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Thread: April 19th-20th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (Welcoming Ensho & Buddhas Birthday!)

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    April 19th-20th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai (Welcoming Ensho & Buddhas Birthday!)

    We welcome Ensho (Joris) who is visiting Treeleaf Tsukuba this weekend. Also, a couple of kids who will be joining Zazen today with their mother.

    Our Zazenkai today is also in CELEBRATION of BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY, traditionally APRIL 8th in Japan!

    MORE INFORMATION on CELEBRATING AT HOME HERE - LINK


    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
    Last edited by Jundo; 04-19-2019 at 01:45 PM.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    I will not sit,living Zen.

    Gassho
    Sat today
    Kakenen


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    Will be there with bells

    Gassho
    Jakuden
    SatToday/LAH


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    Will be attending a birthday party tonight, but I will catch up after.

    Gassho
    Sat today, lah

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    求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
    I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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    I will be time shifting once again. See everyone when I see you!

    Gassho, Shinshi

    SaT-LaH
    空道 心志 Kudo Shinshi
    I am just a priest-in-training, any resemblance between what I post and actual teachings is purely coincidental.
    E84I - JAJ

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    One way but there

    Doshin
    St

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    "This page isn't working" "Hangouts redirected you too many times."

    gassho
    doyu
    sat today/lent a hand

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    Hi Everyone,
    joining you all one way.

    _()_
    sosen
    stlah

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    Thank you, Jundo, but the link didn't work. The error message was that "hangouts.google.com redirected you too many times". I will sit one-way.

    Gassho,
    Onkai
    Sat/LAH

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    I am joining one-way.

    Gassho,
    Wuyi
    Sat/LAH
    無依 Mui
    "Relies on Nothing"

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    Wow the boys did amazing!! I'm so impressed! Thank you Jundo and everyone, good to see Ensho, and Happy Birthday Buddha!

    Gassho,
    Jakuden
    SatToday/LAH

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    Thank you for this sit.

    gassho
    doyu sat today/lent a hand

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    Thank you, Jundo and Jakuden. Enjoyed the baseball talk, not about winning or losing or keeping score. Have a great weekend, everyone!

    Gassho,
    Onkai
    Sat/LAH

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    My little one even joined today, enjoyed the kinhin, and decided to stay for zazen.

    Gassho,
    Wuyi
    Sat/LAH
    無依 Mui
    "Relies on Nothing"

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    "This page isn't working" "Hangouts redirected you too many times."

    Watched the Zazenkai via the first post

    sat/lah

    Kyousui - strong waters 強 水

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    I just realized I was invisible. Where does Jakuden’s voice come from when she is not on the Hangout screen? A Koan!
    Gassho
    Jakuden
    Sat and chanted from somewhere


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    Doshin
    Stlah

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    Mp
    Guest
    Lovely! Happy Birthday Buddha! =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

    Sat/LAH

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    Thank you all for this Zazenkai - just got up from the zafu.


    Gero

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    Once again I am very grateful to Treeleaf, Jundo, and Youtube, for making it so easy for those of us with odd schedules to transcend time and space to sit with the Sangha.

    Gassho
    Kyoshin/Nick
    Satlah

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    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden, and everyone else. I sat with you all this morning.


    Tairin
    Sat today and lah
    泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden and everyone else.
    Back from hospital, I sat with you all today.

    Gassho
    Teiro

    Sat
    Teiro

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teiro View Post
    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden and everyone else.
    Back from hospital, I sat with you all today.

    Gassho
    Teiro

    Sat
    Welcome home.

    Gassho, J

    STLah
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden and everyone.
    Happy Birthday Buddha!

    Gassho
    Washin
    baseballed on the cushion=)
    Kaidō (皆道) Every Way
    Washin (和信) Harmony Trust
    ----
    I am a novice priest-in-training. Anything that I say must not be considered as teaching
    and should be taken with a 'grain of salt'.

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    Member Seishin's Avatar
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    La Croix-Avranchin, Basse Normandie, France
    Sat on demand, thank yo all.


    Seishin

    Sei - Meticulous
    Shin - Heart

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    Thank you Jundo and everyone else, I sat with you all.

    Gassho,

    Neil

    ST/LaH

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    Thank you everyone.
    Happy Birthday!

    Gassho,
    Kotei sat/lah today.

    義道 冴庭 / Gidō Kotei.
    Being a novice priest doesn't mean my writing about the Dharma is more substantial than yours. Actually, it might well be the other way round.

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    Member Roland's Avatar
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    Location
    Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
    Thank you for this lovely Zazenkai.

    Gassho,

    Roland

    sat/lah

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    Thank you, Jundo, Jakuden and everyone on Tsukuba and online for this beautiful zazenkai.
    May the children enjoy their zen baseball.
    Gassho,
    Mateus
    Sat today
    怠努 (Tai Do) - Lazy Effort
    (also known as Mateus )

    禅戒一如 (Zen Kai Ichi Nyo) - Zazen and the Precepts are One!

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