July 7th, 2012- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40396

    July 7th, 2012- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!

    Dear All,

    PLEASE EXCUSE A LITTLE FEVERISH JUNDO AND A LITTLE UNRULY CAMERA DURING PARTS OF TODAY'S SITTING.

    OUR TALK SUBJECT THIS WEEK WILL BE THE "WILD FOX KOAN" OF THE BOOK OF SERENITY.

    Please 'sit-a-long' with our MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE 8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning))

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

    LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at GOOGLE+ IS HERE:
    CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN




    FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE POSTED FOR FUTURE WEEKS. WE ARE NOW LIMITED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANY NUMBER CAN WATCH LIVE 'ONE WAY' AND SIT-A-LONG. IF JOINING WITH CAMERA, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED:

    The Sitting Schedule is as follows;

    00:00 - 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA / SANDOKAI IN ENGLISH) & ZAZEN
    00:50 - 01:00 KINHIN
    01:00 - 01:30 ZAZEN
    01:30 - 01:50 KINHIN

    01:50 - 02:30 DHARMA TALK & ZAZEN
    02:30 - 02:40 KINHIN

    02:40 - 03:15 ZAZEN
    03:15 - 03:30 KINHIN
    03:30 - 04:00 METTA CHANT & ZAZEN, VERSE OF ATONEMENT, FOUR VOWS, & CLOSING


    Our Zazenkai consists of our chanting the 'Heart Sutra' and the 'Identity of Relative and Absolute (Sandokai)' in English (please download our Chant Book at the link below), some full floor prostrations (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), a little talk by me ... and we close with the 'Metta Chant', followed at the end with the 'Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'. Oh, and lots and lots of Zazen and walkin' Kinhin in between!

    Please download and print out the Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

    Chant Book (PDF)

    or

    Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

    I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU POSITION YOUR ZAFU ON THE FLOOR IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT STARING DIRECTLY AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN, BUT CAN GLANCE OVER AND SEE THE SCREEN WHEN NECESSARY. YOUR ZAFU SHOULD ALSO BE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE COMPUTER SCREEN WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ZAFU FOR THE CEREMONIES, AND HAVE ROOM FOR BOWING AND KINHIN.

    ALSO, REMEMBER TO SET YOUR COMPUTER (& SCREEN SAVER) SO THAT IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE 4 HOURS.


    I hope you will join us ... an open Zafu is waiting. When we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!

    Gassho, Jundo
    Last edited by Jundo; 07-07-2012, 04:17 AM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Myoku
    Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 1491

    #2
    Hi all,
    I would encourage people who cannot sit life, and will sit later and want to do that with others to post suggestions for some time here (if thats ok with Jundo), maybe Saturday GMT (London) from 8 AM on or from 13 AM on? These are two start times that might work for me. Anyone in for a "European time" resit?
    Gassho
    Myoku

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    • Kyonin
      Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
      • Oct 2010
      • 6749

      #3
      I'll be sitting live!
      Hondō Kyōnin
      奔道 協忍

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      • Jundo
        Treeleaf Founder and Priest
        • Apr 2006
        • 40396

        #4
        Originally posted by Myoku
        Hi all,
        I would encourage people who cannot sit life, and will sit later and want to do that with others to post suggestions for some time here (if thats ok with Jundo), maybe Saturday GMT (London) from 8 AM on or from 13 AM on? These are two start times that might work for me. Anyone in for a "European time" resit?
        Gassho
        Myoku
        Hi Myoku,

        Yes, very good. I actually thought folks were already sitting so.

        Gassho, J
        ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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        • RichardH
          Member
          • Nov 2011
          • 2800

          #5
          Will be there/here...



          Gassho/ Kojip....

          and there is that pluggin to stop the hangout from timing-out after 90 minutes...

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          • adrianbkelly
            Member
            • Jun 2012
            • 214

            #6
            Hello!
            I'm in the UK, but the only time I'll have to fit this in is 0530 Sunday. Anyone wishing to join me in trying to stay awake is more than welcome!

            _/\_

            Ade

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            • Dokan
              Friend of Treeleaf
              • Dec 2010
              • 1222

              #7
              I will be sitting the recorded one this week.

              Gassho,

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

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              • Yugen

                #8
                I will be sitting the recorded version this week as well.

                Gassho
                Yugen

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                • Rich
                  Member
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 2614

                  #9
                  Will sit some live, some recorded. Have upgraded internet.
                  _/_
                  Rich
                  MUHYO
                  無 (MU, Emptiness) and 氷 (HYO, Ice) ... Emptiness Ice ...

                  https://instagram.com/notmovingmind

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                  • Mp

                    #10
                    Thank you all ... but I will have to sit the recorded on this week as well.

                    Gassho,
                    Michael

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                    • Daijo
                      Member
                      • Feb 2012
                      • 530

                      #11
                      I'll try joining tomorrow morning at around 7:AM EDT. If I can square away that time I'll shoot out an invite on google+ and we can sit together.

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                      • Risho
                        Member
                        • May 2010
                        • 3179

                        #12
                        I'll be sitting the recorded version.

                        Gassho,

                        Risho
                        Email: risho.treeleaf@gmail.com

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                        • Koshin
                          Member
                          • Feb 2012
                          • 938

                          #13
                          Will be there live

                          Gassho all
                          Thank you for your practice

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                          • Daijo
                            Member
                            • Feb 2012
                            • 530

                            #14
                            I sent out the invite, I'll be sitting along tomorrow morning at 7:15. Not sure how we "sit together" on G+ with the recorded version. But we'll wing it.

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                            • RichardH
                              Member
                              • Nov 2011
                              • 2800

                              #15
                              Wonderful... Thank you so much everyone. I hope you feel better soon, Jundo.

                              Gassho, kojip

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