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    August 27th-28th Treeleaf Weekly Zazenkai - "NO MISTAKE POSSIBLE" Zazenkai

    ReMINDer: Our Ango-Jukai Season will commence NEXT WEEK,
    with our 4-Hour Zazenkai on Friday September 3rd


    Dear All,

    Please sit our Treeleaf Zazenkai for 90 minutes with Zazen, Heart Sutra and more:

    10am Japan Saturday morning, NY 9pm, LA 6pm Friday night, London 2am and Paris 3am Saturday morning, or any time thereafter here:


    However, "one way" live sitters are encouraged to come into the Zoom sitting, and just leave the camera and microphone turned off: Join live (with or without a camera & microphone) on Zoom at: TREELEAF Now OR at DIRECT ZOOM LINK, password (if needed): dogen

    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
    01:30 - 01:45(?) Informal Tea Time (All Welcome)

    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) ...


    Chant Book is here for those who wish to join in: CHANT BOOK LINK

    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

    I also recommend a little Talk on why small rituals and procedures are so cherished in the Zendo:

    SIT-A-LONG with Jundo: Small Things in the Zendo

    https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...s-in-the-Zendo
    Last edited by Sekishi; 08-27-2021 at 11:54 PM. Reason: Added one-way YouTube link.
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    See you all later!

    SatToday
    Bion
    -------------------------
    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    I will try to be here live with everyone again tonight.

    Gassho
    Kendrick
    SAT

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    I will be there with bells ready

    Gassho,
    Washin
    stlah
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Washin View Post
    I will be there with bells ready

    Gassho,
    Washin
    stlah
    I’ll be there fighting sleepiness with you Consider me “moral support”

    SatToday
    Bion
    -------------------------
    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    See you all then

    -satToday

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    Treeleaf Priest / Engineer Sekishi's Avatar
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    Looking forward to sitting with you all soon.

    Gassho,
    Sekishi
    #sat #lah
    Sekishi | 石志 | He/him | Better with a grain of salt, but best ignored entirely.

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    Consider me “moral support”

    SatToday
    I was feeling it sooo deeply...

    Always a pleasure to practice together.

    Thank you and bows to all

    Gassho
    Washin
    stlah
    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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    Thank you, Jundo, Washin, and everyone for the zazenkai and tea time. I enjoyed it - no mistake about it. 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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    Thank you, Jundo and all who showed up for a wonderful zazenkai and tea time.

    Gassho
    Kendrick
    SAT/LAH

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    Member Yokai's Avatar
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    Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Thnak you Jimbo, Woshin and all four shearing thsi No Miskates zazenkai

    Impoerfectly Purfect and perfektly inperfect...

    Gasssho, Yokai

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    Thank you Jundo, Washin, and everyone coming together to practice today.

    And since no one argues here () just think of our newly beloved "Mud Puppies" when faced with a time:

    deathvalley_devils-hole-pupfish_olin-feuerbacher_usfws.jpg

    Gassho,
    Koushi
    STLaH
    理道弘志 | Ridō Koushi

    Please take this novice priest-in-training's words with a grain of salt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yokai View Post
    Thnak you Jimbo, Woshin and all four shearing thsi No Miskates zazenkai

    Impoerfectly Purfect and perfektly inperfect...

    Gasssho, Yokai
    Lol! ����

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Yokai View Post
    Thnak you Jimbo, Woshin and all four shearing thsi No Miskates zazenkai

    Impoerfectly Purfect and perfektly inperfect...

    Gasssho, Yokai
    HAHAHAHA JIMBO …

    SatToday

    Mud puppy Bion
    Bion
    -------------------------
    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    Thank you everyone. If all my past mistakes somehow contributed to me finding all of you, I bow to those mistakes

    SatToday
    Bion
    -------------------------
    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    Mud Puppies do turn out to be a thing, although not the beings that Sekishi was thinking about during our tea time ...






    https://www.nationalgeographic.com/a...facts/mudpuppy

    Size and Range
    Among the largest of the salamanders, mudpuppies can exceed 16 inches in length, although the average is more like 11 inches. Their range runs from southern central Canada, through the midwestern United States, east to North Carolina and south to Georgia and Mississippi.

    Habitat
    Mudpuppies live on the bottoms of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, and never leave the water. They hide themselves in vegetation and under rocks and logs, emerging at night to feed on whatever prey they can catch, including crayfish, worms, and snails.

