October 30th-31st Treeleaf Weekly BOOOO!zenkai

[Jundo]

Special Halloween Edition! Costumes Welcome!

ALSO NOTE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS CHANGE IN EUROPE, NOT YET IN NORTH AMERICA


Hello All,

Please 'sit-a-long' with our weekly FRIDAY/SATURDAY 'LIVE FROM TREELEAF' 90 minute ZAZENKAI, netcast from 10am Japan time Saturday morning (that is New York 9pm, Los Angeles 6pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am (early Saturday morning)

... and to be visible on the following screen during those times and sit-a-long-able any time thereafter ...

LIVE ZAZENKAI NETCAST at GOOGLE+ IS HERE:
CLICK ON THE TAB ON LOWER RIGHT FOR 'FULL SCREEN

https://plus.google.com/events/cr22l...0kuaj417bkbbd4

FOR THOSE NOT ALREADY MEMBERS OF THE CIRCLE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, INSTRUCTIONS ARE POSTED AT THIS LINK. WE ARE NOW LIMITED TO 10 INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANY NUMBER CAN WATCH LIVE 'ONE WAY' AND SIT-A-LONG VIA THE ABOVE SCREEN. IF JOINING WITH CAMERA, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MICROPHONE IS MUTED:

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 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 about 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 Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

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

[Jundo]

Let me mention that our Zendo in Tsukuba is also doubling as a Spook House for the local neighborhood kids this weekend, an annual event here, so you may see a few extra decorations.

Some folks say that Halloween should not be a Buddhist event, but I very much disagree. Perhaps we might avoid the darker, crueler, more violent humor in any costumes and film choices, sure. But laughing at the imagined things that scare us, and turning them to sweets (in moderation!) sounds like what our practice is about. In fact. Buddha, Jizo, Kannon and all the greats regularly headed down to hell, it is said, to help feed the hungry ghosts and all the other evil spirits. Is that not a kind of Buddhist "trick or treat"?

I know of at least a few Zen groups in America (Shasta Abbey, Dharma Rain and others) that even moved their "Feeding the Hungry Ghosts/Gate of Sweet Nectar" ceremony to this weekend:

https://chapelhillzen.wordpress.com/...hungry-ghosts/

San Francisco Zen Center too apparently ...

https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=...loween&f=false

A Koan: Do Vampires have Buddha Nature? MUUUU! BOOOOO!

So ...

Ghastly Ghouly Gassho, Jundo

[Mp]

Wooooo ooooo ... I will be sitting live! LOL

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Anshu Bryson]

Wooooo ooooo ... I will be sitting live! LOL

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

I will be sitting undead...

Gassho,
Anshu

-sat today-

[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo!

No need for a costume here. I just need to get close to the camera and that's it! Everyone runs in fear.

Plus, I'll be chanting tonight. Now that's scary!

These days are special for Mexicans because we celebrate the Day of the Dead with special meals and decorations. We do fear death and that's why we turned it into a festivity.

A lot of homes set up special altars with food and beverages for the spirits of their dead loved ones, who come once a year to party among the living

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Gassho,

Kyonin
#SatToday

[Mp]

Gassho
Shingen

#justsat

[Doshin]

I will sit live if room in the spook house.


Gassho,

Randy
sit with you all tonight

[Shinzan]

I will materialize tooooooooooowoowooo.
_/st\_ Shinzan

[RichardH]

Starting late and working late today. Will sit recorded.

....and Boo.

Gassho
Daizan

[Geika]

I have always felt Dia de las Muertas traditions looked really fun and a lot more meaningful to me. I live where I live, so I will always participate in these Halloween traditions!

Gassho, sat today

[Jakuden]

I will sit one way, although I may be interrupted by my daughter coming home from her scary middle school Halloween dance!
Gassho,
Sierra
SatToday

[Onkai]

I will be there two-way or one-way.

Gassho,
Laurie
Sat Last Night

[Sekishi]

I will be there, to save sentient beings from the many hell realms!!

Gaaaasssshhhhoooooo!
Sekishi

[Joyo]

I will be there, to save sentient beings from the many hell realms!!

