September 2nd-3rd Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

reMINDer: Our Jukai - Ango Season commences with our Monthly 4-Hour Zazenkai NEXT WEEK, SEPTEMBER 10th (Friday Night September 9th in North America, available for sitting any time in the days after for folks in Europe and others who need ... we are all together without thought of place or time)!

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 2am and Paris 3am (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/cjqg4...JOe6_Hu9JOhsgE

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

[Ongen]

I'll be there afterward as usual

Gassho
Ongen

Sat Today

[Anshu Bryson]

I am wondering what magic we will see this week, after last week's 'perfect timing' moment when Japan and the 'rest of the world' were so apart, yet so together...!

Gassho,
Anshu

-sat today-

[Mp]

Hello everyone,

I will be there live with instruments ready! =)

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Marie]

I'll be there live, one way.

Gassho
Marie
sattoday

[Kyonin]

Hi guys,

Impermanence hit. The father of a close friend didn't wake up this morning. I'm okay because I didn't have a relationship with him, but I'll go and be with my friend and see she is okay.

So I'll sit with you from a funeral.

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Mp]

Hi guys,

Impermanence hit. The father of a close friend didn't wake up this morning. I'm okay because I didn't have a relationship with him, but I'll go and be with my friend and see she is okay.

So I'll sit with you from a funeral.

Gassho,

Kyonin

Sending metta to you, your friend, and to all who's loved ones have left this visible world.

Deep bows
Shingen

s@today

[Jundo]

... Yes, sometimes being with a suffering friend is Zazen too.

Gassho, J

[Jakuden]

Aw Kyonin, I will also sit for your friend and all suffering losses today.
Not sure if I will make it to the Zazenkai, as we are out of town, but I will try.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday


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[Jundo]

An ink painting of Bodhidharma as I am speaking of today ...

Mountain cliffs and fisherman ...




Gassho, J

SatToday

[Mp]

Hey folks,

Here is the event link if needed: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...-GB&authuser=0

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Mp]

Wonderful, thank you all, people, birds, and choppers! =) Have a great night/day.

Gassho
Shingen

s@today

[Jakuden]

Thank you everyone. It's a privilege sharing the canvas with you all.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday

[Onkai]

Thank you all. Wonderful talk-the world is a beautiful painting. Treeleaf is a beautiful painting

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday

[Zenmei]

Thank you, Jundo. You really got me with that one. I painted a lot of war machines today. Birds and cicadas tomorrow.

And thanks everyone else for sharing your practice

Grasshoppers, Dudley
#sat

[Taiyo]

Thank you all for your practice. Let's remember not to forget the canvas

Have a great day, dear Sangha.

Gassho,
Andoitz

SatToday

[Jishin]

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Sekishi]

Thank you all. Really enjoyed the talk today Jundo.

Gassho,
Sekishi

#sattoday

[Toun]

Sat one way. Enjoyed the teaching and being able to sit together!

Gassho to all
Mike
Sat2day

[Kotei]

Thank you all.

Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Tanjin]

Thanks for sitting with me!

Gassho,
Jimmy

[Washin]

Sat the recording. Thank you all, and Jundo for the beautiful talk.

Gassho
Washin
ST

[Deirdre]

I sat with the recording this morning. That you for the wonderful teaching, Jundo, and to all for sharing this practice.

Gassho,
- Deirdre
sat2day

[Jyukatsu]

Just sat with the recording, thank you all and especially Jundo for a wonderful talk.
Gassho,
Marina
Sat Today

[Ongen]

Wow, @Andoitz, great that you made it in the middle of the night
I could not sleep for half the night and almost decided to rise and be there live, but it seems I finally fell asleep before I could get out of bed.

Yet, as always it is equally fine to sit with you all afterward!

Gassho
Ongen

Sat today

[Taiyo]

Wow, @Andoitz, great that you made it in the middle of the night

Due to some work-related issues I had to stay in the office until very late (2ish). On my way back home I thought it was a great opportunity to sit Zazenkai live (at the same time my wife thought I was definitely out of my mind, it was worth it though ).

Gassho,
Andoitz

SatTodayButNotAt3am

[Washin]

Wow, @Andoitz, great that you made it in the middle of the night

During the last year I kept sitting two ways every other week which meant to me
a very early rise for a weekly Zazenkai or never going to bed if it was a monthly one.
Once you get tuned you begin loving it.

For Ango of this year I'll try to stick to this schedule again.
Why? For no reason at all

Gassho
Washin
sat@dawntoday

[Ongen]

Great!!

I tried it a few times but I end up feeling like nothing at all the next few days, so I sit afterward


Gassho
Ongen

[rajmahendra]

Greetings,

I just sat with recording but sorry for 15mns

[Matt]

Will be sitting this one tonight.
Gassho,
Matt