September 16th-17th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[martyrob]

What a great way to end zazenkai! I vote your daughter reads the heart sutra next week. Embrace the chaos as I used to say when my kids were that age.
Thanks to all and wishing you all well.

Martyn


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[Deirdre]

I sat with the recording this morning, and I very much enjoyed this week's version of the Four Vows.

Thank you to all.

Gassho,
- Deirdre
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[Konsetsu]

Sat with the recording just now.

Thanks for the talk Jundo, thanks to everyone!

Gassho
Tim
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[Hoko]

Sat zazenkai today.
May we all be at peace embracing all conditions of life.
Gassho
K2
#SatToday

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[Kaishin]

Sat the recorded version. Thank you, all, and enjoy the cheese, Jundo!

-satToday

[Shokai]

Thank you all who sat or will sit; loved the drumming, thanks Sa-chan

gassho

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[Jakuden]

This reminds me of Brad Warner discussing in "Don't Be a Jerk" how Dogen says something about the Milky Way ripening into cheese [emoji50][emoji893]
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Matt]

Sitting this now.
Gassho
Matt

[Kokuu]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Kokuu
#sattoday

[Hobbie]

I think I've figured out how to sit with you as a group and have sent a request via google plus. I hope sit with you this weekend.

_/|\_

[Jundo]

I think I've figured out how to sit with you as a group and have sent a request via google plus. I hope sit with you this weekend.

_/|\_

I approved you Hobbie.

We are going to have to make some better system of getting folks approved, as I see many folks waiting.

Gassho, Jundo

[Hobbie]

Thank. You. I may have a few more people in my area joining. I will help to explain to them how to do this and share what I've learned. I know how to do the heart and kesa sutra by heart, but will need a cheat sheet for the others during chants, is this okay to hold during chants?


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[Jundo]

Hi Hobbie,

Yes, we generally hold the Sutra pages respectfully this way ...



... fingers closed on the outside, like a Boyscout salute ...



... switching to Gassho when we Gassho, holding the Chant Book between thumbs (like this, but we tend to hold the hands up higher, at face level) ...



And in case anyone is wondering, a film of basic Zendo procedures such as this will be added to our Beginners Series of videos.

Gassho, J

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[Hobbie]

I'll need to change my kinhin hand mudra, as well, but it looks similar to the way Brad Warner does it.

[Jundo]

Hi Hobbie,

We generally make Shashu for Kinhin and walking through the Zendo this way, with the right hand, thumb tucked in ...



... held heart level, elbows out ... but relaxed, not too tight and rigid ...



That is the standard Soto Way, but some groups related to Kodo Sawaki Roshi also turn the hands sideways ...



My Teacher, Nishijima Roshi, held the hands the standard Soto way, as you can see at about 6:20 mark here ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_W-dmbE3po

Which way does Brad do?

Gassho, Jundo