    Unique Characteristics
    Mudpuppies are easily distinguishable by their bushy, red external gills, which they grow as larva and never lose. They have flat heads, wide tails, stubby legs, and feet with four distinct toes. Their bodies are gray or brownish-gray with blue-black spots.
    Sekishi apparently mistook them for the "Devil's Hole Pup Fish" ...



    https://www.fws.gov/nevada/protected...s/dhp/dhp.html

    A common mistake.

    Gassho, J

    STLah
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    Member Kaisui's Avatar
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    Oh what a wonderful Zazenkai today. As soon as Jundo started speaking about one mistake after another I had a sense this was especially important for me, so I sat as best I could to let the words wash over/through/around me. Even the bad jokes that were mistakes Really, a lovely lead up to Ango.

    Gassho,
    Charity
    sat/lah

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jundo View Post
    Mud Puppies do turn out to be a thing, although not the beings that Sekishi was thinking about during our tea time ...

    Sekishi apparently mistook them for the "Devil's Hole Pup Fish" ...

    A common mistake.

    Gassho, J

    STLah
    They’re also known as waterdogs. To quote someone I know, “What’s in a name? Pupfish, mud puppy, waterdog—just don’t call me late to dinner!”

    Gassho,
    Koushi
    STLaH
    理道弘志 | Ridō Koushi

    Please take this novice priest-in-training's words with a grain of salt.

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    Thank you Jundo, Washin and everyone for another zazenkai!
    Quote Originally Posted by Bion View Post
    I’ll be there fighting sleepiness with you Consider me “moral support”

    SatToday
    I managed to wake up early for once! Probably it was yours and Washin's encouragement that pulled me out of bed

    Gassho, Nikolas
    Sat
    希 rare
    理 principle
    (Nikolas)

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    Lovely No Mistake Zazenkai.

    Thank you everyone.

    Gassho,
    Life itself is the only teacher.
    一 Joko Beck


    STLah
    安知 Anchi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
    Thank you Jundo, Washin and everyone for another zazenkai!
    I managed to wake up early for once! Probably it was yours and Washin's encouragement that pulled me out of bed

    Gassho, Nikolas
    Sat
    It was great having you there in person! I hope it wasn’t too challenging… I know how hard it is sometimes to sit for 1 hour when the body is tired! Thank you for making the effort

    SatToday
    Bion
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    When you put Buddha’s activity into practice, only then are you a buddha. When you act like a fool, then you’re a fool. - Sawaki Roshi

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    Such a lovely Zazenkai yesterday! Thank you Jundo, Washin, and everyone who sat and will sit.

    I appreciate these opportunities to practice with you all

    Gassho,

    Ryan
    SatToday

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yokai View Post
    Thnak you Jimbo, Woshin and all four shearing thsi No Miskates zazenkai

    Impoerfectly Purfect and perfektly inperfect...

    Gasssho, Yokai
    Ha!!! Got a good laugh out of this, Yokai This is what happens to half of my text messages

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    Many thanks for a lovely zazenkai. Mud puppies really jolted a long forgotten memory. When I was about five I had a book titled "Fishes" which was about...fishes. The section in the book on mud puppies fascinated me so thanks for the childhood flashback!

    My mistake for going over three sentences.

    Gassho
    stLAH
    Shoki

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yokai View Post
    Thnak you Jimbo, Woshin and all four shearing thsi No Miskates zazenkai

    Impoerfectly Purfect and perfektly inperfect...

    Gasssho, Yokai
    🤣

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    A perfect zazenkai!
    Thank you everyone!

    Gassho
    Kantai

    Sat

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    Member Seishin's Avatar
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    Sat the Zaxenkai, by mistake.

    Thank you all.

    tas


    Seishin

    Sei - Meticulous
    Shin - Heart

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    Thank you everyone. I sat with all of you this morning.

    There are no mistakes. Every action is just the universe universing. Nevertheless try not to do bad things, try only to do good things, do good things for the benefit of others.


    Tairin
    Sat today and lah

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    Thank you everyone, sitting with you through the week.

    Gassho

    Heiso
    StLah

    Sent from my RMX2001 using Tapatalk

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    meian st lh
    My life is my temple and my practice.

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    Partial insomnia, found this Zazenkai and decided to let the mind be at ease. Lovely way to start a Friday morning, have a good day everyone

    Gassho, Tomás
    Sat

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