Treeleaf Monthly Zazenkai
At the beginning of every month, usually on the first Friday/Saturday, the sangha gathers for a 3-hour practice period, led by our teacher and Treeleaf founder, Roshi Jundo Cohen.
The format of the meeting is as follows:
20’ Ceremony (Hannya Shingyo, Sandokai)
30’ Zazen
10’ Kinhin
30′ Zazen
10′ inhin40’ Dharma Talk and Discussion
5’ Stretching time
30’ Zazen and Metta verses
5’ Verse of Atonement, Four Vows and Closing
This zazen meeting is recorded and streamed live on YouTube and is open to everyone to join live or to sit at any time after the event. The monthly zazenkai usually follows a topic selected in advance by our teacher and includes a long format Dharma talk with a brief Q&A at the end, and we include a few moments of stretching the legs.
The Dharma talks given during the monthly zazenkai are also available as a podcast on all streaming platforms
NEXT LONG ZAZENKAI
Friday, August 1st – 2nd
MONTHLY ZAZENKAI THEME:
Ocean Mudra Samadhi – The Living Sea
We return to port one last time, after a long sail with Master Dogen’s “Ocean Mudra Samādhi” 海印三昧
… but these waters of life flow on forever …
Downloadable pdf of the text available below, in the Digital Resources section.
Below is the recording of our most recent long zazenkai or the coming one, if on a Friday:
DIGITAL RESOURCES
MEETING PLACE: ZOOM – Scheduled Sitting Room here: JOIN ZOOM >>
The password (if needed): << dogen >>.
MEETING TIME: For local times, please check the Practice Calendar here: TREELEAF NOW >>
DOWNLOAD PDF: STUDY MATERIAL
CHANT BOOK: CHANT BOOK
ZENDO ETIQUETTE: READ MORE