From Misha's dharma talk on Monday, May 11, 2020:
Rumi: The Guest House
This being human is
a guest house.
Every morning a new
arrival.
A joy, a
depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness
comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and attend
then all!
Even if they’re a
crowd of sorrows,
Who violently sweep
your house
empty of its furniture, still,
Treat each guest
honorably.
He may be clearing
you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought,
the shame, the malice,
Meet them at the
door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for
whoever comes,
Because each has
been sent as a guide from beyond.
Welcome difficulty.
Learn the alchemy
True Human Beings know:
The moment you
accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door opens.
Welcome difficulty
as a familiar comrade.
Joke with torment
brought by the Friend.
Sorrows are the
rages of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover,
And then are taken
off.
That undressing,
And the beautiful
naked body underneath,
Is the sweetness
that comes after grief.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
Because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Welcome difficulty.
The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door opens.
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Our ZHS on-line schedule:
Our ZHS on-line 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
- For more information: www.zenheartsangha.org)
Special bows for today:
- Please offer bows for all those in residence at Gordon Manor suffering from 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
- Michael Tieri Ricaud, Dainuri Rott’s brother, who is suffering from MS
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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:
Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:
- Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
- From our dharma sister, Nancy: virtual nature programs: https://news.openspaceauthorit
y.org/en/virtual-programs-2020 - From our dharma sister, Camille: a modern fairy tale about the pandemic:
- 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 a little humor on 'What You Should and Should Not Do: https://youtu.be/wVs5AyjzwRM
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