September 17th, 2011 Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

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 JUSTIN.TV:
http://www.justin.tv/treeleafzen (http://http://www.justin.tv/treeleafzen)

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:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

PLEASE FOLLOW OUR 90 MINUTE SITTING SCHEDULE:

PART I:

00:00 – 00:15 CEREMONY (HEART SUTRA in English ONLY) and Dedication
00:15 – 00:45 ZAZEN

http://justin.tv/treeleafzen/b/295272692

PART II:

00:45 – 00:55 KINHIN
00:55 – 01:25 ZAZEN
01:25 – 01:30 FOUR VOWS, & VERSE OF ATONEMENT

http://justin.tv/treeleafzen/b/295272779

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

[Dosho]

I'll be sitting with the recording this week!

Gassho,
Dosho

[Nindo]

I will be sitting at a Vipassana retreat tonight and over the weekend. This is a rare opportunity to sit for a longer stretch of time together with others in this town. I will hold you all in my heart :)
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[Dokan]

I'll be there tonight and sitting on G+ as well!

Gassho,

Shawn

[Kyonin]

Got up extra early today and did this lovely Zazenkai.

Thank you, Jundo.

Thanks everyone for sitting anywhere, everywhere. :D

[Myoku]

Thanks everybody who sat and will sit, both in Japan and
around the world,
Gassho
Peter

[Nenka]

Thanks for the sit, everybody!

(And enjoy your potato sack race, Jundo.) :D

Jen

[Gi Shu-George]

Thank you Jundo. Thank you all.
Gassho George.

[Hoyu]

Thank you Jundo Sensei, as usual, for your commitment to Zazenkai! Also, to all fellow sitters past, present, and future.

Gassho,
John

[Dosho]

Thank you to Jundo and all my fellow Treeleafers! I was sitting with each of you and it was a pleasure to do so!

And thanks also to Dewey, my beloved feline companion, who sat with me today unlike any other time I can remember. The company was most welcome. :)

Deep bows to all who practice.

Gassho,
Dosho

[Taylor]

Gassho,

Thank you

[Kaishin]

Thank you. Had to cut this one short due to pain, but able to sit longer and longer with each day as I recover. Now it is time for some putting-the-kids-to-bed-zazen :mrgreen:

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[Ekai]

Thank you for the sit everyone.

Thanks,
Jodi