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Jundo
09-17-2021, 02:27 AM
Dear All,

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

10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 9pm, LA 6pm Friday night, London 2am and Paris 3am Saturday morning, or any time thereafter here:


https://youtu.be/ZOhfUsJz4N8

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

I also recommend a little Talk on why small rituals and procedures are so cherished in the Zendo:


SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Small Things in the Zendo
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/showthread.php?18494-SIT-A-LONG-with-Jundo-Small-Things-in-the-Zendo

Bion
09-17-2021, 08:44 AM
I will completely be there [emoji1]

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

Kendrick
09-17-2021, 02:27 PM
I will be there. gassho1

Edit: I’m going to have to catch this one on the recording after all - I got home later than expected this evening and I’m exhausted.

Gassho,
Kendrick
Sat/Lah

Koushi
09-17-2021, 02:42 PM
Looking forward to being there gassho1

Gassho,
Koushi
STLaH

Shade
09-17-2021, 09:23 PM
Looking forward to practicing with you all!

Gassho,

Shade

ST

Sekishi
09-17-2021, 11:44 PM
Zoom and youtube are ready to go. See you all soon!

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

Yokai
09-18-2021, 02:34 AM
Thanks Jundo, Sekishi and all for sharing zazenkai

Gassho, Yokai sat/lah

Naiko
09-18-2021, 02:37 AM
Wonderful to sit with you all! Thank you, Jundo, for the perfect talk for my perfectly imperfect zazenkai, which featured a relentless leg cramp, someone setting off a fireworks in the neighborhood, and the folks across the street having a shout fest during your talk. [claps]
Gassho,
Naiko
st lah

Hoshi
09-18-2021, 02:45 AM
It may be very incomplete, but

How could I finish
this poem on rain...
and yet
the soil is completely wet

(a zazenkai with typhoon crossing through Japan)
SaTgassho2

Onkai
09-18-2021, 02:50 AM
Thank you, Jundo, Sekishi, and all. Enjoy your perfectly imperfect weekend.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/lah

Sekishi
09-18-2021, 02:52 AM
Thank you to all. We each perfectly manifest the great mystery in our own (imperfect) way.

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat #lah

Koushi
09-18-2021, 03:02 AM
Thank you Jundo, Sekishi, and everyone for your never-complete completeness.

Gassho,
Koushi
STLaH

Bion
09-18-2021, 03:12 AM
I am completely grateful for and fond of you all, though I am imperfectly demonstrating it way too often. But I am completely sure we wholeheartedly did our best once again! Thanks Jundo and Sekishi!

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

Jundo
09-18-2021, 03:17 AM
Thank you James for sending the link to Shari Lewis' "Lambchop the lamb" for those who were at our tea time following Zazen ... yes, a perfectly imperfect childrens' show from our youth. ... Oh, the perfect song for the neurotic in all of us! :p ...

https://youtu.be/1_47KVJV8DU

Gassho, J

STLah

Anchi
09-18-2021, 05:33 AM
Lovely Zazenkai gassho2

Thank you for the great talk, Jundo.

Thank you everyone.

Gassho

Kiri
09-18-2021, 08:19 AM
Thank you everyone!
Gassho, Nikolas
Sat/Lah

Kotei
09-18-2021, 08:20 AM
Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

Bokugan
09-18-2021, 12:37 PM
Lovely Zazenkai as always. Perfectly and completely incomplete, with squeaky toy accompaniment [emoji16]

Thank you, Sekishi, Jundo, and everyone. Means a lot to have these opportunities.

Gassho,

Ryan
SatToday

Jakuden
09-18-2021, 01:28 PM
It may be very incomplete, but

How could I finish
this poem on rain...
and yet
the soil is completely wet

(a zazenkai with typhoon crossing through Japan)
SaTgassho2

gassho1 Hope all are safe!


It was wonderful to sit with you all, even though I sat imperfectly off-camera due to my zendo being occupied :-) Thank you dear Sangha.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH imminent!

Tairin
09-18-2021, 02:04 PM
Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.

Jundo, your microphone non-issues from last week seems to have been resolved. You were clearer this week. Thank you.

gassho2
Tairin
Sat today and lah

Sekiyuu
09-18-2021, 05:33 PM
Thanks for sitting, everyone!

gassho2
Sekiyuu
Sat Today

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Kantai
09-18-2021, 07:42 PM
Thank you everyone!

And a special thanks to Sekishi's Ino-pup, wonderful squeakinggassho1

And the talk, Jundo, was beautiful!

Gassho
Kantai

Sat

Risho
09-18-2021, 09:16 PM
Thank you all gassho2

Gassho

Risho
-stlah

Kaishin
09-18-2021, 09:21 PM
Thank you all. Sekishi, it was so hard not to burst out laughing at your puppy viciously attacking the squeaky toy. Such a joyous sound! 🙂

-satToday

rj
09-18-2021, 10:26 PM
Thank you all. Sekishi, it was so hard not to burst out laughing at your puppy viciously attacking the squeaky toy. Such a joyous sound! 🙂

-satToday

Thought the same exact thing! Absolutely adorable! [morehappy]

st/rj

Seishin
09-19-2021, 06:21 AM
T a k o l.

So that will be an incomplete thank you to everyone.

How imperfect with puppy play at the start of the ceremony, Sophie was looking round at me as much to say "ok who's got the toy then, where is it ????" then did a huge doggy "whatever" sigh and went back to dozing.

Sat

Matt
09-19-2021, 10:23 PM
Going to sit this now.
Gassho,
Matt

Inshin
09-21-2021, 08:28 AM
gassho2

Kokuu
09-21-2021, 01:44 PM
Beautiful! Thank you all.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday/lah-

Meian
09-21-2021, 02:08 PM
gassho2

meian st lh

Daitetsu
09-24-2021, 10:25 PM
Finally sat this one yesterday.
Thanks a lot for your practice.

Gassho,

大哲

#sat2day