January 29th-30th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - Tribute to Bob (?) Dylan

[Jundo]

OUR CHANTING SERVICE today will feature a rather unusual Heart Sutra by Bob (?) Dylan ;)

Dear All,

Please sit our Treeleaf Zazenkai for 90 minutes with Zazen, Heart Sutra and more:

10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 8pm, LA 5pm Friday night, London 1am and Paris 2am Saturday morning, or any time thereafter here:


https://youtu.be/v6EQNXd_j2Q

However, "one way" live sitters are encouraged to come into the Zoom sitting, and just leave the camera and microphone turned off: Join live (with or without a camera & microphone) on Zoom at: TREELEAF Now (https://www.treeleaf.org/now/go.php?l=ssr) OR at DIRECT ZOOM LINK (https://zoom.us/j/4834831244), password (if needed): dogen

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
01:30 - 01:45(?) Informal Tea Time (All Welcome)

Gassho, Jundo

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

Chant Book is here for those who wish to join in: CHANT BOOK LINK (https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?7032-Chant-Book-For-Weekly-and-Monthly-Zazenkai)

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

[Jundo]

A little Dylan Dharma, kinda ...


https://youtu.be/n8y-kZHRkCE

[Sekishi]

I'll be there to get us started, but I might have to duck out early tonight (I'll do the techno-ino stuff regardless).

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Kenku]

Love the Dylanesque heart sutra. [claps]

I will be there with the recording.

Gassho,
Kenkū.

Sat today & lah.

[Naiko]

That’s a cool Heart Sutra! I’ll be sitting with you all tomorrow.
Gassho,
Naiko (Krista)
st

[Sekishi]

Ok, the firedrill is managed. I can stay for the whole thing. gassho1

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

[Yokai]

Thank you Jundo and all for a wonderfully musical zazenkai and tea time [morehappy]

The universe indeed sings...

Gassho, Yokai (Chris) sat/lah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone. It was lovely to practice together for the zazenkai and talk about music for the tea time.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

[Bion]

Thank you everyone for the amazing time together! I’m saying this all in an A chord, by the way, Jundo [emoji1]
How wonderful to be amongst you!

[emoji1374] SatToday

[Seikan]

Thank you all for such a wonderful Zazenkai and tea time. It's an honor to be able to practice with each and every one of you.

gassho1

Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Jundo]

Some of the musical instruments of Zen ...

https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/hangszersz.html

... including the Ho ...

https://terebess.hu/zen/szoto/Eiheiji_ho.jpg

The big drum and big bell are often struck in a particular manner to mark the hour. Some temples in China automated. (I think it it signaling 2pm the traditional way, 2 drum strikes followed by the one bell strike). Like church bells in Europe, the temple served as the town clock.

https://youtu.be/CgBNQv7eldA

Another kind of music that is very popular in Japanese Buddhism, and I did not mention, is Baika, Plum Blossom Songs, a kind of Buddhist hymn singing. My Dharma Grandpa, Renpo Niwa Zenji, was a big supporter of Baika. Many Japanese Soto Zen temples have groups of parishioners who gather in a chorus to sing Baika. Here is a Soto priest performing Baika ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8R7Fpu7N18&feature=emb_logo

Gassho, J

STLah

[Jundo]

Oh, and the Mongolian rock band, The Hu ...

https://youtu.be/v4xZUr0BEfE

[Doshin]

Thank you.

I went to a Hu concert :)

Doshin
St

[Franz]

Thanks for the musical Zazenkai, it was really a pleasure gassho2

Sat, Franz

[Kiri]

Thank you everyone!
Nikolas gassho1
Sat/Lah

[Shoki]

Thank you for the lovely zazenkai. The Dylan touch and the talk of bells reminded me of the Dylan song "Ring Them Bells." (Although that song seems more suited to a church service!).

Gassho
STlah
Shoki

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Nice guitar Jundo. I couldn’t tell exactly what brand it was but as a Strat man myself I approve. :encouragement: We’ll be seeing you in the Treeleaf Music Hall soon I hope.

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Bion]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Nice guitar Jundo. I couldn’t tell exactly what brand it was but as a Strat man myself I approve. :encouragement: We’ll be seeing you in the Treeleaf Music Hall soon I hope.

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

It will be my BIGGEST challenge to date .. write a song with just the A major chord [emoji1787]

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

[Tairin]

It will be my BIGGEST challenge to date .. write a song with just the A major chord [emoji1787]

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

We could definitely do a piece centred on a drone A Major. :)

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Jundo]

Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Nice guitar Jundo. I couldn’t tell exactly what brand it was but as a Strat man myself I approve. :encouragement: We’ll be seeing you in the Treeleaf Music Hall soon I hope.

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

It is a Bacchus, a Japanese brand Fender copy made in China.

https://bacchus-guitar.com/

Bottom of the line, but it has a neck and strings.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Bokugan]

Thank you, everyone. Nice Zazenkai and tea was fun [emoji846]

Gassho,

Ryan S
Sat Today LAH

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Bion]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

also DANCED today .. [emoji1]
[emoji1374] SatToday lah


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[AnyaVMartin]

Thank you so much! My first Zazenkai - Bob Dylan is a recurring theme in my life so it felt very serendipitous lol

Gassho,
Anya

[Naiko]

Thank you, all! It was a pleasure to sit with you.
Gassho,
Naiko (Krista)
stlah

[Bion]

Thank you so much! My first Zazenkai - Bob Dylan is a recurring theme in my life so it felt very serendipitous lol

Gassho,
Anya

Anya! It was awesome having you there!! [emoji3526]

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

[StoBird]

Now we just need a Led Zeppelin cover band to cover the “Ten Verse Sutra of Avalokiteshvara” to the tune of “Stairway to Heaven”

Gassho,
Tom
Sat/Lah

[Shade]

Just sat (or danced?) this. Thank you all!

Gassho,

Shade

ST

[Seishin]

Thank you everyone. Great talk Jundo and good to see the lessons paying dividends. [monk]

Sat

[newby_x86]

Sat with you all this morning. Thanks everyone gassho1

Gassho
Anant
ST

[StoBird]

Thank you everyone. Great talk Jundo and good to see the lessons paying dividends. [monk]

Sat

Yes and Jundo, learn the minor pentatonic shape at the 5th fret and don’t be afraid to feel the blues and really dig into the strings it’s about playing the “wrong” notes as it is about playing the “right” ones, it’s one of the funnest things a beginner can do and to be honest in 15 years I haven’t progressed much beyond that.

https://guitarsecrets.com/a_minor_pentatonic_scale.htm

Gassho,
Tom
Sat/Lah


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[Nogla]

I'm a little late to this but just wanted to say it was a wonderful talk Jundo and I loved the tea time afterwards!

Gassho gassho1,
Noah K.
Sat Today

[Bion]

I'm a little late to this but just wanted to say it was a wonderful talk Jundo and I loved the tea time afterwards!

Gassho gassho1,
Noah K.
Sat Today

Master Noah, you are never late nor early.. You arrive precisely when you mean to. [emoji6][emoji1] (Get it?)

[emoji1374] SatToday

[Stewart]

Thank you as always. Caught up on Wednesday.

Stewart
Sat

[Kokuu]

Wonderful! So lovely to sit.

Gassho
Kokuu