February 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - HAPPY VALENTINE'S !

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  • Jundo
    Treeleaf Founder and Priest
    • Apr 2006
    • 41103

    February 17th-18th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - HAPPY VALENTINE'S !

    A Romantic Zazenkai ... try pair sitting!


    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 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
  • Kaisui
    Member
    • Sep 2015
    • 174

    #2
    I will be there sitting one way... Not pair sitting, though, unfortunately. Once I feel more comfortable with when people are bowing and chanting I may give two-way a try.

    Gassho,
    Charity

    SatToday

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    • Jundo
      Treeleaf Founder and Priest
      • Apr 2006
      • 41103

      #3
      Originally posted by coriander
      I will be there sitting one way... Not pair sitting, though, unfortunately

      Yes, pair sitting is purely optional. Dropping two body-minds ... together!

      And here is the perfect Zafu for doing so ...



      Gassho, J

      SatToday (Solo)
      Last edited by Jundo; 02-17-2017, 03:39 AM.
      ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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      • Mp

        #4
        Thank you Jundo ... I will be there live and pair sitting with Bodhi, as he always loves to sit too (well, he sleeps). =)

        Gassho
        Shingen

        s@today

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        • Kyonin
          Dharma Transmitted Priest
          • Oct 2010
          • 6752

          #5
          Hi Jundo!

          I'll be there sitting with Sandy (whom has been trying the waters of zazen and she reports less fybromialgya pain )

          Gassho,

          Kyonin
          #SatToday
          Hondō Kyōnin
          奔道 協忍

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          • Jakuden
            Member
            • Jun 2015
            • 6141

            #6
            I'll be there one-way... will you all be my Valentines ❤️[emoji120]?
            Gassho
            Jakuden
            SatToday


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            • Myosha
              Member
              • Mar 2013
              • 2974

              #7
              Originally posted by Jakuden
              I'll be there one-way... will you all be my Valentines ❤️[emoji120]?
              Gassho
              Jakuden
              SatToday


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              Hello,

              Wow, you're early!

              Please be a 2018 Valentine.

              Or not.


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

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              • Onkai
                Senior Priest-in-Training
                • Aug 2015
                • 3170

                #8
                Thank you, Jundo. I will be there two-way, tech allowing. Happy belated Valentine's day!

                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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                • Jakuden
                  Member
                  • Jun 2015
                  • 6141

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Myosha
                  Hello,

                  Wow, you're early!

                  Please be a 2018 Valentine.

                  Or not.


                  Gassho
                  Myosha
                  sat today
                  I'll be your Valentine every day Myosha [emoji8]

                  Gassho
                  Jakuden
                  SatToday


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                  • Joyo

                    #10
                    I am sick with an ear infection. I will try to join for awhile but it depends on how I'm feeling.

                    Gassho,
                    Joyo
                    sat today

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                    • RichardH
                      Member
                      • Nov 2011
                      • 2800

                      #11
                      I'll be here with bells ready.

                      Gassho

                      Daizan


                      Sat today

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                      • Mp

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Joyo
                        I am sick with an ear infection. I will try to join for awhile but it depends on how I'm feeling.

                        Gassho,
                        Joyo
                        sat today
                        Ahh that is not good, hope you feel better Joyo ... even lying down with an ear infection is zazen if we are present with that reality. =)

                        Gassho
                        Shingen

                        s@today

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                        • Jundo
                          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
                          • Apr 2006
                          • 41103

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Joyo
                          I am sick with an ear infection. I will try to join for awhile but it depends on how I'm feeling.

                          Gassho,
                          Joyo
                          sat today
                          You can be with us in heart. Remember that Zazen is sometimes in bed moaning and groaning.

                          Sitting for your ear.

                          Gassho, J

                          SatToday
                          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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                          • RichardH
                            Member
                            • Nov 2011
                            • 2800

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Joyo
                            I am sick with an ear infection. I will try to join for awhile but it depends on how I'm feeling.

                            Gassho,
                            Joyo
                            sat today
                            Hope you are feeling better soon , Joyo. You are here while in bed resting too.

                            Gassho
                            Daizan

                            Sat today

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                            • Mp

                              #15
                              Hello folks,

                              Here is todays zazenkai event link if needed: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...fotvwngvvpsb4e

                              Gassho
                              Shingen

                              s@today

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