NOTE FROM JUNDO: I'm heading up to the Tsunami area for 3 days with the clean-up volunteers from Tsukuba. See ya on the return. I asked Mongen to lead the Zazenkai this time. NOTE THE SPECIAL STARTING TIME ON SATURDAY!!
Hello everyone,
Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF - or this time around, "live from Hans Chudo Mongen's little room where the computer happens to be" 90 minute ZAZENKAI', netcast LIVE from 3 PM German/Paris time, 2 pm London time, New York 9am and LA 6am, Japan 10pm ... all on SATURDAY, September 24th.)
... and to be visible at the following link during those times ...
But FEAR NOT, if it's not possible for you to join the 'live' non-action action at those times, the entire sitting will be recorded in 'REAL TIME' and will be made available for full participation 'on demand' at any time after that, no different from the 'live' sitting :
'REAL TIME' recorded 'ANY TIME' version link is here:
OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in JAPANESE ONLY) 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 Japanese (the words are 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 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 words of the Chants we will recite below and at the following link:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2231
Zazenkai INFO:
Begins with a series of rings of the small Inkin bell ••••••• followed by 3x PROSTRATIONS by EVERYONE
Then chant of Heart Sutra inJapanese:
INO = CHANT LEADER ONLY
EVERYONE = ALL JOIN IN
INO ONLY =
Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo*
(The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in JAPANESE)
EVERYONE =
Kan Ji Zai Bo Satsu Gyo Jin Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ji Sho
Ken Go* On Kai Ku Do I Sai Ku Yaku Sha Ri Shi Shiki Fu
I Ku Ku Fu I Shiki Shiki Soku Ze Ku Ku Soku Ze Shiki Ju
So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze Sha Ri Shi Ze Sho Ho Ku
So Fu Sho Fu Metsu Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku
Chu Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki Mu Gen Ni Bi Ze Shin
Ni Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu
I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu
Ro Shi Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do Mu Chi
Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tok ko Bo Dai Sat Ta E Han-Nya
Ha Ra Mi Ta Ko* Shin Mu Kei Ge Mu Kei Ge Ko Mu
U Ku Fu On Ri Is-Sai Ten Do Mu So Ku Gyo Ne Han San
Ze Sho Butsu E Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ko* Toku A Noku
Ta Ra San Myaku San Bo Dai Ko Chi Han-Nya Ha Ra Mi
Ta Ze Dai Jin Shu Ze Dai Myo Shu Ze Mu Jo Shu Ze Mu
To To Shu No Jo Is sai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko Ko Setsu Han
Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shu Soku Setsu Shu Watsu Gya* Tei
Gya Tei Ha Ra Gya Tei Hara* So Gya Tei Bo Ji Sowa Ka
Han Nya Shin Gyo * * *
FOLLOWED BY DEDICATION OF MERIT - READ BY INO ONLY:
Buddha Nature pervades the whole universe, Reality, existing right here now:
In reciting THE HEART OF THE PERFECTION OF GREAT WISDOM SUTRA (and THE IDENTITY OF RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE) we dedicate our sincere efforts to:
•Shakyamuni Buddha Honored One; the Historical Buddha and Teacher …
and to those ancestral teachers:
Eihei Dogen Honored One
Soji Keizan Honored One,
All successive Honored Ones up until
Renpo Niwa Honored One and
Gudo Wafu Honored One
and to all other Honored Ones throughout history, Male and Female Honored Ones, whose names have been forgotten or left unsaid.
We also dedicate these efforts to the Three Treasures,
Buddha, Dharma, Sangha,
To all Awakened Ones and Teachers in all places and times.
We especially seek tranquility & well being for all creatures now suffering or ill in health.
May they be serene through all their ills.
May their lives be at peace and Wisdom pervade the darkness of ignorance.
We dedicate our hopes and aspirations:
To all victims of war and terrorism and natural events
To the injured and to all families touched by these tragedies
To the healing of hatred in all countries and among all peoples
To the wisdom and compassion of our world leaders
To the peace of the world and harmony of all beings.
Thus, let the harmful effects of words, thoughts and actions be dispelled
and Compassion bloom in perpetual spring.
May we all realize and live the Enlightened Way together:
EVERYONE CHANTS:
ø All Buddhas throughout space and time
ø All Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas
ø Maha • Prajna • Paramita ••••••• (followed 3x PROSTRATIONS by EVERYONE) • • •
BE SEATED AS INSTRUCTED
Zazen
kinhin
Zazen
Then...
At the end of the Zazenkai, we recite the following::
VERSE OF ATONEMENT:
All harmful acts, words and thoughts, ever committed by me since of old,
On account of beginningless greed, anger and ignorance,
Born of my body, mouth and mind,
Now I atone for them all
FOUR VOWS (to be recited 3x , vibrant on the second, soft on the third time):
To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless
To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible
To perceive Reality, though Reality is boundless
To attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable
So, please join us as soon as you can, and we will keep a Zafu for you.
