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    February 21st-22nd Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai

    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 (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:

    ZAZENKAI BEGINS 10 MlNUTES FROM START OF THE VIDEO



    FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO JOIN TO SIT LIVE WITH A CAMERA, A THERE lS A LlNK BELOW AT THE BOTTOM OF THlS POST. JUST CLICK AND JOIN BEFORE START TIME. 'TWO WAY' REQUIRES INDIVIDUALS WITH CAMERAS, BUT ANYONE 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

    HOW TO JOIN THE ZAZENKAI '2-WAY':


    You can join the Zazenkai two-way in the Scheduled Sitting Room using Zoom any one of the following ways:

    - Use this direct link: https://zoom.us/j/4834831244
    - Open Zoom and join with this meeting id: 483 483 1244
    - Go to Treeleaf NOW and select the Scheduled Sitting Room: treeleaf.org/ssr

    Notes:

    - When you first join, you'll need to choose an audio source (usually you can simply select "Join with Computer Audio" on desktop or "Call using Internet Audio" on mobile).

    - You can switch between the "speaker view" (the default view) and "gallery view" (a grid / tic-tac-toe style view):
    -- On desktop, click the "gallery view" / "speaker view" toggle button on the top right
    -- On mobile, swipe right for "gallery views" -- only 4 participants are shown at a time on mobile, so keep swiping right to go through different groups, swipe left to go back to the "gallery view"

    - You can mute, unmute, etc. with the control bar on the bottom of the screen
    -- On desktop, hover the mouse over the window and the control bar should pop up
    -- On mobile, tap the screen and the control bar should pop up
    -- On mobile, so that your own picture does not take up one of the four slots you see, you can tap for the control bar, then tap "... menu" and select "Remove myself from gallery view"

    - If you are on a slow Internet connection and are experiencing drop-outs, try turning off video (you can always turn it on for a bit at the beginning and end to say hi and bow to everyone)
    Last edited by Sekishi; 02-22-2020 at 12:51 AM. Reason: Added youtube link.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    Thanks Jundo!

    I'll be there live

    Gassho,

    Kyonin
    Sat/LAH
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    I must join you tomorrow and look forward to sitting with you all.
    Gassho,
    Krista
    st

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    I'll be time shifting as usual. See you all soon!

    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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    Member Yokai's Avatar
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    Jan 2020
    Location
    Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Hi all, I'll be with you sit-a-long learning!
    Gassho, Chris sat/lah

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    Will be there with bells!

    Gassho
    Jakuden
    SatToday/LAH


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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    Great to see everybody. Joining one-way today.

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

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    started tonight via YouTube, will continue tomorrow -- need to sleep. love the singing cat and the bowing child!

    gassho, meian st
    My life is my temple and my practice.

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    Thank you Jundo, Jakuden and all who sat and will sit. Have a wonderful week, See you Sunday, O Kage sama de

    gassho, shokai
    stlah
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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    Much gratitude for everyone's patience with Raisin the kitty!! Not sure why he was so interested in being involved tonight!

    Have a lovely weekend everyone.

    Gassho,
    Jakuden
    SatToday

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    Thank you as always for another Zazenkai.

    I am reminded again what an important and meaningful service Treeleaf is to those of us in the Soto Zen community who benefit from an online zendo.

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

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    Member Yokai's Avatar
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    Location
    Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Thanks Jundo and all,

    O Kage sama de...it's ok because of you

    Gassho, Chris sattoday/lah

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    Thank you, Jundo, Jakuden, and everyone. I'm fine because of all of you. Have a great weekend!

    Gassho,
    Onkai
    Sat/LAH
    美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
    恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

    I have a lot to learn; take anything I say that sounds like teaching with a grain of salt.

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    Here is the Simple Living I mentioned ...

    https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...ters-63-and-64

    お陰様で (おかげさまで)

    Gassho, J

    STLah
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    With half a dozen things the matter with one, a sangha that just says "it's okay" leaves one bowing and saying, "yes, I'm okay thanks to you." _()_

    gassho
    doyu sat/lah today
    Visiting unsui: use salt

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    Thanks all. You are appreciated.

    Doshin
    St

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    Member Hokin's Avatar
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    Oct 2019
    Location
    Ixtlahuacan De Los Membrillos, Mexico
    Hello Bodhisattvas!

    Thank you very much for your practice....as always....It's O.K. because of you!

    Gassho.
    Arya.
    Sat Today.

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    Just sat this. Thank you Jundo, Jakuden and all

    Gassho
    Washin
    st
    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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    Reclined the rest of Zazenkai this evening. Grateful for technology and all the people who make it come together. Thank you for all you do to keep Treeleaf as the intricate and beautiful multiverse ecosystem that it is.

    Deep bows

    Gassho2
    Meian

    Sent from my SM-G930U using Tapatalk
    My life is my temple and my practice.

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    SuiTeki
    Guest
    I'm looking forward to sitting this tomorrow and hopefully joining you all in person next zazenkai.

    Gassho,
    SuiTeki
    Sat today

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    Thank you everyone. I sat with you this morning.


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

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    Member Seishin's Avatar
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    Location
    La Croix-Avranchin, Basse Normandie, France
    Sat on demand over the last few days. Thank you all for your practice.

    Std - too early for lah


    Seishin

    Sei - Meticulous
    Shin - Heart

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    I started sitting this zazenkai this morning and will hopefully have finished both by the time the next one comes along. This week is one long zazenkai.

    Gassho,

    Heiso

    Stlah

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    Thank you Jundo and everyone.
    I'm good because of you.

    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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    Thank you all for sitting with me!

    Gassho
    Kokuu
    -sattoday/lah-

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