August 17th-18th 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. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kyonin]

Thanks Jundo. I'll be there live with my instruments ready

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I'll join two-way, tech allowing. :=)

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shinshi]

Thank you Jundo, I will be time warping to Sunday again.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Sekishi]

I hope to join two-way. We had no internet at all this week, but the bytes started moving about an hour ago...

Gassho,
Sekishi
#sat

[Jakuden]

Will be sitting one-way with y’all

Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Mp]

Hey folks,

Here is the event link for todays zazenkai: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts...hl=en_GB&pli=1

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Shokai]

Thank you all who sat or will sit. Have a great week.

gassho, Shokai

stlah

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin, and everyone. Have a great weekend and enjoy the fireworks. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Jakuden]

Thank you Jundo, Kyonin and everyone! Have fun at the fireworks!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Sekishi]

Thank you all for sitting together. Please enjoy the weekend and coming week.

Deep bows,
Sekishi
#sat

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone. It was a lovely zazenkai, although I had to run out at the end because of an upset stomach. All's well now, though. Have a great weekend!

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Kyoshin]

Sat. Lovely birdsong today. Thanks all.
Gassho
Nick

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[Washin]

Thank you all. Nice weekend to everyone

Gassho
Washin
ST

[MyoHo]

TY

gassho

MyoHo

[Tairin]

Thank you everyone.

Jundo, the birds outside your place were freaking out my cat. She kept sniffing around my iPad wondering where the sounds were coming from.


Tairin
Sat today

[Jundo]

The Shinto Shrine my wife and kids and I went today was beautiful. Even after all my years here, some places still take the breath away ...

Katori Jingu is said to have been established in 43 B.C. and enshrines Futsunushino Mikoto, a deity who is believed to have helped establish Japan. Futsunushino Mikoto, honored at the shrine, has traditionally been respected as a god to keep the nation tranquil. Before the beginning of the Meiji Era (1868-1912), only 3 shrines; Ise Jingu, Katori Jingu and Kashima Jingu, had been given Jingu (historic Shinto shrine) status, meaning that Katori Jingu is an extremely prestigious shrine. Katori Jingu is the head of the 400 Katori Jinja shrines throughout the country. Its main building, the Sakura (cherry tree) Gate and the prayer hall were constructed in 1700 during the Edo Period (1603-1867). Since ancient times, Katori Jingu has been respected by many people, as the god enshrined there is believed to mitigate natural disasters and provide protection. Since a power struggle worsened during the Heian Period (794-1185), Katori Jingu, along with Kashima Jingu, has won the respect of the public as a facility honoring a god of the martial arts.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Mp]

Lovely Jundo, thank you for sharing. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!
Gassho,
Kotei sat.

[Doshin]

Gassho
Doshin
St

[Jundo]

Thank you everyone.

Jundo, the birds outside your place were freaking out my cat. She kept sniffing around my iPad wondering where the sounds were coming from.


Tairin
Sat today

I believe that they are mostly Japanese cicada's ...



Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Seishin]

Thank you Jundo, thank you all, thank you Cicadas.

[Mp]

Thank you Jundo ... those little guys were quite the chatty bunch, lovely voices. =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Tairin]

I believe that they are mostly Japanese cicada's ...



Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Fantastic and very different than the sound of cicadas here in Ontario. (Not my video. Just found it on the web)




Tairin
Sat today

[Doshin]

Jundo,

You know where I live and that I share it with “buzz tails” also known as rattlesnakes. When the cicadas emerge here and without warning do their thing, I sometimes jump thinking I just got to close to one of my neighbors. However from the safety of my cushion and engaged in zazen they are a most welcome sound.

Gassho
Doshin
St

[Jika]

Wow.
I heard from a friend that to his Japanese wife the Japanese cicadas are the sound of summer.
I had no idea they are so different.

Sat with you,
Gassho
Jika

[martyrob]

Thank you all.

We don't have cicadas in the U.K. although on hot days, in sandy areas you can hear crickets, an altogether less impressive sound. When I hear cicadas, to my English ears, it means I am abroad, some where hot, somewhere exciting; the air is literally buzzing. Mind you, those Japanese cicadas might do my head in after a while!

Wishing you all well,

Martyn

Sat today.

[Jakuden]

We have them too but they sound like this:
They are out in force here right now as well!
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


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[Kokuu]

in the cicada's song
nothing can foretell
how soon it must die

-- Matsuo Basho


Thank you, all.

Gassho
Kokuu