June 23rd-24th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

NOT SURE WHY, BUT NETCAST DID NOT FULLY RECORD THIS WEEK. PLEASE SIT WITH A PRIOR WEEK. ALL GOOD WEEKS AND GOOD SITTINGS!

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 IS HERE:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

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 join us in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra (although please keep your microphone muted). You can download and print out the Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

Not everyone realizes that they can join in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra, Verse of Atonement and Four Vows (although we ask that you keep your microphone down). Please follow along with the Chant Book, and let your voice ring!

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

SatTodayLAH

[Doshin]

Well it has been awhile since I sat with "live" Zazenkai so time to jump in. If room, my image will appear. However as Joyo and Shingen know, sometimes I appear as Mr HP

Gassho
Doshin
Sattoday/LAH

[Onkai]

Hi! Thank you, Jundo. I will practice with the zazenkai live, one-way, tonight. (Tech allowing)

Gassho,
Onkai

[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo,

I'll be there live with my instruments ready

Gassho,

Kyonin

[aprapti]

hmm 3 o'clock in the morning.. maybe some other time..



aprapti

SatToday

[M.C. Easton]

Hi Jundo and fellow Treeleafers,

My plan is to attend two-way for the first half-hour.

Gassho,
Melanie
SatToday/LAH

[Jakuden]

hmm 3 o'clock in the morning.. maybe some other time..



aprapti

SatToday

Exactly! When we can't make it live, we sit with the recording. No difference
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Jundo]

I had to create a NEW hangout https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...bpx7wkwssxdiue

[Onkai]

Hi! I wasn't able to connect one-way, so I will sit with this zazenkai later this weekend.

Gassho,
Onkai

[Jakuden]

I can't see it either.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Gaman]

Jakuden, I can't see the YouTube video above either. I migh join the new hangout link that Jundo posted instead (video off).

[Mp]

How about now? Can you see the link?

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...T01pIO9Ky4k3k=

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[M.C. Easton]

So glad to be part of this sangha. Sat this first half live and will sit the rest tomorrow. Thank you for another beautiful zazenkai.

Gassho,
Melanie
SatToday

[Mp]

Thank you all, lovely ... live long and prosper! =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Shokai]

May June the 24th be with you. Thank you all
gassho, Shokai

sat/LAH

[Sekishi]

Thank you to all who practice here among the stars.

Deep bows,
Sekishi #lah #sat

[Gaman]

That was wonderful, thank you everybody!! Dharma Talk on Star Trek Sangha - good stuff <3 <3 <3

SatToday/LAH (donated blood after a call from the donor centre they urgently need blood. While it meant that I got to Zazen late, it sure covered me for LAH )

[Jishin]

That was terrible!

Good weekend to all.

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Joyo]

Was the recording posted? I was not able to sit live tonight, but I wanted to sit with the recording. It doesn't seem to show up for me though.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today/lah

[Jakuden]

Still sat with you all offline. Looking forward to sitting in the new Zendo this weekend.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Jundo]

NOT SURE WHY, BUT NETCAST DID NOT FULLY RECORD THIS WEEK. PLEASE SIT WITH A PRIOR WEEK. ALL GOOD WEEKS AND GOOD SITTINGS!

[Doshin]

Thank you everyone. It was pleasant to sit 'live" again.

Doshin
sattoday/LAH

[Kyonin]

Oh my goodness!

Impermanence hit us on this one. I had to sit this zazenkai while a thunderstorm took down some power lines nearby. We spend all night with a working crew fixing the mess left by the storm.

But this is also practice.

Thank you all who sat/will sit.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Byokan]

Gassho
Byōkan
sat today