Remember, when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!
Gassho and looking forward to sitting with all of you,
Hans Chudo Mongen
09-21-2011, 04:00 PM
Dosho
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
See you then Hans...looking forward to it!
Gassho,
Dosho
09-21-2011, 04:41 PM
Hoyu
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dosho
looking forward to it!
Gassho,
Dosho
Me too!! Thank you once again to our priests in training who help to insure that the show goes on!
Gassho,
John
09-21-2011, 04:56 PM
Dokan
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Fantastic! 8am Dallas time! Was worried I might have to miss the live sit as all three of my daughters are having birthdays this weekend.
Look forward to sitting with you all.
I'll be on G+.
Gassho,
Shawn
09-21-2011, 06:19 PM
Nindo
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
7am here too, and this would have been perfect any other Saturday :cry: but this week I'm doing a charity run. I'll join you in the fourth dimension....
09-22-2011, 01:16 AM
Dokan
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Hmm maybe it was changed or I was not awake...seems it's at 8am. Kids will be getting up, but will give it a shot anyway. :)
Gassho,
Shawn
09-22-2011, 01:44 AM
Kyonin
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Great time! I'll see you all there. :D
09-23-2011, 02:18 PM
Hans
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Hello everyone,
there seems to have been a slight time zone mistake in my original post. I have double checked the corresponding times. It is definitely 3PM in Germany, which translates to 2PM in the UK and (according to the helpful site Timezone converter) 9am New York time, which should mean 8am Dallas time and 10PM Tokyo time. If you are in doubt about your time zone, please use 3PM german time as your reference (since that's where I live).
Just click the link in the bottom right corner of the "Upcoming Events at Treeleaf Zendo" calendar and it should take you to a personalized calendar with the correct time in your zone, but you do have to be logged into Google for it to work.
Gassho,
Dosho
09-23-2011, 08:40 PM
Shinko
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
7 am will be perfect! I look forward to sitting with you all!
09-24-2011, 12:07 AM
Hogen
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'm a little confused now. is it 9 or 10AM EST?
09-24-2011, 12:52 AM
Nindo
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
9 AM EST.
09-24-2011, 02:38 PM
Dosho
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you to all who sat, are sitting, or will sit...deep bows!
And thank you Hans for a wonderful zazenkai!
Gassho,
Dosho
09-24-2011, 02:39 PM
Seishin the Elder
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Chundo Mongen for being with us today. A very nice job indeed.
Gassho to all who sat, and will sit,
Seishin Kyrill
09-24-2011, 02:40 PM
Myozan Kodo
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Good job Hans. You did Jundo proud. It's great to sit Zazenkai live in European time. I hope it becomes something regular, for us guys on this side of this spinning globe. :D
Gassho
09-24-2011, 02:41 PM
Myoku
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you to all sitting this zazenkai,
_()_
Peter
ps.: Gut gemacht, Hans !
09-24-2011, 02:42 PM
andyZ
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Hans for the zazenkai. Very impressive chanting of the heart sutra.
Gassho,
Andy
09-24-2011, 02:45 PM
Nenka
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Great job, Hans!
Thanks to everyone who sat/will sit.
Gassho
Jen
09-24-2011, 02:46 PM
Shokai
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
IMHO Hans, you did a great thing; thank you, gassho :D
Thank you to all who sat, are sitting, or will sit...
_/_ _/_ _/_
09-24-2011, 02:57 PM
Shohei
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Hans! Wonderful job I missed the starting ceremony as i was running late due to "practice :D" so I just re watched the beginning ceremony- Awesome job!
Deep bows!
Shohei
09-25-2011, 12:28 AM
Kyonin
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you, Hans. It was a wonderful ceremony.
09-25-2011, 10:30 AM
Heisoku
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you for the zazenkai and for clarifying kinhin!
09-25-2011, 11:12 AM
Onshin
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
thank you Hans for a lovely zazenkai. I am really enjoying these round the world sessions, they not not only show the international nature of our sangha but also by coming from your homes (complete with Swedish wendy houses) they emphasise the ordinariness of our practice.
Gassho all.
09-25-2011, 01:22 PM
Hoyu
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Mongen for leading this week's Zazenkai. Wonderful job chanting Hanya Shingyo! As mentioned in closing, It's great to be able to sit together with all of you regardless of time and space _/_
Thank you for your practice.
09-25-2011, 01:38 PM
Gi Shu-George
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
A wonderful zazenkai. Thank you Mongen. Thank you all.
Gassho George.
09-26-2011, 02:41 AM
Risho
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Gassho
Risho
09-28-2011, 01:15 PM
Jiken
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thanks Hans
09-28-2011, 03:41 PM
Dokan
Re: September 24th, Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Hans for your commitment to our practice!