July 29th-30th 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 9pm, Los Angeles 6pm (Friday night), London 2am and Paris 3am (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

EVENT PAGE:
https://plus.google.com/events/ce7r7...1cda72e4h2ju8g

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 live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Kyonin]

Thank you Jundo!

I'll be there with my bell and mokugyo ready

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Cyd]

thank you Jundo

will be there live if if everything
works.

Gassho
Cyd
Sat2day

[Geika]

I don't think I can be there live. I'll be visiting my mom in the hospital.

Gassho, sat today

[Mp]

I'll be visiting my mom in the hospital.

I hope your mom is ok, send you all much metta and sitting there with you.

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Geika]

Thank you, Shingen, much appreciated. However, she told me that she would just like to rest today, so I think I will be joining live, unless something else comes up.

Gassho, sat today

[Mp]

Thank you, Shingen, much appreciated. However, she told me that she would just like to rest today, so I think I will be joining live, unless something else comes up.

Gassho, sat today

Whether resting, dancing, or having to face the struggles of life, no one is alone, as we are always there. =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Onkai]

Whether resting, dancing, or having to face the struggles of life, no one is alone, as we are always there. =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

That's a beautiful sentiment, Shingen, one at the core of Treeleaf. Geika, I wish your mother well.

Thank you, Jundo. I plan to be on the video two-way.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[Byokan]

I will sit this one on the weekend. Wishing good rest for your Mom tonight, Geika, and metta for all.

Gassho
Byōkan
sat today

[Geika]

Thank you, Onkai and Byokan. Gassho

Sat today

[Jundo]

Today is dedicated to Geika's mom and all folks in hospital everywhere.

Gassho, J

[Geika]

Yes, metta to all and those who are sick. Thanks, Jundo. Gassho

Sat today

[Mp]

Here is the event link if needed:

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...-GB&authuser=0

Gassho
Shingen

s@todaday

[Kyonin]

Thanks, Shingen!

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Onkai]

Thank you all. It was a lovely zazenkai. Have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[Geika]

Hangouts gave up on me at the very last minute, but no worries. Thanks for us all sitting together, gassho.

Sat today

[Mp]

Thank you everyone, always lovely to sit with you all. =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Kotei]

Thank you very much.
Happy to be with all of you.

Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Jika]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Jika
#cattoday

[Myosha]

Thanks to all.


Gassho
Myosha
sat today

[Gokai]

Hello everyone
I Just Sat Today in my daily Zazen with all of You and the zazenkai recording.
I am grateful for sharing my practice with all of You.
Jundo talk was very important to me. I was thinking about that in this moment of my life.
Sending metta to everyone in Treeleaf.
Gassho, David
Sattoday

[Risho]

Thank you!

Gassho,

Risho
-sattoday

[Washin]

Thank you all. Just sat that!

Gassho
Washin
st

[TyZa]

Really enjoyed the little talk, especially the Louis C.K. bit.

Gassho,
Tyler
SatToday

[Cyd]

thank you I missed the live feed though watched the recorded youtubefeed
enjoyed the talk as well.

Gassho
Cyd
Sat2day

[Deirdre]

Just sat with the recording this morning. I appreciated Jundos's talk...very well timed for things going on in my life (but that so often seems to happen! ) I hope your mom is doing okay, Geika. Sending metta to all.

Gassho,

Deirdre
sat2day

[Geika]

Thank you, Deirdre. She is recovering well. Gassho

Sat today

[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha.

Gassho
Byōkan
sat today

[Kyonin]

Hello all! My connection died after zazenkai and I wasn't able to say...

THANK YOU!! All who sat and will sit.

And here is Louis C.K. speaking about Internet on a plane. Pretty funny, but makes you think



Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Matt]

Sitting this now.
Gassho
Matt