March 11th-12th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

reMINDer: DAYLIGHT SAVINGS begins NEXT SUNDAY MARCH 13th in NORTH AMERICA (MARCH 27th IN EUROPE) which will make LATER START TIMES from then!

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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (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

EVENT PAGE:
https://plus.google.com/events/concg...aq5vrm7bejl4l4

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

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, I will be there live with bells ready. =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Washin]

I'll be there either two or one way. Thank you.

Gassho
Washin
sat-today

[Jika]

I'll sit with you with the recorded version.

Jundo, I know the Dedication already contains many sad situations, like victims of natural events.

5 years after the tsunami, could we do an extra dedication for the people of Fukushima prefecture, like the people of Minamisoma and all others touched by this tragedy?
And could we maybe sit for all Sangha members and family members ill in health, and the strength of families?
(Thinking of our dear ones in the NICU)

Sitting for all of them.
Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[Jundo]

Hi Danny,

I was already planning to mention this tomorrow, and include all sentient beings who have encountered natural events everywhere ...

To all victims of war, violence and natural events, to the injured and all families touched by these tragedies ...



Gassho, J

SatToday

[Jika]

Thank you.

Deep bows,
Jika
#sattoday

[Joyo]

I will be there live.

Gassho,
Joyo
sat today

[Onkai]

I will join tonight, two-way or one-way.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[RichardH]

Will be here/there live

Gassho
Daizan

[Myosha]

Participating.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo and everyone ... may we all be at peace and free of suffering. Have a great weekend. =)

Gassho
Shingen

#sattoday

[Joyo]

Thank you Jundo, Shingen and all. This is such a wonderful support of our practice.

May all beings live at ease.

Gassho,
Joyo
just sat

[Nameless]

Thank you all. Sat one-way like Ed. Awesome sitting with you again.

Gassho,
John
SatToday

[Tairin]

First opportunity to sit with you all in real time.
Fascinating to think I sat with people from all over the world.
Thank you.

Gassho
Warren
Sat Today

[Myosha]

Thanks to all.


Gassho
Myosha sat today

[Washin]

Thank you everyone.

Gassho
Washin
just sat

[Onkai]

Thank you all. Have a great weekend.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[RichardH]

Gassho and Thank you.

Daizan

sat today

[Jika]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Jika
#sattoday

[martyrob]

Thank you all.
Sat on a beautiful, sunny, Spring Sunday morning.

Martyn
Sat zazenkai today.

[Matt]

Sitting this now.
Gassho
Matt

[Kotei]

Thank you all.
Gassho,
Kotei just sat with you.