February 27th-28th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

NOTE: No Closing Bell for Second Zazen Sitting Only. Please keep time (30 min Zazen) at home. Verse of At-one-ment and Four Vows are on second video below. Oh well. Technical Non-difficulties.

Hello All,

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast from 9am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm, Los Angeles 4pm (Friday night), London midnight and Paris 1am (early Saturday morning)

... and to be visible on the following screen during those times and sit-a-long-able any time thereafter ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at GOOGLE+ IS HERE:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN



Verse of Atonement and Four Vows Only



FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT THIS LINK. WE ARE NOW LIMITED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANY NUMBER CAN WATCH LIVE 'ONE WAY' AND SIT-A-LONG VIA THE ABOVE SCREEN. IF JOINING WITH CAMERA, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED:

00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English) 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 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 about 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 Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

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

[Anshu Bryson]

See you all there!

Gassho,
Anshu

sat today

[Mp]

I will be there live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday

[Sekishi]

Funky schedule tomorrow, but I hope to be there live.
Gassho,
Sekishi
#sattoday

[Kyonin]

Hi!

This will be a tough day for me, but I'll try to make it live.

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Dave d]

I'll be there,see you there.
gassho
Dave sat today

[RichardH]

I'll be here/there.

Gassho
Daizan

Sat-withlinseedoilandturps-today

[Shinzan]

After two weeks on the road, happy to be back. I'll be there.
_/\_ Shinzan
sattoday

[Joyo]

I've had a very long and challenging week with my youngest son so I don't think I will be able to make it tonight. I'll sit with the recording either on the weekend or early next week. Have a lovely sit, everyone.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[Myosha]

Participating.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Dosho]

I'll be there with bells on.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Jundo]

Here is the event page ....

https://plus.google.com/events/ckc3c...9srpa6ui978q94

[Mp]

For some reason the event won't start ... it begins, then says it cannot connect. Will keep trying. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Dosho]

Same as Shingen...says try in a few minutes.

[Shinzan]

So, I'll just sit for awhile, then try again. Easy button.
_/\_ Shinzan

[Mp]

Oh the Google Gremlins! =)

Gassho
Shingen

Trying to sit but those Gremlins.

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo and everyone ... whether connected or disconnected, we are all together. =) Have a great weekend.

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday

[Anshu Bryson]

Disconnected but together for me Shingen Always wonderful to sit with you all, whether in the room or out

Gassho,
Anshu

​sat today

[Sekishi]

I was able to join after first kinhin, but it was only Jundo and I. My aching legs said it was a long Zazen, and sure enough, I was the only one there 40 minutes in! :-)

Thank you all for your practice.

Gassho,
Sekishi

[Jishin]

Good to see you all.

Gassho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Anshu Bryson]

Joined the 4 Vows and Verse of Atonement as well; didn't realise we had gone off and on again!

Thanks again Jundo (and lonely Sekishi!)

Gassho,
Anshu,

Sat today

[RichardH]

Sorry to miss live. I messed up a project and have to go back and fix it. Will sit zazenkai Sunday eve.

Gassho dear sangha.
Daizan

Sat today

[Myosha]

Thanks to all.



Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Tai Shi]

Hi
I was able to sit and view yesterday's Zazenkai. Thank you Treeleaf for dedicating the zazen to those who have lost loved ones, and as Jundo so aptly pointed out, that is all of us. The video is quiet and respectful as other Zazenkai I have followed with video.

Elgwyn
sat today
Gassho

[Josan]

Thanks to all who sat and all who will sit, Gassho, David

[Jika]

Thank you all for sitting and practicing with the special qualities of G+.
Thanks Jundo for doing all the tasks. Though it must be hard work I admire, I enjoy watching the Jundo-solo-kais very much, too.
The structure of the ceremony becomes clearer, without time shifts on my end.

Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

[Dosho]

Thanks to all who sat!

Gassho,
Dosho

Sat today

[Shokai]

Thanks to all who sat and will sit

I enjoy(ed) watching the Jundo-solo-kai very much, too.

Thank you Jundo for the dedication as well
gassho

#sat today

[Matt]

Going to sit this now. Gassho, Matt

[Cumminjd]

Thank you everyone who sat, who will sit, and who are sitting. I hope you all have a great weekend.

James
Sat Today (just now!)

[Tai Shi]

Shingen,

Thank you for your kind directions, and now I have the right time for long Zazenkai next Friday.

sat today
Elgwyn
Gassho

[Mp]

Shingen,

Thank you for your kind directions, and now I have the right time for long Zazenkai next Friday.

sat today
Elgwyn
Gassho

Your very welcome Elgwyn ... look forward to sitting with you next week. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Just sat

[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha!

Gassho
Lisa
sat today

[Kokuu]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Kokuu
#sattoday

[Gi Shu-George]

Thank you Jundo, thank you all for this sitting
Gassho
Gi Shu-George.