Training for Weekly Treeleaf Zazenkai Short Ceremony

[Jundo]

Dear Ino-Doan to be,

Please study and master our short Service, typically heard during our weekly Treeleaf Zazenkai. The Ceremony and Dedication are as follows.

On the "rundown" of the Inkin bell, you need to develop an ear for the right number and pace of the rings. It is best to study the example video and notice how the ino paces the rings to give enough time for the Doshi to reach the top of the haishiki (tatami mat placed in front of altar) and spread out his bowing cloth (zagu) and be in position for bows / prostrations.
Study the example Ceremony above, listening for the recitation and instruments, and paying special attention to how the Ino follows the Doshi's movements.

Please also study and learn about the traditional instruments of the Zen monastery:

https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/hangszersz.html

You should further learn the Chants and Ceremony at the end of the Zazenkai, consisting of the Verse of Atonement, followed by the Four Vows, which are also found in the chant book provided.

The Kirigami ("Kirigami" is the traditional Zen word for "user's manual" ) for the Short Ceremony Ino position can be downloaded here:

DOWNLOAD INO CHANT BOOK

Gassho, Jundo

STLah

[Jundo]

ATTENTION ALL INOS! ALL INO ALERT!

I mention the following because it is happens with several Inos very often: The Mokugyo hit hard near the microphone is drowning out the Ino's voice during the Heart Sutra. The human voice breaks up and almost vanishes or is often totally unintelligible.

Here is what we must do: Move the Mokugyo very far from the microphone, and strike it so softly, that it is barely heard in the background and the voice is loud and dominant. Our microphones can't seem to handle it!

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FOR BEST SOUND:

Ino should turn off "sound compression" in Zoom. In the Zoom window,

Go to settings----> Audio -----> Advance (lower right hand corner)

Select "Show In-meeting option to "Enable Original Sound" from microphone" see picture below:

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This setting will stay for the user, so you only have to do this once.

When you are in a meeting you may also see an additional toggle in the upper left-hand corner like this:

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If so, you can also use that to toggle to "original sound."

Things to note:

1. This disables the background noise suppression, so everything will get picked up even if you aren't making noise. So, mute your mike during times that you are not chanting.

2. It sends exactly what your mic is picking up, so volume is not adjusted.

3. Remember to toggle it back for standard meetings other than Zazenkai where you are Ino.

Gassho, Jundo