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Jundo
05-29-2015, 04:03 AM
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

http://youtu.be/nt7wZnhaaf8

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

Mp
05-29-2015, 04:06 AM
I will be there live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

Jishin
05-29-2015, 08:58 AM
Will be on the road. If able to keep the kids quiet in the hotel room will participate live.

Gassho, Jishin, _/st\_

Anshu Bryson
05-29-2015, 11:42 AM
See you there!

Gassho,
Anshu

-sat today-

Dosho
05-29-2015, 06:27 PM
I'll be here with bells on.

Gassho,
Dosho

Joyo
05-29-2015, 08:29 PM
I will be there :)

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

Kyonin
05-29-2015, 09:27 PM
Will have to sit this one over the weekend :(

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

Joyo
05-29-2015, 11:31 PM
That's ok, Kyonin, we will still be there with you.

I will try to attend the whole thing, but if I leave early it's because I am putting my kids to bed.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

RichardH
05-30-2015, 12:27 AM
Will be/here there

Gassho

Daizan

sat today

RichardH
05-30-2015, 01:39 AM
Deeply bowing out early. Will catch up on the second sitting over the weekend.

Gassho
Daizan

sat today

Anshu Bryson
05-30-2015, 02:32 AM
I was 'in' at the beginning, but got bumped (I am a slave to my apartment building's internet service; I don't think I had the bandwidth today for Google+). But I was still with you all! Hope to see you next week!

Gassho,
Anshu

-sat today-

Mp
05-30-2015, 02:32 AM
Thank you everyone, thank you birdie, and thank you cereal in the lap. =) Have a great weekend.

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

Joyo
05-30-2015, 02:33 AM
Thank you everyone--Jundo, Dosho, birds, all. [gassholook]

Gassho,
Joyo
just sat

Jishin
05-30-2015, 02:35 AM
Great weekend all.

Gassho, Jishin, _/st\_

Jundo
05-30-2015, 03:28 AM
Yes, the little starlings came looking to build their nest, flew at me head at precisely the 52:45 mark. All my Zen cool also flew away ...

I guess I picture this in my mind ...

https://sorboletras.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/maikel.jpeg

Big Zen phoney!

Gassho, J

Kotei
05-30-2015, 06:29 AM
Thank you all.
Have to sit up in the middle of the night with you some day. Already caught me practicing waving back to you ;-).

Gassho, Ralf
sattoday.

Myosha
05-30-2015, 07:40 AM
Yes, it's a "bird-in-my-face" AND happy to see you!

Thanks to all.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

Meishin
05-30-2015, 04:05 PM
Fast reaction time, Jundo.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat today

Jika
05-30-2015, 05:01 PM
Thank you all.
I enjoyed that :)

Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

Jeremy
05-31-2015, 11:42 AM
Thanks all.
That bird is the stuff koans are made of.
"What is the meaning of enlightenment?". A bird flew into his head [monk]

Gassho,
Jeremy
Sat Today

Getchi
05-31-2015, 12:35 PM
Thankyou again Jundo!

My wife's family is Scottish, and apparently a Starling flying in the house through a window represents communication and messages of hope. It recognises truthful speaking. Apparently, flying at your face represents having to confront an issue of social standing in front of others but all over it is a positive omen. I think it is appropriate to someone bringing the messages you do in the form you take :D

Of course, take it with a pinch of salt; i'm also not supposed to look at the moon through glass, which makes my astronomy interests difficult lol. Also, dont drop the pinch of salt, its a bad omen!


Gassho,
Geoff
#SatToDay

Kyonin
06-01-2015, 07:05 PM
Thank you all who sat and will sit :)

Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday