{"id":94,"date":"2007-12-06T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/treeleafzen\/2007\/12\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-rohatsu.html"},"modified":"2007-12-06T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-06T15:05:00","slug":"sit-a-long-with-jundo-rohatsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/treeleafzen\/2007\/12\/sit-a-long-with-jundo-rohatsu.html","title":{"rendered":"SIT-A-LONG with JUNDO: ROHATSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RzDgb0_1XUw\/R1jw0im8rzI\/AAAAAAAAAIc\/vW3aBBKBoDc\/s1600-h\/under_bodhi_tree.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_RzDgb0_1XUw\/R1jw0im8rzI\/AAAAAAAAAIc\/vW3aBBKBoDc\/s320\/under_bodhi_tree.gif\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141123760077451058\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>.<br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Today, a long sitting to celebrate<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">Shakyamuni&#8217;s Moment of Realization<\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">under the Bodhi Tree, some 2,500 years ago &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; After sitting, day upon day, having searched everywhere, he finally found something always right there.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, in giving up the search, he truly saw.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/p>\n<p>In commemoration of this attaining of non-attaining, we will sit long and intensely &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; searching for nothing, expecting nothing, not judging or dividing,<br \/>embracing what is &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">we will sit four successive periods of 55 minute Zazen,<br \/>followed by 5 minutes of Kinhin &#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><embed flashvars=\"autoplay=false\" src=\"http:\/\/ustream.tv\/eAsmnJYJeew0BpnYSUiNZp.VBYK3cgTY.usv\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"340\" width=\"416\"><\/embed><br \/><span style=\"font-size:78%;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;\" ><br \/><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">WARNING: TECHNICAL PROBLEM  &#8230;<br \/>CUTS OUT AT 12 MINUTES!!<br \/>PLEASE SELF-TIME FOR REMAINING 228 Minutes!<\/span><\/span><br \/>(RUNNING TIME: appoximately 4 hours)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\">Although it is worthwhile to sit sometimes with a bit of difficulty,<br \/>we do not risk our health or seek excess discomfort:<br \/>Please change positions, stand, walk or recline at any time, not waiting for the bell.<br \/>Please have ample water nearby (tea is helpful too), and drink freely when you need.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><br \/><span style=\"font-size:100%;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Today&#8217;s sittings are specially dedicated to children everywhere,<br \/>may they be happy, free from suffering  and danger.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\">We will briefly chant the FOUR VOWS (1x) at the start and end today &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9;\">To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9;\">To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9;\">To perceive Reality, though Reality is boundless<o:p><br \/><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9;\">To attain the <st1:street st=\"on\"><st1:address st=\"on\">Enlightened Way<\/st1:address><\/st1:street>, a Way non-attainable<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">.<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\"><span style=\"font-size:85%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>.Today, a long sitting to celebrate Shakyamuni&#8217;s Moment of Realization under the Bodhi Tree, some 2,500 years ago &#8230; &#8230; After sitting, day upon day, having searched everywhere, he finally found something always right there. Perhaps, in giving up the search, he truly saw. 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