February 12th-13th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

Hello All,

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast from 10am 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 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

https://plus.google.com/events/c4l3q...s53f9mm1g22jp0

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

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, I will be there with bells ready! =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Doshin]

I will participate.

Gassho
Doshin
Sattoday

[Jakuden]

I may have to sit this later due to teenage turmoil going on in our household
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

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[Jundo]

I may have to sit this later due to teenage turmoil going on in our household
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

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Oh ... teenage turmoil! We will sit and dedicate this Zazenkai to you and all parents suffering with "teenage turnmoil"!!

It is a special kind of Dukkha all its own.

Gassho, Jundo

[Onkai]

I plan to participate in two-way video.

Gassho,
Onkai (Laurie)
SatToday

[Tai Shi]

I'll be there as an observer, so I can watch the live broadcast--maybe next week I can participate two way.
Elgwyn
Tai Chi (Calm Poetry)
sat today
Gassho

[Sekishi]

I'm going to try to make it two-way this week. Can we do a special "Internet and Server Please Behave" chant?

Gassho,
Sekishi
#SatToday

[Sue]

I will be there observing.
Gassho
Sue
Sat today.

[Onkai]

Thank you all for the Zazenkai. Have a good weekend and a happy Valentine's day!

Gassho,
Onkai (Laurie)
SatToday

[Doshin]

As always, thank you sangha for our practicing together. It is always good.

Gassho
Doshin
sattoday

[Mp]

Thank you for sitting everyone, have a great weekend. =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Jakuden]

Sat this with smartphone in sleeping household, Jundo your talk about hugging and letting go brought tears. Valentine "X's" and "O's" to everyone!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Myosha]

Thanks to all.

Ill? Chill!^^


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Washin]

Thank you everyone. Just sat live with recording.
Thank you for the talk Jundo.
Nice weekend to all (if you meet Cupid on the road hug him )

Gassho
Washin

[Kotei]

Thank you all for sitting together.

Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Jika]

Thank you and hugs to all.

Can we do a special "Internet and Server Please Behave" chant?

I think we do, in fact - Hannya Shingyo.
Maybe "webcam, mic, server" should be added as modern times sense organs - their functioning being as important as eyes, ears to our Zazenkai.
So, Internet and Server are Emptiness, Emptiness is internet and server, no server, no internet...
Hugs to all server nodes, not too tight, not too loose.

Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[Jundo]

Thank you and hugs to all.



I think we do, in fact - Hannya Shingyo.
Maybe "webcam, mic, server" should be added as modern times sense organs - their functioning being as important as eyes, ears to our Zazenkai.
So, Internet and Server are Emptiness, Emptiness is internet and server, no server, no internet...
Hugs to all server nodes, not too tight, not too loose.

Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[Ryo Do]

Thank you everyone!

Gassho
Ryo Do

Just sat with you

[Sven]

Joined in this morning.

Gassho,
Sven


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[Joyo]

I've been working so many evenings; I'll sit with the recording this week.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[RichardH]

Thank you
Gassho
Daizan
Sat today

....Casey and finnegan gave me the willies.

[Kyonin]

Just sat this one tonight.

Thank you all.

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Ben]

I sat this one this morning. My first Treeleaf Zazenkai (despite having joined Treeleaf a couple months ago). I'm still figuring out all the niceties of form and ritual, but it's wonderful to join in, even on tape-delay. Hope to be sitting live with you sometime soon. Thank you!

Gassho,

Ben
SatToday

[Jakuden]

Welcome Ben, nice to have you sitting with us... Live or recorded, near or far, we all sit together
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Matt]

Will be sitting this one tonight.

Gassho,
Matt