Our ZHS on-line schedule (for more information: www.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
- Please offer bows for all those in residence at Gordon Manor diagnosed with COVID-19
- Please offer bows for Donald Kennedy, former president of Stanford University, who died from COVID-19
- Please continue to offer bows for Nick Battaglia, Camille Spar's father, who died Aprill 13th
- Please continue to offer bows for the family of Alison Templeton, a PS parent, who died on April 1st
- Please offer bows of well-being for dharma sister, Marya Shahinian, who will be having surgery on May 8th
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:
- Claudio Pannunzio, dharma friend of Twining Vines Zendo, who is undergoing chemotherapy
- 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
- Mario Dacanay, Lucille Dacanay's stepson, who has tested positive for COVID-19
- Michael Tieri Ricaud, Dainuri Rott’s brother, who is suffering from MS
Wonderful links shared by sangha and friends:
- New tab on Zen Heart Sangha website with resources about COVID-19 (www.zenheartsangha.org)
- From our dharma sister, Kathleen, on grieving: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/opinion/esther-perel-coronavirus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
- From our dharma sister, Lucille, for some wonderful music: Buena Vista Social Club: https://www.
rollingstone.com/music/music- news/chan-chan-cuban-playing- for-change-985625/ - From our dharma sister, Sylvia: on the sentience of plants: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/smarty-plants
- From our dharma sister, Lucille, for a little humor on 'What You Should and Should Not Do": https://youtu.be/wVs5AyjzwRM
- From our dharma sister, Jill: Poet and essayist, Wendell Berry, being interviewed by Krista Tippet and reading aloud his poetry: podcast can be found at onbeing.org, show #827.
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From our dharma brother, Dainuri Rott
From our dharma brother, Dainuri Rott
Covid 19 and the lockdown has been the source of a profound pivot
in "what do I want to do when I grow up." Under the auspices of a non-profit organization called GoodlifeMobility.org, I have been working in the
field of electric marine technology as applied to the disabilities world.
The technology has been driven by my 16-year (and counting) quest to get a
quadriplegic surfer, Jesse Billauer, back surfing again. Here is the story from
our website:http://goodlifemobility.org/index.php/jesse-billauer/
Covid 19 has caused a major shift here at
GoodLife Mobility (GLM) headquartered in Redwood City California. During the lockdown, my partner, Merrill Snell, and I have started producing Face Shields and we have an immediate demand
from local elder care and sub-acute care facilities.
Covid 19 unpreparedness and crisis management pivoted my thinking about using GLM’s marine technology for disaster mitigation including flooding, hurricane, and tsunami disaster mitigation for low lying areas worldwide. GLMs electric marine technology, developed for the disability community, could be redeployed as low cost, GPS navigated smart-device controlled boats. Given the dimensions and ever-increasing speed of climate change, it’s hard to see a let up in natural disasters and crises in the 21st century. Using the 1912 voyage of the Titanic as a metaphor, there seem to be plenty of icebergs ahead.
Spiritual practice has been a central focus of my life since my coming of age in the turbulent era of the 1960's. This is not about "me", this is about dharma and the dream that GLM technology development and market research over the past 16 years could play a major role in saving lives and property in the face of rising and unstable waters.
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Many thanks to those of you who are sending me articles to share, links to helpful information, and for making comments…it is a gift beyond measure. Please know that you can either leave a comment on the blog itself, or send something directly to me and I will be happy to paste it in. Covid 19 unpreparedness and crisis management pivoted my thinking about using GLM’s marine technology for disaster mitigation including flooding, hurricane, and tsunami disaster mitigation for low lying areas worldwide. GLMs electric marine technology, developed for the disability community, could be redeployed as low cost, GPS navigated smart-device controlled boats. Given the dimensions and ever-increasing speed of climate change, it’s hard to see a let up in natural disasters and crises in the 21st century. Using the 1912 voyage of the Titanic as a metaphor, there seem to be plenty of icebergs ahead.
Spiritual practice has been a central focus of my life since my coming of age in the turbulent era of the 1960's. This is not about "me", this is about dharma and the dream that GLM technology development and market research over the past 16 years could play a major role in saving lives and property in the face of rising and unstable waters.
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