November 24th-25th 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 8pm, Los Angeles 5pm (Friday night), London 1am and Paris 2am [B](early Saturday morning)[/B

... 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

[RichardH]

I'll be here/there with bells

Gassho
Daizan


sat/LAH

[Seishin]

ZOD as per normal Sat/Sun am all being well.

STMIZ / la

[Kakunen]

Thank you for giving opportunity of sit.

I will sit on one way,because of family service.

Sat today.


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[Mp]

Thank you Jundo ... I am traveling to Vancouver and maybe back in time. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Jakuden]

Hm, my daughter has her room back until Sunday and the basement is all torn apart for furnace installation, so I am without a sitting space. Will manage to sit somewhere at some point!!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Eishuu]

Will ZOD tomorrow as usual.

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[Doshin]

Look forward to sitting with you.

Doshin
St/lah

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will join two-way if there is a link posted here and tech allows. Otherwise I will join one-way or later this week or weekend.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

[Jundo]

I think this is to join ...

https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...iky7ua33lpthae

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Daizan, and everyone ... lovely to sit with you. =)

Wonderful talk too Jundo, thank you ... and your closing words were speechless.

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[RichardH]

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend.



Gassho
Daizan

sat today/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo and everyone. I'm grateful for this community. Lovely talk. Have a good weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

[Sydney]

Thanks everyone. I'm glad to have been able to share these moments with you.

SatToday (although it seems implied )

[Sekishi]

Thank you all.

Deep bows,
Sekishi
#sat


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[Doshin]

Had to leave early. Thank you for the time together.

Gassho
Doshin
st/lah

[Kyousui]

Sat one way through technical problems.
Sat2day LAH

[Eishuu]

Lovely to sit with you all. Absolutely beautiful talk. Best wishes to your daughter for her Shichi-go-san, Jundo. And will be thinking of you on Monday.

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[Kotei]

Thank you all.

Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Tairin]

Lovely talk thank you.

Gassho
Warren
Sat today

[Gokai]

Hello everyone

I Just Sat with all of You in this zazenkai. I found this talk very beautiful. Best wishes to Jundo's daughter and good news for Jundo on Monday.
Thank You very much everyone for making this great place possible.

Gassho, Gokai
Sattoday /LAH

[Shinshi]

That was a wonderful talk Jundo. Very grateful for your teachings.

Hope your daughter has a Happy Birthday and Shichi-go-san. Also hoping for the best of news on Monday.

Gassho, Allan

Sat-LaH

[Meishin]

Thank you all. And thank you, Jundo, for sharing the teaching that is your journey.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat Today LAH

[Washin]

Thank you everyone.
Thank you for the talk, Jundo. Metta for all.

Gassho
Washin
just sat

[Seishin]

Thank you one and all, lovely talk.

Have a wonderful Shichi-go-san today and hope all goes well tomorrow. In my thoughts.

SZIZTM

[Jakuden]

Congratulations to Chao-chao, hope all went well today. And I will be thinking about you tomorrow too, even though today is today and tomorrow is tomorrow.
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Byokan]

Thank you dear Sangha! Aww, hugs to Chao-chao (if you can catch her!), and we'll be with you Monday dear Teacher.

Gassho
Byōkan
sat + lah

[Jundo]

My Daughter Chao Chao's 7-5-3 (Shichi-Go-San) celebration yesterday ... with son, wife and mother-in-law. Whole family came out.


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Shichi-go-san
FESTIVAL, JAPAN

Shichi-go-san, (Japanese: “Seven-Five-Three”), one of the most important festivals for Japanese children, observed annually on November 15. On this date girls of three and seven years of age and boys of five years of age are taken by their parents to the Shintō shrine of their tutelary deity to offer thanks for having reached their respective ages and to invoke blessings for the future. In former times the day was also marked by five-year-old boys of the samurai class being dressed in a hakama (pleated, divided skirt) and presented to their respective feudal lords, seven-year-old girls wearing the formal obi (stiff sash), and the three-year-old girls having their hair arranged on top of their heads, all for the first time.
http://www.japanvisitor.com/japanese.../shichi-go-san

Gassho, Jundo Papa

SatTodayLAH

[Onkai]

Great picture! Your daughter looks adorable. Nice to see your family.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat/LAH

[Mp]

My Daughter Chao Chao's 7-5-3 (Shichi-Go-San) celebration yesterday ... with son, wife and mother-in-law. Whole family came out.


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Gassho, Jundo Papa

SatTodayLAH

Lovey! Congrats Chao Chao! =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kakunen]

My Daughter Chao Chao's 7-5-3 (Shichi-Go-San) celebration yesterday ... with son, wife and mother-in-law. Whole family came out.


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Gassho, Jundo Papa

SatTodayLAH

Congratulations Chao Chao!

My son also celebrates 7-5-3 .





I will seek smile of my family.

Sat today.
Nine bows.
From Kakunen Papa.


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[Mp]

Congratulations Chao Chao!

My son also celebrates 7-5-3 .





I will seek smile of my family.

Sat today.
Nine bows.
From Kakunen Papa.


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Wonderful and congrats as well Kakunen. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Jundo]

[Kakunen]

Smile for children.
Peace for handicap person.

Sat today.


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[Meitou]

Thank you for a wonderful teaching Jundo, congratulations to Chao Chao on her Shichi -Go -San and to Kakunen's son also. Thank you both for the beautiful photos!
Gassho
Frankie
satwithyoualltoday/lah

[Jakuden]

Aah I can’t stand the cuteness!! These are heart-filling, beautiful photos, thank you Jundo and Kakunen!Chao-Chao is growing faster than my hair I can’t wait to show Nicole how adorable she is in her Kimono.
Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Kokuu]

Thank you all for sitting with me.

So beautiful to see Chao Chao's 7-5-3 (Shichi-Go-San) and your son also Kakunen. Congratulations to both of them!

Gassho
Kokuu