Online Zen Sitting

Mountain Moon Zen has been committed to providing access to Zen in Brisbane since 1993, and in these unprecedented times, we will continue that through another medium.

For the first time, we will be offering online Zen in response to the COVID-19 situation currently impacting our community.

A note from Liyea:

Dear Sangha Members

Please keep in mind that face-to-face sitting with the sangha is the most optimal way to achieve the best benefit of your practice. I will do my best to offer the ONLINE presence as required until the emergency of the CONVID-19 restrictions are lifted and that it is safe for sitters to return to normal face-to-face schedule.  Thank-you all for your continued attendance and support. At this time when there is so much uncertainties and it is causing a lot of stress and anxieties, there is a great need to continue your zazen practice at home. Zazen will help you reach an inner calm and I sincerely hope you continue with your practice in the safety of your home. 

I recognize that this is a very new idea, however, I like to reassure you that I have tried the online dokusan sessions with Mathew Barram last year, while he was working overseas for a few months and it can work for us  now, until the crisis with the COVID-19 is over.

If you have any further queries regarding process please email me. 

If you have any technical queries regarding linking on, please email Mathew Barram as he is our technical consultant .

Keep safe, we sit together,

(Sei-Un Ann Li-Yea Bretz)

Details

How the night will work: Click the link below to join. You will hear bells to guide you at the beginning and the end of a sit. Liyea will be giving online dokusan at the appropriate time so you will need to have a visual and audio connection.

Time: Tuesday night at 7 pm-9 pm, Brisbane time. Please come online a few minutes earlier to ensure you are setup.

What devices: You can join on a computer, tablet device (iPad etc.) or phone. You can even dial in on the phone (Dokuson will only be available for video participants).

How to Join: Click this link → https://zoom.us/j/636847873 and download the software you need to join. When you join, you will be muted (please keep yourself muted unless you are talking), there is an unmute button down the bottom of the app/computer window. To test your setup click this link to join a test call → https://zoom.us/test

How will I know what to do: We will everything the same as it is in the actual Zendo (exact procedure with Dokuson to be confirmed).

Where to position the camera: We suggest you place the camera to the side of you so that you are not looking at the screen and it is more like we are sitting next to you in the Zendo.

Dokusan Details

For those students who will be having dokusan with Liyea, please visit this page and watch the video to ensure you understand how to configure your microphone correctly.

Prerequisites for dokusan

  • Join the meeting by the Zoom desktop client or mobile app

  • A microphone and video connected and setup in Zoom. You can test your video and audio here → https://zoom.us/test.

  • What will happen: When Liyea is ready to take you for dokuson, you will get an Invitation to join breakout rooms from the Liyea, you will need to accept this invitation to join the dokusan. You will also be notified on your screen when the dokusan session is ending and you, you will then rejoin the main group.

Note: Users joined into the Zoom meeting from the Zoom Desktop Client, Zoom Mobile App devices can participate in breakout rooms. Users joined via the web client, Chromebooks/Chrome OS are unable to join Breakout Rooms.

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