October 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Yugen
    • Oct 2024

    October 17th-18th 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




    SCREEN TO BE POSTED HERE SHORTLY BEFORE NETCAST

    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, Yugen
    Last edited by Guest; 10-17-2014, 11:59 PM.
  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40163

    #2
    I wish to welcome Yugen, our current Shuso Head Seat guiding Ango this month, who will be leading our Zazenkai this time live from Maine, USA.

    Gassho, Jundo
    Last edited by Jundo; 10-16-2014, 03:38 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    • Anshu Bryson
      Member
      • Aug 2014
      • 566

      #3
      I will be there; looking forward to meeting Yugen 'live'!

      Gassho,

      Bryson

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      • Mp

        #4
        Hello Yugen and welcome to Treeleaf. LOL I will be sitting with you all live. =)

        Gassho
        Shingen

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        • orangedice
          Member
          • Oct 2014
          • 62

          #5
          I may be able to join in live this time! (Though one way, because I am much too nervous for two-way.)

          - June

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          • Mp

            #6
            Originally posted by orangedice
            I may be able to join in live this time! (Though one way, because I am much too nervous for two-way.)

            - June
            No need to be nervous June ... just us brothers and sisters here. =)

            Gassho
            Shingen

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            • Kyonin
              Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
              • Oct 2010
              • 6745

              #7
              I'll be there live!

              June, please don't be nervous. We only follow the ceremony and sit. Nothing special. Please join us live!

              Gassho,

              Kyonin
              Hondō Kyōnin
              奔道 協忍

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              • orangedice
                Member
                • Oct 2014
                • 62

                #8
                I suppose I'm mostly worried that I won't be able to do the full hour of zazen!

                Gassho,

                June

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                • Mp

                  #9
                  Originally posted by orangedice
                  I suppose I'm mostly worried that I won't be able to do the full hour of zazen!

                  Gassho,

                  June
                  Hello June,

                  Not too worry, we sit for 30mins at a time with some kinhin (walking meditation) in between. But know that even during that 30mins if it is too much then maybe do some kinhin and give the body a break. =)

                  Gassho
                  Shingen

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                  • jeff_u
                    Member
                    • Jan 2013
                    • 130

                    #10
                    I'll be there. Looking forward to sitting with you all

                    Gassho,
                    -Jeff

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                    • Joyo

                      #11
                      It's my son's birthday party tonight so I will not be able to make it. Have a wonderful zazenkai everyone. I'd rather be enjoying it with you all, but my practice for today is having about 14 screaming, yelling, sugar-filled little boys to take care of. =)

                      Gassho,
                      Joyo

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                      • Jundo
                        Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 40163

                        #12
                        I would like to announce that Mr. K., the fellow who has been sitting with us in Tsukuba these past weeks, will be sitting "one way".

                        Yugen, can you say "Yokoso" (sounds like "Yoko" of Yoko Ono, and "So" of "sew a Rakusu") Mr. K at the start of the netcast?

                        Good sitting everyone. I am at an event for a local charity today, so will sit later.

                        Gassho, J
                        ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                        • Yugen

                          #13
                          Of course Jundo, happy to - what am I saying?

                          Deep bows
                          Yugen


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                          • Yugen

                            #14
                            Joyo,
                            You are exactly where you should be -

                            Happy Birthday to your son and Deep bows

                            Yugen


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                            • Jundo
                              Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                              • Apr 2006
                              • 40163

                              #15
                              Welcome Mr. K.!

                              Originally posted by Yugen
                              Of course Jundo, happy to - what am I saying?

                              Deep bows
                              Yugen


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                              ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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