April 3, 2020

Special bows for today:

• Please offer bows for the family of Alison Templeton, a Peninsula School parent, who died today 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:   
• Jackie Little, Jim Little’s aunt, who is currently in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
• Lisa McCrossen, Dainuri Rott’s niece, who is recovering from COVID-19
• Carmen Ibanez, Lidia Luna’s mother, who is recovering from surgery for sciatica
• Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is undergoing chemotherapy for bladder cancer
• Brendan, Kate Haimson’s son, who is recovering from surgery for a brain aneurism
• Lilith Armitage, Shannon Bergman’s daughter who is recovering from knee 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):

• 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 from Zen Heart Sangha: a new tab on our website with resources about COVID-19: zenheartsangha.org
• From our dharma sister, Diane Comey: a tour of Hakone Gardens during cherry blossom time https://youtu.be/cJ09GLc-cek
• From a friend of Misha’s for sheer joy, music, and birds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMXD4h5w8D8
• From our dharma brother, Takashi Nagata: shopping links for hard-to-find items: 
• https://www.shoplet.com/Toilet_Tissues/1485/product_type/Tissues-Bath+Regular+Roll/products_per_page/36/dcsv  
• https://www.shoplet.com/Towels%20Wipes/2853/product_type/Bathroom+Tissue/products_per_page/36/dcsv
• https://www.shoplet.com/disinfectant+spray/products_per_page/36/usrch

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From our dharma sister, George Hosein:

To keep sane, I have been keeping a daily journal and recording my experience during this time. It helps me to think that someday in the future, journals like mine could be used to help create a narrative of what it was like to live in this historical moment. It also helps me stay connected with the world because when I write, I think about all the other people who are journaling and drawing their experiences. We are all living in this moment together, and something as simple as taking note of what is happening can be grounding. I encourage all of you to keep journals in any medium, whether it be through writing, drawing, or photography.

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Many thanks to those of you who are sending links and 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.  Here is a quick video on how to comment; it's from 2017, but should work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4RflO5Wgg

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