb 2011
              • 672

              #7
              Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

              I will be sitting early tomorrow morning. Afterwards my husband and I will travel up to northern Wisconsin for wedding while my son will be hanging out Grandma's for the weekend.

              Gassho,
              Ekai

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              • Dokan
                Friend of Treeleaf
                • Dec 2010
                • 1222

                #8
                Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                As usual I will attempt to join depending on the family situation. If not I will do a sit after family is in bed on G+ and stream the Zazenkai recording into the hangout. :wink:

                Geeky gassho,

                Dokan
                We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
                ~Anaïs Nin

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                • Risho
                  Member
                  • May 2010
                  • 3179

                  #9
                  Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                  Cool I should be there. Perhaps we should offer metta to mr. lou's bottom, as that length of bike ride can be painful. :mrgreen: Just kidding

                  Gassho,

                  Risho
                  Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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                  • Myoshin

                    #10
                    Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                    I have to wake up early saturday morning for the martial art, a bit hard to do for me this night, but i will do it on sunday, gassho Jundo for your future zazenkai

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                    • RichardH
                      Member
                      • Nov 2011
                      • 2800

                      #11
                      Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                      Will be there..


                      Gassho, Kojip.

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                      • Risho
                        Member
                        • May 2010
                        • 3179

                        #12
                        Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                        Gassho for the sit. I'm going to make some dinner, but I'll be back if you're doing an encore

                        Risho,
                        Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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                        • Dosho
                          Member
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 5784

                          #13
                          Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                          My thanks to all who sat, are sitting, or in the case of Mr. Lou...will sit! Deep bows.

                          And I'll check in a couple hours from now and sit when Mr. Lou arrives!

                          Gassho,
                          Dosho

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                          • Kyonin
                            Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 6746

                            #14
                            Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                            Thank you all who sat / will sit.

                            The silent Heart Sutra was very special
                            Hondō Kyōnin
                            奔道 協忍

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                            • RichardH
                              Member
                              • Nov 2011
                              • 2800

                              #15
                              Re: May 19th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

                              Thank you. Gassho.

                              kojip.

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