Special bows for today:
- Please continue to offer bows for Jeff Ghazarian and his family; Jeff was a friend of Lilliana Mendez-Soto’s nephew; he died on March 19th at the age of 34 from COVID-19
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for Carmen Ibanez, Lidia Luna’s mother, who had a successful surgery yesterday for sciatica
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering from surgery on March 18th for bladder cancer
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for Brendan Haimson, Kate Haimson’s son, who is recovering from surgery on March 18th for a brain aneurism
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for Lilith Armitage, Shannon Bergman’s daughter who is recovering from knee surgery on March 17th
Our new ZHS on-line schedule (go to our
website for more information: zenheartsangha.org):
- Mondays: 7-8:30pm - zazen, short service, lecture/discussion
- Tuesdays-Fridays: 5:30-6:10pm - zazen, offering of merit/bows
- Saturdays: 8:00-10:15am - zazen, short service, tea, discussion/study
From Monday night’s Dharma talk by Misha Shungen: This is a quote
from A.A. Milne, the author of the children’s books about Winnie-the Pooh and
Christopher Robin. I believe this to be from a letter written to his son, the
real Christopher Robin:
“If ever there is a tomorrow when
we’re not together,
there is something you must always
remember.
You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.
But the most important thing is, even
if we’re apart,
I’ll always be with you.”
This is what I hope we shall all remember: we are brave, we are
strong, and we are smart…and we are all here for each other even if we are
apart. No one is ever actually
alone…we meet in the Buddha world in every moment. Blessings, Misha
From our dharma sister, Kat
(Kate/Kathy) Haimson regarding her son, Brendan:
I want
to thank all of you for your bows, prayers and best wishes for our son, Brendan
Kenney. We are very grateful that the surgery was successful to repair
the aneurism in his brain. It is not an understatement that he is lucky to be
alive. It is still very hard to get my mind around this. He is still in the
hospital waiting to be transferred to a residential facility where he can have physical therapy for the
weakness on his left side. It is an immense blessing to have so many of you out
there sending healing thoughts and asking about us. I so enjoy sitting with you
online and sharing our experiences dealing with our own suffering and that of
so many around the world.
Since
my computer has decided to put up the first part of my Buddhist name, Katsuji,
on Zoom, I have finally, at age 75, decided to be Kat, the shortened form of
both my Buddhist name and my given name, Katherine, and retire Kate and Kathy.
I know this is a bit crazy. It is my version of wearing purple and crazy
hats!!! Be well. Sending love, Kat
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