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Jundo
05-13-2011, 11:07 PM
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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (early Saturday morning))

... and to be visible at the following link during those times ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at USTREAM:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sit-a-long-with-jundo (http://http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sit-a-long-with-jundo)

But FEAR NOT if not possible for you to join 'live' in your location at those times, as the entire sitting is recorded in 'REAL TIME' and available for full participation 'on demand' at any time after that, no different from the 'live' sitting :

'REAL TIME' recorded 'ANY TIME' version link is here:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/14681788

OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English ONLY) 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 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 words of the Chants we will recite at the following link:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2231 (http://http://www.treeleaf.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2231)

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

Taylor
05-14-2011, 01:32 AM
After a long absence it was lovely to sit with you all again

Gassho,
Taylor

Engyo
05-14-2011, 01:39 AM
Like we are reminded from time to time, it is just sitting. Seeing those present though, here and there, now and then...
That's special.
Gassho,

Dosho
05-14-2011, 01:44 AM
Thanks to all who sat, are sitting, or will sit. Even folks stuck at work. All is zazen. ;)

Gassho,
Dosho

Hogo
05-14-2011, 02:36 AM
Been away from the sits for a while, It was nice to sit with everyone again.
Thank you all.
Gassho.

Myoku
05-14-2011, 07:02 AM
_()_
thanks
Peter

Onshin
05-14-2011, 11:53 AM
Always nice to see new faces, thanks to all and to Jundo for a great sit.
By the way, what were you banging out time on for Heart Sutra this week?

Jundo
05-14-2011, 12:09 PM
Always nice to see new faces, thanks to all and to Jundo for a great sit.
By the way, what were you banging out time on for Heart Sutra this week?

A bigger mokugyo than the little one we have had until now. I found it in a junk store.

Gassho, J

Seishin the Elder
05-14-2011, 05:35 PM
I really liked the voice of your "new" mokugyo. It kinda croaks like I do!!!! Glas to see the sitting group in Tsukuba is growing.

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

Jundo
05-15-2011, 01:12 AM
I really liked the voice of your "new" mokugyo. It kinda croaks like I do!!!! Glas to see the sitting group in Tsukuba is growing.

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

I will get a different "drum stick" this week, one with a plushy ball on the end. That will make the right "boom boom". 8)

Gassho, J

Shujin
05-15-2011, 02:17 AM
Like those who posted before, I've been away for awhile. Good to be back in the game. Ustream keeps showing me commercials in Spanish when I load the zazenkai videos; I've missed that, too. :P

gassho,
Shujin

Rimon
05-15-2011, 06:50 AM
Like those who posted before, I've been away for awhile. Good to be back in the game. Ustream keeps showing me commercials in Spanish when I load the zazenkai videos; I've missed that, too. :P

gassho,
Shujin

Interesting. I got second hand jazz records commercials instead.
I've also been disconnected from the weekly zazenkai for a while too.time tos seat now. Here I go Ustream!

Rimon

Shokai
05-16-2011, 12:37 PM
Thank you Jundo-oso;
Looking forward to next week; "a plushy ball on the end" should be more in harmony with the sound perceiving organs :)

Hoyu
05-16-2011, 10:02 PM
Well, since I'm here reading the spoilers I'll just say I'm looking forward to hearing the new mokugyo. I will be sitting Wednesday morning :D

Gassho,
John

Hoyu
05-18-2011, 01:00 PM
Thank you Jundo Sensei and all fellow sitters!

Peace :D
John