December 14th-15th, 2013 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

NOTE: BECAUSE OF INTERNET NON-COOPERATION, THE BELOW IS A RESIT OF AN EARLIER ZAZENKAI!

Hello All,

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast LIVE from 9am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 7pm, Los Angeles 4pm (Friday night), London midnight and Paris 1am (early Saturday morning)

... and to be visible at the following link 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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiBwCVThIFs

FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT THIS LINK (http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?10200-How-to-Join-GOOGLE-for-Zazenkai). 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) (http://www.treeleaf.org/treeleaf_zazenkai_chant_book.pdf)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML) (http://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?7032-Weekly-Monthly-Zazenkai-Chant-Book-is-Here)

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 gassho1

[Kyonin]

I'll be there live :)

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Juki]

I will also be there live.

Gassho,
William

[Mp]

I will be there live as well. =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Joyo]

I will do my best to be there live. Busy day today, grooming a cocker spaniel this afternoon, while my 5-yr-old "helps" me so please send me much metta and hopefully I still have the time to make it tonight :)

Gassho,
Treena

[Dosho]

I'll be here.


I will do my best to be there live. Busy day today, grooming a cocker spaniel this afternoon, while my 5-yr-old "helps" me so please send me much metta and hopefully I still have the time to make it tonight :)


Cocker Spaniel? Love them...always had them growing up. :)

Gassho,
Dosho

[Matt]

I will be sitting this one this weekend. Gassho, Matt J

[Daijo]

I will be driving at the time of the live sit. But if it helps, I will drive as if it is the only thing to be done.

[Koshin]

Will join you in a two hour trip in the subway, with some kinhin between changin stations... only thing to be done too

Gasso

[Sekishi]

Cannot get in tonight for some reason. Will sit offline I guess. Gassho. Eric.

[Yugen]

I think something is up w G+ , I cannot see the Hangout.

[Kyonin]

I think something is up w G+ , I cannot see the Hangout.

Same here... Hope everything is okay...

[Juki]

Same here. I cannot find either the invite or the live feed. Was there maybe another time change? Gassho, William

[Mp]

Yes, I see it is not showing up at all on Google+ ... hmmm

Gassho
Shingen

[Jundo]

Internet not cooperating this morning!!!!!!

[Sekishi]

We are all together in separateness I guess. ^_^

[Yugen]

Would you like me to try starting a hangout from my end?

[Dosho]

Everyone just sit! :)

Gassho,
Dosho

[Kyonin]

Yes, lets sit :)

[Yugen]

:-)

[Joyo]

I'm in, sitting :)

Gassho,
Treena

[Sekishi]

Gassho.
Eric

[Daitetsu]

Yugen, if you start something, I'll be in! ;-)

Gassho,Timo

[Joyo]

I'll ring the bell, ring...... :)

Gassho,
Treena

[Yugen]

I've for a hangout going... Can anyone see it?

[Myoshin]

I don't find any link Yugen, and don't see an hangout at Treeleaf circle

Gassho

Myoshin

[Jundo]

Won't let me in today. Everyone just sit, I will be sitting here. Gassho, J

[Yugen]

We've got a hangout going. 30' Zazen/10' Kinhin / 30' Zazen / Heart Sutra / Four Vows

Please join us and if you cannot view please post here and I will send an invite

[Kyonin]

Thank you all who sat / will sit.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Mp]

Thank you Yugen and everyone ... was wonderful to sit with you all. Excellent job Treena and William! =)

Gassho
Shingen

[Juki]

Thanks to all who sat. This was a memorable Zazenkai. Technology can be a great thing. First it seemed we would not get together, but then it all worked out really nicely. Gassho, William

[Daitetsu]

That was just lovely!
Thank you Yugen for making this possible and a very special and big thank you to Treena and William - well done!
And of course thank you to all who sat and will be sitting!

Gassho,

Timo

[Joyo]

You were missed, Jundo. Thank you everyone, always nice to practice with you all.

Gassho,
Treena

[Yugen]

Thank you everyone - it was marvelous to see what we can do together! Deep bows to all who sat and will sit. I apologize to our European colleagues who sit Saturday morning local time, I did not record/broadcast the hangout.....

William and Treena, thank you very much!

Deep bows
Yugen

[Jundo]

Thank you, Guys. The perfect "Friday the 13th" Zazenkai.

We all sat together ... this seeing with the eyes and hearing with the ears just an extra luxury.

If this ever happens (as it will) ... just each chant at home the Heart Sutra, Verse of Atonement and Four Vows (one of our Ino can lead the way if around). Looks like that is just what you guys did this time too! We are all together.

Gassho, J

[Dosho]

Thank you all.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Taikyo]

Thank you all for sitting and to those who will sit.Strange not to see you here on Saturday morning but as always we sit together, Gratitude i to you all
Gassho
Taikyo


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[Daijo]

I think the Google+ time settings were off. Last night the invite on my app informed me that the hangout would begin in 5 hours and 23 minutes. Which would have been early this morning New Jersey time.

[Myosha]

Thanks to all.


Gassho,
Edward

[Myozan Kodo]

Thank you all. We sit regardless....
Gassho
Myozan

[Shokai]

LOL, I sat with th rest before realizing what had happened!
I thought Jundo was perhaps making dropping your drawers a new Tree leaf tradition :D

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[Myoku]

Gassho and thank you everyone
Myoku

[Nenka]

Watching a rerun on Sunday morning! Just like childhood--awesome! :D

Gassho

Jen