June 10th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Shohei]

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))

The entire sitting is recorded in 'REAL TIME' and available for full participation 'on demand' at any time, no different from the 'live' sitting :

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

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15200874

OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE IS APPROXIMATELY AS FOLLOWS:

00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (The Hannya Shingyo and Dedication in Japanese)
00:15 – 00:45 ZAZEN
00:45 – 00:55 KINHIN
00:55 – 01:25 ZAZEN
01:25 – 01:30 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT (in Japanese)

As you can see, our Zazenkai consists of chanting the Hannya Shingyo '' in English (the words are below), 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' in Japanese.

Please you may print out this page /b] and follow along with below.

So, please join us as soon as you can, and we will keep a Zafu open for you.

Remember, [b]when we drop all thought of 'here' 'there' 'now' 'then' ... we are sitting all together!


Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo*
(The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in JAPANESE)

Kan Ji Zai Bo Satsu Gyo Jin Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ji Sho
Ken* Go On Kai Ku Do I Sai Ku Yaku Sha Ri Shi Shiki Fu
I Ku Ku Fu I Shiki Shiki Soku Ze Ku Ku Soku Ze Shiki Ju
So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze Sha Ri Shi Ze Sho Ho Ku
So Fu Sho Fu Metsu Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku
Chu Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki Mu Gen Ni Bi Ze Shin
Ni Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu
I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu
Ro Shi Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do Mu Chi
Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tok ko Bo Dai Sat Ta E Han-Nya
Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Shin Mu Kei Ge Mu Kei Ge Ko Mu
U Ku Fu On Ri Is Sai Ten Do Mu So Ku Gyo Ne Han San
Ze Sho Butsu E Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Toku A Noku
Ta Ra San Myaku San Bo Dai Ko Chi Han-Nya Ha Ra Mi
Ta Ze Dai Jin Shu Ze Dai Myo Shu Ze Mu Jo Shu Ze Mu
To To Shu No Jo Is Sai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko Ko Setsu Han
Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shu Soku Setsu Shu Watsu Gya* Tei
Gya Tei Ha Ra Gya Tei Hara* So Gya Tei Bo Ji Sowa Ka
Han Nya Shin Gyo

Gassho
Shohei

[Tb]

Hi.

Thank you Taigu and Shohei.

Mtfbwy
Fugen

[Jinyu]

Hi everyone,

I'll be conducting Zazen tomorrow in the small sitting group in wich I'm involved here (a small Chan group affiliated to the "Chan order of Hsu Yun", formerly Soto Zen... but AZI being what it is in Belgium they split and join the order of Hsu Yun, where I'm in charge of zazen twice a week or so).

We are certainly going to use this recorded version, I wonder how the few people coming weekly is going to react... but this a good time to make the experiment.
I won't make it every week, but they ask how it "this zazen trough internet works", so they'll experiment it, as Jundo often said: "there is no here and there or now and then"...

So, thank you Shohei and Taigu,
I'll let you guys know how it went.

deep gassho,
Jinyu

[will]

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Gassho

Will

[Myoku]

Thank you Taigu,
and everyone sitting
_()_
Peter

[Dosho]

Hi all,

Tried to sit the zazenkai this evening, but had problems with the recording. Will try again tomorrow!

Gassho,
Dosho

[will]

Does everypne sit in the Zen hall too? I was there this morning, but nobody was there. Sat anyway.

The reason I ask is that I can't access ustream from here.

Gassho

W

[Seishin the Elder]

Enjoyed Zazenkai with you all on this dreary drippy Midwestern morning from the hermitage.

Gassho,

Seishin Kyrill

[Hoyu]

Hi All,

Looking forward to sitting with you this upcoming Wednesday(15th) morning. Missed the last 2 so I eager to get back into my usual Zazenkai routine. Also, extra excited about chanting in Japanese!!

Gassho,
John

[Onshin]

Thank you Taigu,
and everyone sitting with(without) me today. Nice change to have Japanese Heart sutra etc.



Gassho

[Nenka]

Hey! I haven't sat-a-long with Taigu since the retreat last winter. Nice to do it again!

Gassho,

Jennifer

[Shujin]

Does everypne sit in the Zen hall too? I was there this morning, but nobody was there. Sat anyway.

The reason I ask is that I can't access ustream from here.

Gassho

W

I remember a few folks used to sit in the Hall with the live version. Don't know if that's still happening. I have DSL, so I could never get the Hall & live Ustream to work simultaneously.

Nice to sit with y'all.

gassho,
Shujin

[Shinko]

Wonderful sit (Friday evening for me..) I love the Heart Sutra in Japanese, it tends to resonate in all my cells!

[Gi Shu-George]

Thank You Taigu and All.
Gassho. George

[Hoyu]

Thank you Taigu Sensei and to all fellow sitters. Taigu your chanting of the Heart Sutra was very beautiful! _/_
Where can we find a copie in Japanese(romaji) of your closing dedication?

Gassho,
John

[Saijun]

Hello friends,

I will be sitting this Zazenkai tomorrow evening, if anyone wants to join in the "Mac" sitting hall.

Metta,

Saijun

[Taigu]

John,

You ll find it here under fueko:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/23526866/Sutr ... plo-Zen-JB (http://http://www.scribd.com/doc/23526866/Sutras-Soto-Zen-Templo-Zen-JB)


gassho


Taigu

[Hoyu]

Thank you for the link Taigu Sensei.

Gassho,
John

[Myozan Kodo]

Taigu,
Finally had some time to myself and sat the Zazenkai. Thank you. Your chanting has such resonance. It is living and fully and deeply present. Thanks too to Shohei.
Gassho
Soen