Gaaaasssshhhhoooooo!
Sekishi

This is so funny!!! And your avatar picture, lol!!!!

I will try to be there for at least part of it, if I cannot get in live, I will sit one-way. Happy Halloween everyone =)

Gassho,
Joyo
sat toda

[Myogan]

I will be there.

Dia de Los Muertos has a lot I common with Obon and families honoring their loved ones at the graves.

[Jika]

I'll sit with the recorded version, thank you.

To prevent confusion in my fellow world-siders: I think according to worldtimebuddy it should be "London 1AM, Paris 2AM" (as we have already changed to winter time).
(Other times given seem correct.)

Enjoy the spooky celebrations!
Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

[Kakunen]

I will sit when I can access .

[Jundo]

I'll sit with the recorded version, thank you.

To prevent confusion in my fellow world-siders: I think according to worldtimebuddy it should be "London 1AM, Paris 2AM" (as we have already changed to winter time).
(Other times given seem correct.)

Enjoy the spooky celebrations!
Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

Thank you, I noted the correct time. Daylight savings has changed in Europe, not yet in North America.

Gassho, J

SatToday

[tlap]

I will sit recorded this week.

Gassho
Trish
sat today

[Myosha]

Participating.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Dosho]

Hi all,

I have never been so pleased NOT to be able to get into an event...great to see the full house!

Gassho,
Dosho

[Joyo]

Hi everyone, I am still not feeling 100%, so I only participated for the first 1/2 an hr.

For the record, I found Randy's sunglasses to be the scariest costume.

Thanks Jundi, and everyone =) have a great weekend

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[Shinzan]

Full house again. Boooootiful. Take care, everyone.
_/\_ Shinzan

[Jakuden]

Thanks everyone! Good luck with all the little ones tonight!

Gassho,
Sierra
SatToday

[Kyonin]

Thank you all who sat and will sit.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Feliz Día de los Muertos

Gassho,

Spooky Kyonin
#ScreamedToday

[Mp]

Thank you everyone, great to sit with you all. Happy Halloween! =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Sekishi]

Deep bows to all of you, and to the hungry ghosts, the beings in hell realms (wherever those may be found), to those with candy, and those without.

Its all a trick, knowing so is the treat!

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sattooOOooOooooOooday

[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha!

Gassho
Lisa
sat today

[Onkai]

Thanks to all for practicing together. Thank you Jundo also for the talk. Happy Halloween and have a great weekend

Gassho
Laurie
Sat Today

[Jakuden]

Hi Lisa, good to see you back!

Gassho,
Sierra
SatToday

[Doshin]

Good to sit with all...at least until google plus got spooky on me and I had to leave. Kyonin thanks for helping me get in.

[Kakunen]

Thank you for our opportunity

[Byokan]

Hi Lisa, good to see you back!

Gassho,
Sierra
SatToday

And me front too!
Missed you guys so much.

Gassho
Lisa
sat today

[Kotei]

Boo!

Thank you all very much.

Gassho,
Ralf sattoday.

[Washin]

Just sat with recording. Thank you and Happy Halloween to all.
Thank you, Jundo, for the talk.

Gassho,
Sergey

[Jika]

Thank you all very much.

Gassho,
Danny
#sattoday

[Kakunen]

I join 2 way first time.Today Kyonin share direct link at Google +. How do we know direct link address?


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[Myosha]

Thanks to all.


Gassho
Myosha Sat today

[jake]

Yes, and please be safe!

Little ones do not always come above the hood of a car, so if one is driving, please be careful and safe.

Gassho,
J
sattoday

[Jundo]

I join 2 way first time.Today Kyonin share direct link at Google +. How do we know direct link address?


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It was so good to sit with you today. I am glad you could.

I include the direct address in the top post, above, right below the youtube screen.

Gassho, j

SatToday

[Banto]

Booo!
Sat with you this afternoon.
Gassho
-r

[tlap]

Thank you all so much.

Gassho
Trish
sat today

[Jakugan]

Sat this today. Thank you.

Gassho,

Simon

Sat today

[Matt]

Sitting this now.
Gassho,
Matt

[Ryan379]

Just sat with this, thanks everybody



Gassho

Ryan

#SatToday