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Jundo
12-21-2018, 05:51 AM
My neighbor is coming with his high school and elementary school sons (my kids' classmates), so I am feeling like dancing the Heart Sutra today!

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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (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




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZtnJndqtbs


FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, A LINK TO JOIN WILL BE POSTED BELOW IN THIS THREAD ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE START TIME. JUST CLICK AND JOIN. 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 VERSE OF ATONEMENT & FOUR VOWS

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) (https://sites.google.com/site/jundotreeleaf/Weekly%20%26%20Monthly%20Zazenkai%20-%20Lay%20Version%20-%20Feb2017.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1)

or

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

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 gassho1

SatTodayLAH

PS - There is no "wrong" or "right" in Zazen ... yet here is a little explanation of the "right" times to Bow (A Koan) ...


https://youtu.be/GR6POpsXh9Q

The other video I mention on Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:


Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (12) - Basic Zendo Decorum At Home
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?14884-Sit-a-Long-with-Jundo-Zazen-for-Beginners-%2812%29&p=189093#post189093

Kyonin
12-21-2018, 04:52 PM
Hi Jundo!

I'll be there live with my instruments ready :D

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

Doshin
12-21-2018, 05:00 PM
Planning to bath in your smiling faces.

Doshin
St

Jundo
12-21-2018, 10:37 PM
Hey Guys,

My neighbor is coming with his high school and elementary school sons (my kids' classmates), so I am feeling like dancing the Heart Sutra today!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=48&v=aV6VyvAHOdg

Gassho, J

STLah

Onkai
12-21-2018, 11:42 PM
Thank you, Jundo and Kyonin. I will join two-way, tech allowing. I'm looking forward to dancing to the Heart Sutra!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

Jundo
12-22-2018, 12:48 AM
Today's link ...

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/ytl/V0Ux1znsah9W6-B-owViTjhgPwHstpOCz1PMrE__1lw=?eid=11693044860719070 6458&hl=en_GB

sosen
12-22-2018, 12:55 AM
Hi Jundo, Everyone,
joining you all one way.
_()_
sosen
st/lah

Jakuden
12-22-2018, 02:08 AM
Aw rats, missed the Heart Sutra dance! Stuck working late another Friday. Will probably have to catch up in Zazenkai bits and pieces. Have a great weekend all [emoji3590][emoji126][emoji1739]
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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Onkai
12-22-2018, 02:33 AM
Thank you everyone. I enjoyed practicing with the zazenkai. Have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

Shokai
12-22-2018, 02:35 AM
Thank you Jundo, Kyonin,Neighbor family, Dani and all who sat and will sit. Jundo's teen years must have been seemed interminable. But, we relax, survive and grow.

Gassho, Shokai

stlah

Doshin
12-22-2018, 02:45 AM
Thanks to all.

Doshin
St

Washin
12-22-2018, 02:46 AM
Thank you to all for a lovely zazenkai gassho1

Gassho
Washin
sat

Jundo
12-22-2018, 03:09 AM
Jundo in a previous incarnation ...

5477

... those awkward years ...

5478

... finding Buddhist Practice in China ...

5479

... finding Mina too (this was about 1985) ...

5480

Gassho, J

STLah

Jundo
12-22-2018, 03:33 AM
PS - And if anyone is interested in the Shokai Story, a lovely read ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?16056-On-writing-a-book

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4973&d=1520181010

sreed
12-22-2018, 04:46 AM
Jundo in a previous incarnation ...

5477

... those awkward years ...

5478

... finding Buddhist Practice in China ...

5479

... finding Mina too (this was about 1985) ...

5480

Gassho, J

STLah



Thank you for sharing these!

Kotei
12-22-2018, 01:49 PM
Thank you everyone.
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

Tairin
12-22-2018, 03:34 PM
Thank you everyone.

Jundo, your ‘fro was nothing compared to mine. Luckily I don’t have a picture available to share. In high school I was going through my Jimi Hendrix phase and grew hair to match (now if I’d only been able to get his talent).

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

Mp
12-22-2018, 03:39 PM
Lovely, thank you all. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

sjlabat
12-22-2018, 05:43 PM
Very good, also do post the Christmas day zazenkai - will try to make that live if I can
gassho
sean
sat, lah

Jundo
12-24-2018, 07:02 AM
I want to say that my son, Leon, had a good reason not to join us for Zazenkai with his friend. Leon has been away for several days with a volunteer group (his first real volunteer excursion) that went to the other side of Japan to help repair the houses of folks who suffered damage in big typhoons and landslides this year. That's him on the left. The group organize kids in middle and high school to join in periodic activities like that.

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5483&d=1545634932

5483

Gassho, J

STLah

Mp
12-24-2018, 01:13 PM
I want to say that my son, Leon, had a good reason not to join us for Zazenkai with his friend. Leon has been away for several days with a volunteer group (his first real volunteer excursion) that went to the other side of Japan to help repair the houses of folks who suffered damage in big typhoons and landslides this year. That's him on the left. The group organize kids in middle and high school to join in periodic activities like that.

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5483&d=1545634932

5483

Gassho, J

STLahThat is wonderful, good job Leon. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

Geika
12-28-2018, 01:10 AM
Way to go, Leon!

Love the hair, Jundo, and loved the dance, gassho.

Sat today, lah

Shokai
01-02-2019, 12:04 AM
gassho2