Please 'sit-a-long' with our MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE8am to noon Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm to 11pm, Los Angeles 4pm to 8pm (Friday night), London midnight to 4am and Paris 1am to 5am (early Saturday morning)) ... and visible at the following link during those times ...
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 . Just click then on the links below:
THE 'REAL TIME, ANY TIME' recorded version is divided into 3 parts as follows (click on the links) :
Quote:
00:00 - 00:50 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA / SANDOKAI IN ENGLISH) & ZAZEN
00:50 - 01:00 KINHIN
01:00 - 01:30 ZAZEN
01:30 - 01:50 KINHIN
ZAZENKAI PART I LINK:
03:30 - 04:00 METTA CHANT & ZAZEN, VERSE OF ATONEMENT, FOUR VOWS, & CLOSING ZAZENKAI PART 3 LINK:
Our Zazenkai consists of our chanting the 'Heart Sutra' and the 'Identity of Relative and Absolute (Sandokai)' in English (please download our Chant Book at the link below), some full floor prostrations (please follow along with me ... or a simple Gassho can be substituted if you wish), a little talk by me ... and we close with the 'Metta Chant', followed at the end with the 'Verse of Atonement' and 'The Four Vows'. Oh, and lots and lots of Zazen and walkin' Kinhin in between!
Please download and print out the Chant Book (PDF) at the following link:
I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU POSITION YOUR ZAFU ON THE FLOOR IN A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT STARING DIRECTLY AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN, BUT CAN GLANCE OVER AND SEE THE SCREEN WHEN NECESSARY. YOUR ZAFU SHOULD ALSO BE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE COMPUTER SCREEN WHILE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ZAFU FOR THE CEREMONIES, AND HAVE ROOM FOR BOWING AND KINHIN.
ALSO, REMEMBER TO SET YOUR COMPUTER (& SCREEN SAVER) SO THAT IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF DURING THE 4 HOURS.
I hope you will join us ... an open Zafu is waiting. When we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!
Gassho, Jundo
09-30-2011, 05:41 AM
Jundo
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
The Talk this time will be on Master Hongzhi's 'Guidepost of Silent Illumination' ...
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
I'll be sitting a live zazenkai on Sunday with my local sangha. I'll hold you all in my heart!
09-30-2011, 08:13 PM
Dosho
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Hi all,
I will be sitting live, but not on Google+ this time. However, if anyone else is sitting on Google+ please do indicate as much here on the thread so others may join you!
I'll be back on there soon I expect, but I need to spend a little less time fiddling with technology and a little more time sitting and listening. ;)
Gassho,
Dosho
10-01-2011, 12:04 AM
Taylor
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Pumpkin soup took longer than expected,
So I'll see all of your smiling faces tomorrow :D
10-01-2011, 03:03 AM
Dosho
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Jundo,
Thank you for your practice and congrats on the impending arrival!
And, as always, my thanks to all who sat, are sitting, or will sit.
Deep bows...
Gassho,
Dosho
10-02-2011, 05:15 PM
Risho
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Congrats Jundo! Thank you to everyone for sitting.
Gassho,
Risho
10-03-2011, 02:34 AM
Kyonin
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
That's great news, Jundo!
And yes! Please take a lot of videos from your trip.
Thanks for this wonderful Zazenkai and teaching.
10-03-2011, 02:41 AM
Jundo
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Risho
Congrats Jundo! Thank you to everyone for sitting.
Gassho,
Risho
Thank you. I will have a little more news on our impending baby adoption soon ... but it is still a little too early. With all the twists and turns and red tape, still a couple of small mountains to cross. Everything in its time. However, right now ... all systems go, and maybe coming to fruition even in a few weeks!
Gassho, J
10-03-2011, 01:19 PM
Gi Shu-George
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Thank you judo for this sitting and teaching. Gassho George.
10-04-2011, 03:35 PM
Nenka
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
I sat through half of this with my speakers cranked up, straining to hear, assuming technical difficulties . . . and then I noticed my sound bar was set way down low for some reason. :oops: :lol:
Ah well.
Thanks to everyone who sat / will sit.
Gassho
Jen
10-05-2011, 08:51 PM
Dustin
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
It was nice to sit with you all.
Dustin
10-07-2011, 02:51 PM
Myoku
Re: October 1st, 2011- OUR MONTHLY 4-hour ZAZENKAI!
Being on vacation with limited and poor Internet connection I couldn't watch this Zazenkai, but sat it last Sunday with a recorded older version I downloaded before leaving home. Thanks everybody & Gassho
Peter