June 26, 2020

The mind and the world are opposites,
and the vision arises where they meet.

When your mind doesn't stir inside,
the world doesn't arise outside.

When the world and the mind 
are both transparent,
this is true vision.

And such understanding 
is true understanding.

- Bodhidharma




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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) 

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Special bows for today: 

• Please offer bows for Harada Sekkei Roshi who died on June 20th at age 93
• Please offer bows for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and others who have died from police brutality
• Please offer bows for Dottie Kelly, Misha's family member, who died of lung disease on May 20th
• Please offer bows for Annette Merrill, Misha's cousin, who died on May 13th from lung cancer
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
• Beverly Klemme whose beloved horse Sapphire died May 26th
• Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy

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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:

• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
• From our dharma friend, Janie: Rhiannon Giddens featuring Yo-Yo Ma - "Build A House"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYDo0ZjXegM 
• From our dharma friends, Diane and Wing: The History of Juneteenth from The Daily on Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily/id1200361736?i=1000478602271

• From our dharma sister, Kathleen:  PBS series called "Race Matters": This is a 7 minute interview between Charlayne Hunter Gault and Kevin Murphy  Go to minute 44:44 of this show:
  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/june-5-2020-pbs-newshour-full-episode  
• From our dharma sister, Jill: Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind:   https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/rutger-bregman-our-secret-superpower-is-our-ability-to-cooperate
• From our dharma sister, Camille: an important commentary on race, riots and society to help us understand from Trevor Noah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c
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