July 27th-28th 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 WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, A LINK TO JOIN WILL BE POSTED BELOW IN THIS THREAD ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE START TIME. JUST CLICK AND JOIN. 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 VERSE OF ATONEMENT & FOUR VOWS

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

PS - There is no "wrong" or "right" in Zazen ... yet here is a little explanation of the "right" times to Bow (A Koan) ...

The other video I mention on Zendo decorum is this one, from our "Always Beginners" video Series:

Sit-a-Long with Jundo: Zazen for Beginners (12) - Basic Zendo Decorum At Home
https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...093#post189093

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, I will be there live two way with instruments ready. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo and Shingen. I look forward to joining two-way, tech permitting. :=)

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shinshi]

Thank you Jundo, I'll be time shifting to Sunday morning.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Jakuden]

First Friday evening home in awhile, I’ll finally get to sit with you all (one way) live tonight!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Mp]

Hey folks,

Here is the event link for today's zazenkai two way: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...hl=en_GB&pli=1

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo and everyone ... may we all be free of suffering, may we all be safe and still.

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone. Have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Jakuden]

Thank you Jundo, Shingen and everyone
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Shokai]

Thank you all who sat or will sit, now, off to wash the bowls thinking of all affected by natural disasters

gassho, shokai

stlah

[Sekishi]

Thank you all. Metta to all beings. That means YOU!

Deep bows,
Sekishi
#sat


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[Jika]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Jika
sattoday

[Tairin]

Thank you Jundo for this talk. A little light went on as you described the bowl as being the universe.

Thank you all.


Tairin
Sat today

[sjlabat]

Thanks,

"Do you want to do something 'spiritual?' wash your dishes"

-Thomas Hopko

gassho,

sean
sat

[Seishin]

Sat, drank coffee, washed cup. Simples

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Ryudo]

Thank you Jundo.
Thank you all.

SatToday

[Washin]

Thank you everyone

Gassho
Washin
sattoday

[martyrob]

Belated zazenkai. Better belated than never, I guess.

Wishing you all well.

Martyn.
Sat today.


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[Kokuu]

Thank you all! I enjoyed the extra free bell!

Gassho
Kokuu

[Eishuu]

Thank you all. Lovely talk

Gassho
Eishuu
ST/LAH