May 22nd-23rd Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40133

    May 22nd-23rd Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hello All,

    Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast from 10am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 9pm, Los Angeles 6pm (Friday night), London 2am and Paris 3am (early Saturday morning)

    ... and to be visible on the following screen 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; 05-23-2015, 01:53 AM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • RichardH
    Member
    • Nov 2011
    • 2800

    #2
    I'll be here/there.

    Gassho
    Daizan

    sat today

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    • Anshu Bryson
      Member
      • Aug 2014
      • 566

      #3
      See you all there!

      Gassho,
      Anshu

      -sat today-

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      • Jundo
        Treeleaf Founder and Priest
        • Apr 2006
        • 40133

        #4
        I feel like dancing. How bout you'all?

        Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
        ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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        • Mp

          #5
          Groovy, I will be there. =)

          Gassho
          Shingen

          #sattoday

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          • Anshu Bryson
            Member
            • Aug 2014
            • 566

            #6
            Not a big fan of the dance music, to be honest... It was a leap for me just to get to the chanting... Is this a test...? ;-)

            Gassho,
            B

            -sat today-

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            • Kyonin
              Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
              • Oct 2010
              • 6745

              #7
              Hello!

              I'll be there live with my bell and disco ball ready for dancing!

              Gassho,

              Kyonin
              #SatToday
              Hondō Kyōnin
              奔道 協忍

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              • Joyo

                #8
                I need to spend some time with my kids tonight so unfortunately I will not be there live. i'll try to sit with the recording this weekend. Have a groovy zazenkai ya'll

                Gassho,
                Joyo
                sat today

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                • RichardH
                  Member
                  • Nov 2011
                  • 2800

                  #9
                  The toes are tappin and the hips are swivelin.

                  Gassho
                  Daizan

                  Sat today

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                  • Sekishi
                    Treeleaf Priest
                    • Apr 2013
                    • 5671

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Anshu Bryson
                    Not a big fan of the dance music, to be honest... It was a leap for me just to get to the chanting... Is this a test...? ;-)


                    And if it is a test, what constitutes a failure of said test, to dance or not to dance?

                    Sacred Books of the East Vol. 20, Vinaya Texts Part III: The Kullavagga, IV-XII. by T.W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg, full text at sacred-texs.com

                    6 2. Now at that time there was a festival on the mountain-top at Râgagaha; and the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus went to see it.
                    The people murmured, were annoyed, and became indignant, saying, 'How can the Sakyaputtiya Samanas go to see dancing, and singing, and music, like those who are still enjoying the pleasures of the world?' And they told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to go to see dancing, or singing, or music. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'

                    I'll be there live, but will also only begrudgingly shake my booty to trance music.

                    Gassho,
                    Sekishi
                    #sattoday
                    Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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                    • Joyo

                      #11
                      Sekishi, maybe to succeed one must dance with one hand clapping?

                      Gassho,
                      Joyo
                      sat today

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                      • Sekishi
                        Treeleaf Priest
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 5671

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Joyo
                        Sekishi, maybe to succeed one must dance with one hand clapping?
                        I'll try that tonight. XD

                        How about some wah pedal guitar and a breakbeat? The Beastie Boys "Bodhisattva Vow":



                        Thanks to the "shouting through a bullhorn" effect it is pretty hard to understand MCA (maybe they were afraid of alienating listeners), which is unfortunate, because the lyrics are a pretty great modern take on the Dharma:

                        "As I develop the awakening mind
                        I praise the Buddhas as they shine
                        I bow before you as I travel my path to join your ranks
                        I make my full time task
                        For the sake of all beings I seek
                        The enlightened mind that I know I'll reap
                        Respect to Shantideva and all the others
                        Who brought down the dharma for their sisters and brothers



                        I give thanks for this world as a place to learn
                        And for this human body that I will have earned
                        And my deepest thanks to all sentient beings
                        For without them there would be no place to learn what I'm seeing
                        There's nothing here that's not been said before
                        But I put it down now so that I'll be sure
                        To solidify my own views and I'll be glad if it helps
                        Anyone else out too


