March 16th, 2013 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Daisho]

Thank you all for Zazenkai. Just participated in the recording along with Willie, my dog and cats, Noah and Watson!

[Marla567]

Thanks to everyone for sitting!

Gassho
Shinka

[Myozan Kodo]

Early morning sit this week. Thank you all.
Gassho
Myozan

[MyoHo]

Sorry I wasn't there live guys.

I tried, but could not join somehow. Did everything according to the guidlines showed above. Maybe I miscalculated the time?

Anyway, I will join you all today in the recording.

Gassho

Enkyo

[Myoku]

Thank you everyone
_()_
Myoku

[Heisoku]

Thank you Jundo and everyone sitting. Gassho.

[Genshin]

Thank you everyone.

Gassho
Matt

[Nengyo]

I had a good time, it's always nice to see everyone. Once again I had to bail early because the little guy decided to have a battle of the wills over bedtime. I will sit the rest today.

gassho

[Dosho]

Gassho.

[Shokai]

Gassho

[Myoshin]

Here we go, a coffee, and let's go for my weekly zazenkai

Ready to join treeleafers who sat into the non present, past, future, all at once

Gassho

Myoshin

[Kokuu]

Lovely. Thank you!

One question, though. I am noticing that the first line of the Vow of Atonement is different to that printed in the chant book (unless it has been changed recently).
Please could someone post the correct version so I can mark it in? I can't quite catch it from Jundo's chanting.

Andy

[Jundo]

Lovely. Thank you!

One question, though. I am noticing that the first line of the Vow of Atonement is different to that printed in the chant book (unless it has been changed recently).
Please could someone post the correct version so I can mark it in? I can't quite catch it from Jundo's chanting.

Andy

Hi Andy,

I suppose it was not updated in the PDF file? Someone said that some folks do not care for the word "evil", so we use an alternative version ...

All harmful acts, words and thoughts, ever committed by me since of old,

On account of beginningless greed, anger and ignorance,

Born of my body, mouth and mind,

Now I atone for them all

However, what is most vital is what is in your heart ... and that you seek not to commit "harmful acts, words and thoughts" . Words are not so important as the doing and not doing.

Gassho, J

[Kokuu]

However, what is most vital is what is in your heart ... and that you seek not to commit "harmful acts, words and thoughts" . Words are not so important as the doing and not doing.

Gassho, J

Thank you, Jundo. Good to know what you are saying, and that is good advice. I took the precepts five years ago but it is still a daily job to uphold them.

Andy

[Daitetsu]

Thanks a lot for your practice everyone!

Gassho,

Timo