August 20th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

Hiyas!
While the Teachers away the unsui will play!

While Jundo is away in the mountains camping with his family and Taigu is attending a Sesshin -

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF - for the time being, Shohei's Living Room' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE from 9pm Atlantic Standard Time /9am 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 at the following link during those times ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at JUSTIN.TV:
http://www.justin.tv/treeleafzen

But FEAR NOT if not possible for you to join 'live' in your location at those times, as the entire sitting is recorded in 'REAL TIME' and 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:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

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

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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:
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
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

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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
Shohei

Awesome! Thanks for stepping up to lead us in our next Zazenkai Shohei! Looking forward to sitting with you and the rest of the gang bright and early Saturday morning :D

Gassho,
John

I will sit tonight. Thank you Shohei for stepping.

Thank you, the show must go on!

I'm looking forward to sitting with you all for the first time this evening!

I'll see you then! :D

Gassho,
Dosho

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Originally Posted by Dosho

I'll see you then! :D

Gassho,
Dosho

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Ditto...and there.
Gassho,
Engyo

BTW, I'll be doing a Google+ Hangout tonight during the live sit, so if anyone wants to join please do so!

And if you'd like to join but have no idea what I'm talking about, post about it here or send me a PM and I'll get you setup!

Hope to see some folks there! :D

Gassho,
Dosho

It's been a while for me-- I hope to be there!

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Originally Posted by Dosho

Hope to see some folks there! :D

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See you there!

G
S

My thanks to Shohei (Great Job!) and to all those who sat, are sitting, or will sit!

Deep bows...

Gassho,
Dosho

Yes, very well done Shohei!

Gassho,

Shawn

Thank you, Shohei and all.
Gassho,
Engyo

Thank you very much, Shohei.

Great to sit with you guys.

Hi.

Thank you.
Very nice!!

Mtfbwy
Fugen

Thanks everybody who sat and will sit,
I much enjoyed it, Shohei,
_()_
Peter

Thank you Shohei for a very enjoyable zazenkai, and of course thanks to everybody who also sat with me.

Thank you Shohei. You did a great job as Ino! It was a pleasure to sit with everyone.

Gassho,
John

Good job Shohei.

Thanks, Shohei! You done good. :D

Gassho

Jen

Good job Shohei. Thank you.
Gassho
Soen

Thanks Shohei!

Shohei, congrats on a job well done :D

Thank you Shohei!

Jodi

Well done, Shohei.

gassho,
Shujin