Contact Misha or Jill by Thursday morning if you wish to participate and receive a schedule.
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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 19th at the age of 34 from COVID-19
- Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:
- 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):
- 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, Tova Green about a video from Houston Zen Center and its teacher, Gaelyn Godwin about taking care of each other in the time of COVID-19: Here's the link.
- From our dharma brother, Jon McAllister, a beautiful video on the uses of bamboo: Core Kyoto - Bamboo Innovation: Creative, Pliable and Sustainable https://youtu.be/5eeq7drtBWc
- From our dharma sister, Diane Comey, a modern hula to create connection with all beings: If you would like to see the entire dance, click here. It will be available for a limited time.
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From our dharma brother, Dainuri Rott:
The source story referenced in Misha's talk on April 6th about "Malika, the Flower Girl Queen" from Great Disciples of the Buddha, Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy by Nyonoponika Thera and Hellmuth Hecker.:
Malika is talking to her husband, the king, and they
are discussing whether this is anyone they love more than themselves.
They both decide the answer is no and go to the Buddha with this
revelation, and according to this story, Buddha "confirmed their
admission / statement on self-love and drew from them a lesson in
compassion and nonviolence:"
Having traversed all quarters with the mind,
One finds none anywhere dearer than oneself,
For others too each holds himself most dear;
Hence one who loves himself should not harm others.
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