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Monday June 30, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Capsule Hotel

THIS WORD JUST IN FROM BUDDHA (also known as 'Tech Support" at Ustream) on the missing "sit-a-longs" ...
This is a known issue that we are working to resolve. We apologize for this problem and we are working to resolve it. I'll forward your message to our developers."

Well, missed the last train back to Tsukuba ...

... But no problem, cause a Japanese 'capsule' hotel is a perfect place for Zazen ...



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Friday June 27, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen


Welcome to our Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen,

We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of the "Verse of Atonement" and "Four Vows".

Please join in, one and all.

Gassho, Jundo




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.__________________

INO = CHANT LEADER ONLY
EVERYONE = ALL JOIN IN


AFTER 3x STANDING BOWS by EVERYONE:

INO ONLY =

The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra*
(Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo in English)

EVERYONE =

A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bo/dhi/satt/va/, A/wa/kened/ One/ of/ Com/pas/sion/,

In/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/, the/Deep/ Prac/tice/ of/ Per/fect/ Wis/dom/*

Per/ceived/ the/ emp/ti/ness/ of /all /five /con/di/tions/,

And/ was/ free/ of/ suf/fer/ing/.

O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, form/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ emp/ti/ness/,

Emp/ti/ness/ no/ o/ther/ than/ form/;

Form/ is/ pre/cise/ly/ emp/ti/ness/, emp/ti/ness/ pre/cise/ly/ form/.

Sen/sa/tions/, per/cep/tions/, for/ma/tions/ and/ con/scious/ness/ are/ al/so/ like/ this/.

O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,

Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/, not/ stained/, not/ pure/;

Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/.

Thus/ emp/ti/ness/ is/ not/ form/; not/ sen/sa/tion/ nor/ per/cep/tion/,

not/ for/ma/tion/ nor/ con/scious/ness/.

No/ eye/, ear/, nose/, tongue/, bo/dy/, mind/;

No/ sight/, sound/, smell/, taste/, touch/, nor/ ob/ject/ of/ mind/;

No/ realm/ of/ sight/, no/ realm/ of/ con/scious/ness/;

No/ ig/no/rance/, no/ end/ to/ ig/no/rance/;

No/ old/ age/ and/ death/,

No/ ces/sa/tion/ of/ old/ age/ and/ death/;

No/ suf/fer/ing/, nor/ cause/ or/ end/ to/ suf/fer/ing/;

No/ path/, no/ wis/dom/ and/ no/ gain/.

No/ gain/ – thus/ Bod/dhi/satt/vas/ live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*

With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ –

No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.

Far/ be/yond/ all/ de/lu/sion/, Nir/va/na/ is/ al/rea/dy/ here/.

All/ past/, pre/sent/ and/ fu/ture/ Budd/has/

Live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*

And/ re/al/ize/ su/preme/ and/ com/plete/ en/light/en/ment/.

There/fore/ know/ that/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/

Is/ the/ sac/red/ man/tra/, the/ lu/min/ous/ man/tra/,

the/ sup/reme/ man/tra/, the/ in/com/pa/ra/ble/ man/tra/

by/ which/ all/ suf/fe/ring/ is/ clear/.

This/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ Truth/.

There/fore/ set/ forth/ the/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/ man/tra/.

Set/ forth/ this/ man/tra/ and/ pro/claim/:*

(1x)
Gate! Gate! (Already Gone, Gone)
Paragate! (Already Gone Beyond)
Parasamgate! (Already Fully Beyond)
Bodhi! Svaha! * (Awakening, Rejoice)

BE SEATED AS INSTRUCTED BY JUNDO

________________________________________________________________

VERSE OF ATONEMENT:

All harmful acts, words and thoughts, ever committed by me since of old,

On account of beginningless greed, anger and ignorance,

Born of my body, mouth and mind,

Now I atone for them all



FOUR VOWS:

To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless

To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible

To perceive Reality, though Reality is boundless

To attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable

Friday June 27, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Heart Sutra II


In our story, the Buddha's smartest disciple, Shariputra ... who's a little too smart ...

... is set straight by Avolokitesvara (Kannon), the Bodhisattva of Compassion ...

The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra

A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bo/dhi/satt/va/, A/wa/kened/ One/ of/ Com/pas/sion/, In/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/, the/Deep/ Prac/tice/ of/ Per/fect/ Wis/dom/


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Thursday June 26, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Heart Sutra I


Today, the first in a series of talks on the 'Heart Sutra' ...




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Tuesday June 24, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with GUDO & JUNDO


I sat with Nishijima Roshi today, who looks the picture of health. Unfortunately, the camera did not record, so I decided to repost a sitting from a few months ago. Roshi says 'hello' to everyone at Treeleaf, and 'keep just sitting'.


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Monday June 23, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Best Laid Plans

Well, I was going to talk about the 'Heart Sutra' today ... but nothing has gone right all day. And tomorrow I am going to see Nishijima Roshi, and try to sit with him, so it will have to wait...

Sunday June 22, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Bathtime! (re-redux)

Going to try this one more time ... fortunately, I take a bath every day ... The following poem is posted near the bath at most Soto Zen temples around the world. Before bathing, we may put our hands together...

Saturday June 21, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Late Night Tea

It is very late, and the end of a very long day ... I will just let this tea pot do the teaching tonight, and have a quiet sit.By the way, I will begin this week a series of talks...

Friday June 20, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen

Welcome to our Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen,We start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant the Heart Sutra in ENGLISH, then sit about 40 minutes of Zazen, then 10 minutes of Kinhin, closing with the chant of...

Thursday June 19, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Zen is Boring!

Our subject today is one of Brad Warner's best essays ever, which should be mandatory reading for anyone following this "Just Sitting" way ... maybe all Buddhists could use to read it ...ZEN IS BORINGWe had quite a discussion about...

Monday June 16, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Vietnam III - Truc Lam

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Friday June 13, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen

Welcome to our Saturday "Live from Treeleaf" Zazen,Note: Sound is missing for the first few minutes of the ceremonyWe start with 3 floor prostrations (or deep Gassho), then chant Heart Sutra in ENGLISH only this week (we will alternate English/Japanese...

Thursday June 12, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Vietnam II - War (Cont.)

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Thursday June 12, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Vietnam I - War

Time Passes(The signal dropped midway, and there is no closing bell today)Press on arrow for 'play'NOTE: IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE TO SEE THE SCREEN OR START BUTTON,PLEASE UPDATE FLASH. SEE HERE...

Sunday June 8, 2008

SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: Howdy from Saigon

Still only able to get a few minutes recorded before the video signal cuts off.I'm back in Saigon after a few days' retreat at Truc Lam Monastery in Dalat, about 8 hours from here on a hot and bumpy bus....

Wednesday June 4, 2008

Sitting on the Mekong

Hi, I am on a boat trip down the Mekong, stopping in little towns along the way, so no internet here to put a camera on for a "Sit-a-Long". After this, I am heading up to the mountains to stay...

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Jundo Cohen is a Soto Zen Priest and founder and teacher of the Treeleaf Zendo--a Zen sangha (community) located in Tsukuba, Japan. Jundo was ordained in 2002 and subsequently received Dharma Transmission from Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He is a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association and American Zen Teachers Association . His blog, Treeleaf Zen, was designed specifically for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare and family needs.

On Treeleaf Zen, Jundo provides Zazen sittings, guided meditation, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist sangha, all fully online. Members now sit in over 20 countries. The focus is Shikantaza "Just Sitting" Zazen, as instructed by the 13th Century Japanese Master, Eihei Dogen.

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