January 12th-13th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

[Jundo]

reMINDer: OUR ANNUAL JUKAI (Undertaking the Precepts) CEREMONY TOMORROW! Won't you join us?

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

[Daiyo]

Hi, Jundo, I'd like to be there 2 way.

But if someone who is regularly attending needs the slot, I'll be more than glad to leave the place and sit one way.

Gassho,

Daiyo
ST/LaH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will be there 2-way, tech allowing.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo,

I will be there live. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kyonin]

Hi Jundo!

Will be there with my instruments ready.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Kakunen]

Thank you for announcement.

I will sit on one way.

Sat today
Nine bows


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[Seishin]

Time lag ZOD as usual, Sat and Sun am.

[Shinshi]

Thank you Jundo. I will be time-shifting a bit, but will be with you all in spirit.

Gassho, Allan

SaT

[Shinzan]

Standing (sitting) by. Tech allowing.

_/\_ Shinzan

[Mp]

Hello folks,

Here is the event link for tonights zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...fut7lxrdfgeree

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Daiyo]

Can not see the link to the hangouts in G+

Gassho

Daiyo,

ST/LAH

[Kyonin]

Thank you all. Sorry for the technical non-problems

Gassho,

Kyonin

[Shinzan]

Thanks, all. Until tomorrow.

_/st\_

[Onkai]

Thank you everyone. It was a beautiful zazenkai. I'm happy for the miracle of our sangha.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shokai]

Thank You all who sat and will sit
The miracle of being together through space and time

gassho, Shokai

stlah

[Jakuden]

It was miraculous to sit with you all tonight
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone ... have a great weekend. =)

Kyonin ... that was weird, I felt you chant the Four Vows through me ... man, you are talented.

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kyousui]

Enjoyable sit 2 way.
Sat to day LAH

[Kotei]

Thank you all so much.

I know a place, beyond time and space
there is room for anyone and everyone, truly searching for the truth
tearing walls apart for building our home

truly a miracle

Gassho,
Kotei sat today.

[Myosha]

Thanks to all.

Gassho
Myosha

sat today and lending a hand

[Kakunen]

I sit now by one way.

I feel good relationship,and ease my mind.

Sat today.
Nine bows.
Kakunen.


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[Meishin]

Thank you.

Gassho
Meishin
Sat Today LAH

[Daiyo]

Thank you all.

It was wonderful to sit again with you after a while.


Gassho,
Daiyo.

St/Lah

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[Kyonin]

Kyonin ... that was weird, I felt you chant the Four Vows through me ... man, you are talented.

We are One indeed

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Seishin]

That was a truly slick baton change between the two of you, seamless

Thank you all.

[Eishuu]

Lovely to sit with you all

Gassho
Lucy
ST/LAH

[Hoyu]

As someone who spent 20 of the last 21 years working in a hospital one does realize and appreciate all these miracles and more. Every day is a good day…even the bad ones! Always remember that no matter how bad you think you have it there is always someone who has it worse. Chant metta for them and yourself and be appreciative for the days that you are upright and breathing.
Thank you all for your practice.

Gassho,
Hoyu
ST(Zazenkai)
LAH

[Jakuden]

That was a truly slick baton change between the two of you, seamless

Thank you all.

Wasn't it though? These guys are just cool cucumbers.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Byokan]

Miraculous indeed. Thank you dear Sangha.

Jundo, so glad to hear you got the definitive "all-clear" from the doctors!

Gassho
Byōkan
sat + lah

[Souchi]

Thanks & also glad to hear that the doctors gave an "all-clear"

Gassho,
Stefan/Souchi

SatToday

[Kokuu]

Lovely. Thank you all!

Gassho
Kokuu

[Gokai]

Thank you everyone.
I sat today with all of you and this Zazenkai.
It was a beautiful miracle to have found this great sangha.

Gassho, Gokai
Sattoday /LAH

[M.C. Easton]

Just finished sitting with all of you. Thank you so much for this reminder of everyday miracles. I needed to hear this today after a painful conflict with my brother. Good to remember that life is a miracle, heartache is a miracle, and friendship at all--even if it ends--is still a miracle. Deep thanks to this miraculous sangha.

Gassho
Melanie
SatToday

[Shinshou]

Just sat (shikantaza) with this, and in fact I “sit with” this (ruminate on) teaching often...life is both regular, usual, mundane, as well as exceptional, beautiful, and miraculous. To me, that’s the great koan of this human life.

Dan
Sat today


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