March 14th-15th, 2014 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

NOTE: DUE TO TECHNICAL NON-DIFFICULTIES LOGGING IN, TODAY IS A ZAZENKAI Re-SIT!

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 7pm, Los Angeles 4pm (Friday night), London midnight and Paris 1am (early Saturday morning)

... and to be visible at the following link during those times and sit-a-long-able any time thereafter ...

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7SITq4Lyw

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

00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English) 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 about 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 Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

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

[Myozan Kodo]

Hi Jundo,
Looking forward to sit with you over the weekend.
Gassho
Myozan

[Kyonin]

I'll be there live!

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Yugen]

I will be sitting this one over the weekend as well - I'm working late today.

Gassho
Yugen

[Juki]

I will be there live.

Gassho,
Juki

[Mp]

I will be there live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Koshin]

Same here

Gassho

[Dosho]

I will be here.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Shinzan]

I'll be there.
Shinzan

[Mp]

PLEASE NOTE:

I believe that the time for the zazenkai listed in Jundo's message above is incorrect for North America and, if so, should say 8pm NY and 5pm LA. I am not sure about Europe as at least some countries have not begun DST as yet. I wrote to Jundo to confirm the time change, but I gather (and hope) he is sound asleep.

And, if I am wrong (time changes make my brain hurt) I apologize for leading you astray.

Gassho,
Dosho

Hey Dosho ... the last time I spoke with Jundo he mentioned that the time might not change as the one fellow who sat with us (well with Jundo in Japan) last time might be coming sitting with us on a regular basis - thus the time might not change.

But also, it is Friday and I too might be foggy head and be wrong. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Dosho]

Doh! Yes, you did mention this to me and perhaps Jundo did as well. My memory is not what it once was.

Thanks Shingen.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Mp]

Doh! Yes, you did mention this to me and perhaps Jundo did as well. My memory is not what it once was.

Thanks Shingen.

Gassho,
Dosho

You and me both brother, you and me both. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Dosho]

Hi all,

I still have a feeling it's at 8pm NY and 5pm LA since it says 9am Japan time, which would match up. We'll shall see.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Mp]

Hi all,

I still have a feeling it's at 8pm NY and 5pm LA since it says 9am Japan time, which would match up. We'll shall see.

Gassho,
Dosho

I think you are right there Dosho ... =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Juki]

gives me an extra hour for washing dishes, sweeping floors and petting kitties.

Gassho,' Juki