August 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 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]

Hi guys,

It's been a tough week for me and it seems I'll be working a little late tonight. If I can, I'll join two ways. If not, I'll sit only one way.

Gassho,

Kyonin
Sat/LAH

[Sekishi]

Looking forward to it!

Gassho,
Sekishi #sat


Sent from my Tricorder using Tapatalk Pro

[Onkai]

Thank you, Jundo. I will join two-way, tech permitting.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Shinshi]

Thank you Jundo. Doing the time warp again.

Gassho, Shinshi

SaT-LaH

[Doshin]

I will be present oneway for most of the Zazen

Gassho
Doshin
St

[Mp]

Hello folks,

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

Sat/LAH

[Jakuden]

All I’m getting when I try to watch one way is a blank screen. I’ll sit along on IT
Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Jakuden]

Made it in, but now gotta go Happy dancing everyone! 🕺

Gassho
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Mp]

That was wonderful, thank you Jundo, Danni, Sekishi, and everyone ... dance the dance! =)

Gassho
Shingen

Sat/LAH

[Onkai]

Thank you, everyone. Keep letting the dance dance us.

Gassho,
Onkai
Sat

[Meitou]

Sat with you all one way, thank you everyone and especially Dani for the great dancing, a welcome addition to the Treeleaf repertoire
Gassho and goodnight
Meitou
Sat, danced with you all today.

[Sekishi]

Thank you all! May we all enjoy the dance this week.


Sekishi #sat


Sent from my Tricorder using Tapatalk Pro

[Tairin]

Thank you all!


Tairin
Sat today & Soon to LAH

[Jika]

Thank you all.

Gassho
Jika
sattoday, lah

[sjlabat]

Thanks!
gassho,
sat
sjl

[Kotei]

Thank you everyone!

Gassho,
Kotei sat/danced today.

[Seishin]

Sat on demand, thank you.

[Kyoshin]

Nice Monday morning sit. Thanks for helping us overcome the barriers of time and space to join zazenkai
Gassho
Nick
Satlah

Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

[Kokuu]

Wonderful! Thank you!

I hope that Dani's dance went well. Great to have a preview!

Gassho
Kokuu