January 20th-21st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40396

    January 20th-21st Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Should be some first time sitters from Tsukuba University coming. Shall we Dance Today?

    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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (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
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE
  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 40396

    #2
    What do you feel about dancing? The Heart Sutra by Gary Dyson ...



    This is a track from the Dharma Dance Album by Gary Azukx Dyson. You can download the album and donate to Khyentse Foundation at http://garyazukx.bandcamp.co...


    Gassho, J

    SatToday
    Last edited by Jundo; 01-20-2017, 11:46 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    • Mp

      #3
      Originally posted by Jundo
      What do you think about dancing?
      Thank you Jundo, I will be there live and yes, I am would love to dance. =)

      Gassho
      Shingen

      s@today

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      • Jakuden
        Member
        • Jun 2015
        • 6141

        #4
        Yay, I will have to make sure to get out of work in time to dance!Gassho
        Jakuden
        SatToday


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        • Byokan
          Treeleaf Unsui
          • Apr 2014
          • 4289

          #5
          I will be there live one way with my boogie shoes on.

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


          Gassho
          Byōkan
          sat today
          展道 渺寛 Tendō Byōkan
          Please take my words with a big grain of salt. I know nothing. Wisdom is only found in our whole-hearted practice together.

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          • Kyonin
            Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
            • Oct 2010
            • 6749

            #6
            Hi Jundo!

            If connection permits, I'll be there and probably a friend will join us here at home.

            Gassho,

            Kyonin
            #SatToday
            Hondō Kyōnin
            奔道 協忍

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            • RichardH
              Member
              • Nov 2011
              • 2800

              #7
              I'll be here/ there. Will cue the dance heart sutra with the intro line and single bell, then pick up again where it ends. Sound right?

              Gassho
              Daizan

              Sat today

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              • Mp

                #8
                Originally posted by Daizan
                I'll be here/ there. Will cue the dance heart sutra with the intro line and single bell, then pick up again where it ends. Sound right?

                Gassho
                Daizan

                Sat today
                Yes Daizan ... open with the ringing of the bell section, then "The Heart of the Perfect of Great Wisdom Sutra" ... then music, then at the end ring the bell once, then "Hannya Shingyo" and the rest is the same. You got this brother. =)

                Gassho
                Shingen

                s@today

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                • Marie
                  Member
                  • Aug 2016
                  • 25

                  #9
                  Thank you Jundo! I'll be there live one-way. Dancing sounds great!

                  Gassho,
                  Marie
                  sattoday

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                  • Onkai
                    Treeleaf Unsui
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 3032

                    #10
                    Thank you, Jundo. I'll join two-way, tech allowing. Looking forward to dancing.

                    Gassho,
                    Onkai
                    SatToday
                    美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
                    恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

                    I have a lot to learn; take anything I say that sounds like teaching with a grain of salt.

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                    • Jundo
                      Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 40396

                      #11
                      By the way, I usually mention for our Buddhist trivia collection ...

                      Gary Dyson is singing the Tibetan version of the Heart Sutra, which has some extra passages at the start not usually found in the Japanese-Chinese version, describing the scene and setting [Boldface] ... So, that is why the extra words at the start ...

                      The rest is about the same although, as a translation, it is phrased here in English to be a bit more prosaic.

                      Thus have I heard. Once the Blessed One was dwelling in Rajagriha at Vulture Peak mountain, together with a great gathering of the sangha of monks and a great gathering of the sangha of bodhisattvas. At that time the Blessed One entered the samadhi that expresses the dharma called "profound illumination," and at the same time noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, while practicing the profound prajnaparamita, saw in this way: he saw the five skandhas to be empty of nature. Then, through the power of the Buddha, venerable Shariputra said to noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, "How should a son or daughter of noble family train, who wishes to practice the profound prajnaparamita?" Addressed in this way, noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, said to venerable Shariputra, "O Shariputra, a son or daughter of noble family who wishes to practice the profound prajnaparamita should see in this way: seeing the five skandhas to be empty of nature. Form is emptiness; emptiness also is form. Emptiness is no other than form; form is no other than emptiness ...
                      They have a little more at the end too, after the GATE GATE ...

                      GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SVAHA
                      Thus, Shariputra, the bodhisattva mahasattva should train in the profound prajnaparamita. Then the Blessed One arose from that samadhi and praised noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, saying, "Good, good, O son of noble family; thus it is, O son of noble family, thus it is. One should practice the profound prajnaparamita just as you have taught and all the tathagatas will rejoice." When the Blessed One had said this, venerable Shariputra and noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, that whole assembly and the world with its gods, humans, asuras, and gandharvas rejoiced and praised the words of the Blessed One.
                      Please save that in mind for Buddhist Trivial Pursuit!

                      Gassho, J

                      SatToday
                      Last edited by Jundo; 01-20-2017, 11:59 PM.
                      ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                      • Hobbie
                        Member
                        • Aug 2016
                        • 48

                        #12
                        I will not be able to make tonight, but will sit with the recording tomorrow. _/|\_

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                        • Mp

                          #13
                          Hello folks,

                          Here is todays event link if needed: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...nwgcznk4ihheie

                          Gassho
                          Shingen

                          s@today

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                          • Hoko
                            Member
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 457

                            #14
                            I will sit with the recording this weekend.

                            Gassho,
                            Hoko
                            #SatToday
                            法 Dharma
                            口 Mouth

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                            • Myosha
                              Member
                              • Mar 2013
                              • 2974

                              #15
                              Participating "one-way".

                              Gassho
                              Myosha
                              "Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"

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