- 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 19th 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 including shopping links for hard-to-find items from Takashi Nagata: 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 amazing birds:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMXD4h5w8D8
- And if you need to remember how to laugh, from our dharma sister, Alisa Tu: https://pvcycling.wordpress.
com/2020/04/01/groundhog-day/
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From our dharma sister and tea friend, Inja Vitero:
(translated by Sōiku Shigematsu):
Under the plum tree,
Meeting and passing each other,
Exchanging no words.
Plum blossoms far and near:
My routine these days
Is strolling under them.
Plum flower temple:
Voices rise
From the foothills.
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