April 12, 2020

Special bows for today:  

• Please continue to offer bows for the family of Alison Templeton, a Peninsula School parent, who died on April 1st after a long struggle with cancer
• Please continue to offer bows for Jeff Ghazarian and his family, friends of Lilliana Mendez-Soto’s nephew who died on March 19^th at the age of 34 from COVID-19
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
• Gil Bergman, Shannon's husband who is recovering from illness
• Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home while undergoing chemotherapy
• Brendan, Kate Haimson’s son, who is recovering at home from surgery 
• Lilith Armitage, Shannon Bergman’s daughter who is recovering well at home from surgery
• Michael Tieri Ricaud, Dainuri Rott’s brother, who is suffering from MS

Our new ZHS on-line schedule (go to our website for more information: zenheartsangha.org):

(Note: no Friday or Saturday schedule this week due to sesshin schedule)

• 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

Wonderful links shared by sangha and friends:

• New tab on Zen Heart Sangha website with resources about COVID-19 (zenheartsangha.org)
• From our dharma sister, Misha, from Joffe Emergency Services: Cooking during COVID The page, Cooking at Home in the Time of Coronavirus takes pride in helping the at home cook, stir up something special with what is hidden in the pantry.
• From our dharma friend, Fumiko Arao, a beautiful video on the tea ceremony from the Asian Art Museum:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn7r63iDfL0
• From our dharma sister, Alisa Tu, an article on grief:  
• https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief?fbclid=IwAR2f8ajEFn_MpazcdxvTj8MsuQZ7xlNtS44KG2b0NukPh6K012FWfGCdd8A
• From our dharma sister, Kathleen Dickey, for a bit of humor and wisdom from New Zealand: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/australia/jacinda-ardern-easter-bunny-essential-worker-tooth-fairy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
• From our dharma friend, Brian Dipert, for your amusement! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8A1dqsiNSI

From our dharma sister, Sylvia Hawley:  
Everyday, I am trying to remember these words from a fellow householder:   

     My daily activities are not unusual, 

     I'm just naturally in harmony with them. 

     Grasping nothing, discarding nothing ... 

     Supernatural power and marvelous activity --

     Drawing water and carrying firewood.     

           Layman Pang-yun  

           (740-808 CE)                    

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