NOTE: We have ... just out of the box ...A NEW COMPUTER! ... with enough capacity to handle our new Hi-Definition Camera (donated to us a few weeks ago) and our Samson Microphone ... HOWEVER, DUE TO MY FOOLISH MISTAKE PERHAPS, I STILL BROKE THE VIDEO INTO THREE SEGMENTS THIS WEEK!
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN
00:00 – 00:15 THIS WEEK'S GREETING, CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English ONLY) and Dedication
01:25 – 01:30 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT (MISSING) AND FINAL GREETING
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 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 at the following link:
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
06-08-2012, 09:59 AM
Rich
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Will sit along live. Thx.
06-08-2012, 10:11 AM
gilles
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
offlive sunday morning
gassho
gilles :D
06-08-2012, 10:15 AM
Kyonin
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'll be there!
06-08-2012, 10:28 AM
Jundo
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
And, after last evening's crackling and popping during Dokan's lovely Shakuhachi ... and other recent technical non-difficulties ...
... just out of the box ...A NEW COMPUTER!
I carried it home from the store just after sending Dokan off to his plane back to America. This new laptop should have more than enough capacity to handle our new Hi-Definition Camera (donated to us a few weeks ago) and our Samson Microphone, which seem to have together overloaded the old workhorse. The new machine will be dedicated exclusively to our netcasts, and not have any other role or software on it. I have spent much of this afternoon installing and setting up, so we should be ready to go! All is testing fine. Both picture and sound should be crystal clear from today.
This is a first step on our TREELEAF 2.0 project next week.
I believe that this change, perhaps for our very next Zazenkai next week (or the week after, as I am still learning how to do it), will REVOLUTIONIZE how we come together and experience ZAZENKAI AS A COMMUNITY! (Thank you Kyonin).
I also plan to have a COMMUNITY 'KUYO' MEMORIAL SERVICE upon our return, expressing gratitude and putting to a peaceful rest our old computer ... and remembering so many other bits of hardware and software that have served this Treeleaf Sangha over the years ("Kuyo" is actually a traditional ceremony in Japanese Buddhism, to remember old tools and such) ... so please look forward and join us for that.
Gassho, Jundo
06-08-2012, 11:12 AM
RichardH
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Will be there/here...
Gassho, kojip.
06-08-2012, 11:57 AM
Dosho
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'll be there.
Gassho,
Dosho
06-08-2012, 12:20 PM
Yugen
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Will join you!
Gassho
Yugen
06-08-2012, 12:50 PM
Mp
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I will be there.
Gassho,
Michael
06-08-2012, 01:06 PM
Khalil Bodhi
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'll do my best!
06-08-2012, 01:23 PM
Jinyo
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Looking forward to the new equipment - but the 'crackling,popping' sounded like friendly frogs croaking under water ( :shock: ) that seemed to be partially tamed by
Doken's Shakuhachi - hope you'll release the little fellas before Kuyo for the old machine :wink:
Will 'sit' recorded version of Zazenkai
Gassho
Willow
06-08-2012, 01:25 PM
Daijo
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'll be there. Tonight? Tomorrow?
06-08-2012, 02:51 PM
Koshin
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Will sit this one about two hours later than you guys, but anyway, live :wink:
06-08-2012, 06:25 PM
KellyRok
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
I'm going to try to sit live this evening...have a bathroom tile project started and depends how late we work :).
Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
06-08-2012, 08:25 PM
Dosho
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Quote:
Originally Posted by KellyRok
I'm going to try to sit live this evening...have a bathroom tile project started and depends how late we work :)
Well, sitting with us is as good a reason to take a break as any! ;) Hope to see you.
Gassho,
Dosho
06-09-2012, 01:34 AM
Dosho
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
My thanks to Jundo and our sangha...wouldn't be the same without ya! ;)
Deep bows...
Gassho,
Dosho
06-09-2012, 01:34 AM
Yugen
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Deep bows to all who sat and will sit.
Thank you all for your practice tonight. I would be lost without you.
Gassho
Yugen
06-09-2012, 01:34 AM
Kyonin
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thanks all who sat /will sit.
Congrats for the new computer, Jundo!
Have a nice weekend, everyone!
06-09-2012, 01:44 AM
RichardH
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you.
Gassho, kojip
06-09-2012, 03:46 AM
Mp
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Jundo and everyone for the sit.
Gassho
Michael
06-09-2012, 01:57 PM
Koshin
Re: June 9th, 2012 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai
Thank you Jundo and every siter, in the past, present and future. Waiting for Treeleaf's 2.0 next Zazenkai :)