September 29th-30th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

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

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 join us in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra (although please keep your microphone muted). You can download and print out the Chants we will recite at the following link (PDF):

Chant Book (PDF)

or

Chant Book (SHORT VERSION HTML)

Not everyone realizes that they can join in the Chanting of the Heart Sutra, Verse of Atonement and Four Vows (although we ask that you keep your microphone down). Please follow along with the Chant Book, and let your voice ring!

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

SatTodayLAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will join two-way, if there is room and tech allows.

Gassho,
Onkai

[Mp]

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

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Eishuu]

Looking forward to sitting with you all tomorrow morning.

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[Kyonin]

Hi all,

I'll be there live if electrical storms allow.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Sekishi]

See you all soon.

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat

[Seishin]

ZOD Saturday and Sunday morning all being well.

STMIZ

[RichardH]

Driving out of town tonight to pick my son up from school. Will be sitting in the morning..

Gassho
Daizan

sat today

[M.C. Easton]

Looking forward to sitting this with you all over the coming week.

Gassho,
Melanie
SatToday

[Kyousui]

Will be there via youtube till I figure out how to mute my laptop's microphone (not the video's sound).
Sat today LAH

[Mp]

Will be there via youtube till I figure out how to mute my laptop's microphone (not the video's sound).
Sat today LAH

Hey Thomas,

Come on in ... If your mic is on and you are having troubles with it, I can mute it for you. Be nice to have you live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Mp]

Hello folks,

Here is the event link for tonight's zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...ka5nfmaunv74ye

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Meitou]

I managed to watch first part one way, but must go to bed now! thank you all
Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltonight/this morning.

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Sekishi, and all who sat, have a great weekend. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you all for your practice. It was lovely. Have a good weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday/LAH

[Shokai]

Thank you all who sat or will sit, once again, Jundo, a wonderful teaching.

gassho, Shokai

sat/ LAH

[Jishin]

Gasho, Jishin, _/st\_

[Shoka]

Thank you everyone.

Gassho,

Shoka
sattoday with the dog.

[Sekishi]

Thank you everyone. Timely talk this week Jundo.

Fun fact from a long time sailor - there are no ropes on a sailboat. If you have a rope, when you bring it aboard, PRESTO CHANGO, and it becomes a "line"!

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat


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[taiyaki]

insomnia wasnt on my side this time.... i couldnt sleep so decided to stay up to wait for zazenkai, but somehow dozed off 2hrs before it and missed all my alarms.
sat the podcast , thank you very much everyone
have a great weekend !


gassho, ryk

sat today lah

[Eishuu]

Thank you all. Great talk, particularly for upside-down boat days.

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[RichardH]

Gassho and thank you.

Daizan
Sat today

[Meishin]

Thank you. Old sailors say it is hours of calm and even boredom, punctuated by times of sheer terror.

Gassho
Meishin
SatToday LAH

[Washin]

Thank you everyone.
Thank you Jundo, from this old sailor for the talk

Gassho
Washin
sat / lah

[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha!

Gassho
Byōkan
sat + lah

[Jakuden]

Wonderful, thank you Jundo, Sekishi and everyone!

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Kotei]

Thank you all!
Gassho,
Kotei sattoday.

[Seishin]

Wonderful lesson Jundo. I needed to get back on track so to speak, as I'd started question how I was sitting again. Guess it will always be like this...

shipinstorm.jpg

SZIZTM / lah

[martyrob]

Thank You Jundo, Sekishi and all of us sailing this little boat.

Wishing you all well,

Martyn

[Risho]

Thank you.

Gassho,

Risho
-sattoday/LAH

[Meitou]

Finally got to sit the second part of zazenkai in what has been a very upside down boat sort of week. Thank you Jundo and Sangha.

Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Kenshou]

Sat with you all last night via recording, thank you everyone.
Thank you Jundo for your teaching.

Gassho
Patrick
Sat today/LAH

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[KellyRok]

Sat with the recorded version this morning Thank you Jundo, Sekishi and all. The talk couldn't have come at a better time. I've thrown down my anchor and am going to ride the waves as they come .

Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
sattoday/lah

[Kyonin]

Sat this zazenkai today.

Thank you all.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[M.C. Easton]

Thank you for another beautiful zazenkai--and for the reminder to simply sail, whatever the weather.

Deep gassho to all,
Melanie
SatToday/LAH

[Gokai]

Hello everyone

I Sat with the recorded version of this Zazenkai.
Thank you Jundo, Sekishi and everyone.
Let´s try to simply sail in good or not so good weather.

Gassho, Gokai
Sattoday/ LAH

[Kokuu]

Thank you, dear sangha.

Slightly choppy waters today.

morning meditation
pain pain pain pain
stillness


Gassho
Kokuu

[Mp]

Slightly choppy waters today.

morning meditation
pain pain pain pain
stillness

May you be at peace, may you be free from suffering.

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Kokuu]

Thank you!

[Jakuden]

Thank you, dear sangha.

Slightly choppy waters today.

morning meditation
pain pain pain pain
stillness


Gassho
Kokuu

❤️ Metta Kokuu, keeping you in my thoughts today.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Tai Shi]

I will attempt Zazenkai now reclining pain levels very high for the last week. Increased pain med until facet rhizotomy international procedure today exceptionally high, perhaps no sitting until I feel better two weeks after Oct. 16th.


Tai Shi
st/lah
Gassho

[Onkai]

Metta, to you Tai Shi. I hope you will feel better.

Gassho,
Onkai
SatToday/LAH

[Jundo]

Peace, Tai shi. You are still sitting, even if you are not sitting because of pain.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Mp]

I will attempt Zazenkai now reclining pain levels very high for the last week. Increased pain med until facet rhizotomy international procedure today exceptionally high, perhaps no sitting until I feel better two weeks after Oct. 16th.


Tai Shi
st/lah
Gassho

It was nice to see you yesterday Tai Shi for zazen. Feel better soon. =)

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Tai Shi]

For me it was wrong not to attempt to live the way away from ignorance, anger, and greed, and I have used the Heart Sutra in the wrong way to criticize a young man when I should left all criticism and never involved a man I highly respect, a man a member in good standing here at Treeleaf and oh honored ones please forgive even a slight personal history, now I sit zazen as I am able for a short time, and I ask only to be included in this my Sangha.

Tai Shi
st/lah
Gassho