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Thread: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

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    December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hello everyone,

    Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF - or this time around, "live from Hans Chudo Mongen's little room where the computer happens to be" 90 minute ZAZENKAI', netcast LIVE from 2 PM German/Berlin time all on SATURDAY, December 10th.)

    ... and to be visible at the following link during those times ...

    LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at JUSTIN.TV:
    Click on the tab lower right for FULL SCREEN
    http://www.justin.tv/treeleafzen

    But FEAR NOT, if it's not possible for you to join the 'live' non-action action at those times, the entire sitting will be recorded in 'REAL TIME' and will be made available for full participation 'on demand' at any time after that, no different from the 'live' sitting :

    'REAL TIME' recorded 'ANY TIME' version link is here:



    OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

    00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in JAPANESE ONLY) 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 Japanese (the words are 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 below and at the following link:
    viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2231


    Zazenkai INFO:

    Begins with a series of rings of the small Inkin bell ••••••• followed by 3x PROSTRATIONS by EVERYONE

    Then chant of Heart Sutra inJapanese:


    INO = CHANT LEADER ONLY
    EVERYONE = ALL JOIN IN


    INO ONLY =

    Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo*
    (The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in JAPANESE)

    EVERYONE =


    Kan Ji Zai Bo Satsu Gyo Jin Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ji Sho
    Ken Go* On Kai Ku Do I Sai Ku Yaku Sha Ri Shi Shiki Fu
    I Ku Ku Fu I Shiki Shiki Soku Ze Ku Ku Soku Ze Shiki Ju
    So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze Sha Ri Shi Ze Sho Ho Ku
    So Fu Sho Fu Metsu Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku
    Chu Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki Mu Gen Ni Bi Ze Shin
    Ni Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu
    I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu
    Ro Shi Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do Mu Chi
    Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tok ko Bo Dai Sat Ta E Han-Nya
    Ha Ra Mi Ta Ko* Shin Mu Kei Ge Mu Kei Ge Ko Mu
    U Ku Fu On Ri Is-Sai Ten Do Mu So Ku Gyo Ne Han San
    Ze Sho Butsu E Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ko* Toku A Noku
    Ta Ra San Myaku San Bo Dai Ko Chi Han-Nya Ha Ra Mi
    Ta Ze Dai Jin Shu Ze Dai Myo Shu Ze Mu Jo Shu Ze Mu
    To To Shu No Jo Is sai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko Ko Setsu Han
    Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shu Soku Setsu Shu Watsu Gya* Tei
    Gya Tei Ha Ra Gya Tei Hara* So Gya Tei Bo Ji Sowa Ka
    Han Nya Shin Gyo * * *

    FOLLOWED BY DEDICATION OF MERIT - READ BY INO ONLY:

    Buddha Nature pervades the whole universe, Reality, existing right here now:
    In reciting THE HEART OF THE PERFECTION OF GREAT WISDOM SUTRA (and THE IDENTITY OF RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE) we dedicate our sincere efforts to:
    •Shakyamuni Buddha Honored One; the Historical Buddha and Teacher …
    and to those ancestral teachers:
    Eihei Dogen Honored One
    Soji Keizan Honored One,
    All successive Honored Ones up until
    Renpo Niwa Honored One and
    Gudo Wafu Honored One
    and to all other Honored Ones throughout history, Male and Female Honored Ones, whose names have been forgotten or left unsaid.
    We also dedicate these efforts to the Three Treasures,
    Buddha, Dharma, Sangha,
    To all Awakened Ones and Teachers in all places and times.

    We especially seek tranquility & well being for all creatures now suffering or ill in health.
    May they be serene through all their ills.
    May their lives be at peace and Wisdom pervade the darkness of ignorance.

    We dedicate our hopes and aspirations:
    To all victims of war and terrorism and natural events
    To the injured and to all families touched by these tragedies
    To the healing of hatred in all countries and among all peoples
    To the wisdom and compassion of our world leaders
    To the peace of the world and harmony of all beings.

    Thus, let the harmful effects of words, thoughts and actions be dispelled
    and Compassion bloom in perpetual spring.
    May we all realize and live the Enlightened Way together:

    EVERYONE CHANTS:

    ø All Buddhas throughout space and time
    ø All Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas
    ø Maha • Prajna • Paramita ••••••• (followed 3x PROSTRATIONS by EVERYONE) • • •

    BE SEATED AS INSTRUCTED

    Zazen
    kinhin
    Zazen

    Then...

    At the end of the Zazenkai, we recite the following::

    VERSE OF ATONEMENT:

    All harmful acts, words and thoughts, ever committed by me since of old,

    On account of beginningless greed, anger and ignorance,

    Born of my body, mouth and mind,

    Now I atone for them all


    FOUR VOWS (to be recited 3x , vibrant on the second, soft on the third time):

    To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless

    To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible

    To perceive Reality, though Reality is boundless

    To attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable


    So, please join us as soon as you can, and we will keep a Zafu for you.

    Remember, when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!


    Gassho and looking forward to sitting with all of you,

    Hans Chudo Mongen

  2. #2

    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank Hans!

    Here is a time zone converter:

    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    I've also adjusted the time on the official Treeleaf Google calendar, which you can check out here:

    http://www.treeleaf.org/zendo/schedule.php

    Gassho,
    Dosho

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    Nindo
    Guest

    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    6am Mountain. Uff - trotzdem Danke

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Mongen!

    Gassho
    Shohei

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    9am Atlantic
    8am Eastern
    7am Central

    _()_

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you, Hans.

    I'll do Zazenkai tonight!

  8. #8

    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hans, thank you
    _()_
    Peter

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hello,

    hopefully the live broadcast worked okay...there seem to have been some technical issues.

    In case anyone was wondering why there was no zagu in sight, well, due to the fact that I can only "broadcast" live from a certain angle (it's a desktop computer), using the zafu would make some of my other movements on camera next to impossible....I will try to move the little altar away from the bed behind it, so that I can have enough space behind me to properly use the zafu without bumping against my music collection

    Seriously, thank you all for your practise!

    Gassho,

    Hans Chudo Mongen

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    The live feed worked fine, thanks for hosting Zazenkai!

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Hans.
    Gassho to all.

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Hans for the Zazenkai.

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Hey, the recorded version went really smoothly!

    Gassho

    Jen

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    I was able to watch and sit with the first third of the video. For the last two thirds, I was unable to connect to video capabilites. I sat and recited the rest without watching. My dog, Neo, really wanted my attention for that last half hour! He still does! Well, it is his birthday...

    Thank you, Hans. Lovely job.

    Gassho,

    Amelia

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Hans.

    Gassho,
    Dustin

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Hans; what I saw was a simply impeccable demonstration of liturgy, chanting and ritual, thank you for that

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    Re: December 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    Thank you Mongen.

    Deep bows,

    s

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