                        If others disrespect me or give me flack
                        I'll stop and think before I react
                        Knowing that they're going through insecure stages
                        I'll take the opportunity to exercise patience
                        I'll see it as a chance to help the other person
                        Nip it in the bud before it can worsen
                        A chance for me to be strong and sure
                        As I think on the Buddhas who have come before


                        As I praise and respect the good they've done
                        Knowing only love can conquer in every situation
                        We need other people in order to create
                        The circumstances for the learning that we're here to generate
                        Situations that bring up my deepest fears
                        So we can work to release them until they're cleared
                        Therefore, it only makes sense
                        To thank our enemies despite their intent


                        The Bodhisattva path is one of power and strength
                        A strength from within to go the length
                        Seeing others are as important as myself
                        I strive for a happiness of mental wealth
                        With the interconnectedness that we share as one
                        Every action that we take affects everyone
                        So in deciding for what a situation calls
                        There is a path for the good of all


                        I try to make my every action for that highest good
                        With the altruistic wish to achieve buddhahood
                        So I pledge here before everyone who's listening
                        To try to make my every action for the good of all beings
                        For the rest of my lifetimes and even beyond
                        I vow to do my best to do no harm
                        And in times of doubt I can think on the dharma
                        And the enlightened ones who've graduated samsara"

                        Gassho,
                        Sekishi
                        #sattoday
                        #everdayismcaday
                        Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 40133

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sekishi


                          And if it is a test, what constitutes a failure of said test, to dance or not to dance?

                          Sacred Books of the East Vol. 20, Vinaya Texts Part III: The Kullavagga, IV-XII. by T.W. Rhys Davids and Hermann Oldenberg, full text at sacred-texs.com

                          6 2. Now at that time there was a festival on the mountain-top at Râgagaha; and the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus went to see it.
                          The people murmured, were annoyed, and became indignant, saying, 'How can the Sakyaputtiya Samanas go to see dancing, and singing, and music, like those who are still enjoying the pleasures of the world?' And they told this matter to the Blessed One. 'You are not, O Bhikkhus, to go to see dancing, or singing, or music. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'

                          I'll be there live, but will also only begrudgingly shake my booty to trance music.

                          Gassho,
                          Sekishi
                          #sattoday
                          Well, the Mahayana view (the Tibetans share this too) is that one must sometimes "breach" a Precept for the right reasons or, better said, it is not a "breach" depending on the context. I think the Buddha was probably talking about ancient Indian equivalent of Studio 54 and CBGBs (both also "ancient" now).

                          I believe the traditional "morning service" at Sojiji and Eiheiji is a dance, don't you?

                          Recorded in 1989 at the Daihonzan Sojiji temple, Yokohama ,Japan. 00:00 法要打出し・入堂03:50 荒神諷経(こうじんふぎん)16:41 伝灯諷経(でんとうふぎん)24:36 御両尊諷経(ごりょうそんふぎん)・五院尊諷経(ごいんそんふぎん)3...


                          There is a long history of Buddhist dance and "booty shaking" appropriate to culture and time ...

                          Shomyo (sacred Buddhist carols) ...

                          禅-空華龍吟会 シュトゥッツガルト公演バーデンヴェルテンベルク州音楽祭Ritualgesang der zen-buddhistischen Soto-Schule 02.Juli 2011 um 20 Uhr - Mozartsaal des Kultur- und Kongress-Zentrums Lied...


                          Tibetan Cham dancing ...



                          Shake that Buddha-booty! (though other can feel free to "clap along" in Gassho)

                          Gassho, J
                          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                          • RichardH
                            Member
                            • Nov 2011
                            • 2800

                            #14
                            I'll be sure to bite my lip hard while dancing, to balance out the gross sensuality of music and play.

                            Gassho
                            Daizan

                            sat today

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                            • Anshu Bryson
                              Member
                              • Aug 2014
                              • 566

                              #15
                              I'll be dancing on the inside...

                              Gassho
                              B

                              -sat today-

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