September 19th-20th, 2014 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40999

    September 19th-20th, 2014 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    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 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




    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
    Last edited by Jundo; 09-19-2014, 11:52 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Kyonin
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Oct 2010
    • 6748

    #2
    I'll be there live

    Gassho,

    Kyonin
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    • Nameless
      Member
      • Apr 2013
      • 461

      #3
      I'll be there. Will be interesting to sit Zazenkai with this new seiza bench. Might bring a cane with just in case.

      Gassho, John

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      • RichardH
        Member
        • Nov 2011
        • 2800

        #4
        I'll be there.

        Gassho
        Daizan

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        • Jundo
          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
          • Apr 2006
          • 40999

          #5
          And as I mentioned, I anticipate that there will be no Buddha Statue, I am feeling like going for a t-shirt and Rakusu, and I will even try to get this great Heart Sutra by Gary Dyson to play ...

          Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.


          A note to our Ino/Doan: All will be the same for the Ceremony up to the announcement of "The Heart of the Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra" at the startless start, and your resuming with "Hannya Shingyo" at the endless end (at about the 4;30 mark)

          Gary Dyson is a Tibetan Practitioner who is a student of Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, the movie director. When I wrote him to ask, Gary said it was okay to "use the recording in any way that is beneficial. Share, play, give away, what ever. It is for the benefit of all."



          So, I will be playing the recording during our Zazenkai, as our Heart Sutra Recitation. Everyone, please come dance! Dance of Emptiness!

          In case you are wondering, Gary is chanting what is known as the somewhat longer "prose" version of the Heart Sutra, so a bit wordier than what we usually chant, very close to the wording here.



          Gassho, Jundo
          Last edited by Jundo; 09-19-2014, 12:13 PM.
          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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          • Josan
            Member
            • Aug 2013
            • 137

            #6
            I will not be able to make the 1 am sitting (Irish time).... but will dance and sit with you all 8 hours later.
            Gassho,
            David
            If you miss the moment, you miss your life - John Daido Loori

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            • Anshu Bryson
              Member
              • Aug 2014
              • 566

              #7
              Not sure about the dancing (maybe I'll dance on the inside...), but I'll certainly be sitting...



              Bryson

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              • Mp

                #8
                I will be there live too. =)

                Gassho
                Shingen

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                • Joyo

                  #9
                  I will be there live. Looking forward to practicing with everyone.

                  Gassho,
                  Joyo

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    I won't be able to make it live, I will be at work. I will be sitting with recorded when I get off.

                    Gassho
                    Bobby

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                    • jeff_u
                      Member
                      • Jan 2013
                      • 130

                      #11
                      I will be there. See you all soon

                      Gassho,
                      -Jeff

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                      • Koshin
                        Member
                        • Feb 2012
                        • 938

                        #12
                        See you there live

                        Gassho
                        Thank you for your practice

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                        • Ongen
                          Member
                          • Jan 2014
                          • 786

                          #13
                          I will be there! A bit sleepy perhaps, but live

                          cheers and gassho

                          Vincent
                          Ongen (音源) - Sound Source

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                          • Dosho
                            Member
                            • Jun 2008
                            • 5784

                            #14
                            Hi all,

                            I have to do a pick up for my wife about 30 minutes before start time and then get home to put the kids to bed, so my guess is that I'll join for the second round of zazen!

                            Gassho,
                            Dosho

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                            • Daiyo
                              Member
                              • Jul 2014
                              • 819

                              #15
                              I'll do my best and perhaps I could join the second round of zazen.

                              Otherwise I'll sit the entire zazenkai as usual on saturday or sunday morning.


                              Gassho,
                              Walter
                              Gassho,Walter

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