September 30, 2020

 A watched pot...

A watched pot takes a long time to sprout!

I planted a small ginger root in this pot by the kitchen window and sprayed it every morning with a mister.  After two months: nada. Three months: still nothing then, just as I gave up, the tiniest sprout.

 from Kathleen Dickey

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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
• M-F: 7-7:30am - zazen
• 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 Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who is in the hospital
• Please offer bows for Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died 9/18/2020
• Please offer bows for all those families who have lost their lives or their homes in the recent fires in Oregon, California, and Washington
• Please offer bows for Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
• Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who is dying
• 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:

• From our dharma brother, Jim C.: fascinating look at the Scarlet Medusa jellyfish   https://www.nowness.com/series/nowness-asia/scarlet-medusa-immortality-jellyfish
• From our dharma sister, Shannon:   There are moments when the confines of normal reality crack and we are opened up to Providence. “Hallelujah” performed in honor of RBG. As big as she was in life, she is even greater in death. You can actually feel her spirit being released to God and sense its largess when listening to this song. Crying cleansing tears.”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-INgWwo8TY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2q4LrrWs6POWRJ0vq-ChvyXhT_7ex-f3BU69DmAU7a5Mf82zGAxjEJMmM 
• Need something to lift your spirits?  https://youtu.be/JNgCM7zp30M
• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
• From our dharma sister, Misha:  incredible graphics and information about COVID-19  https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/
• 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
• If you would like to leave a comment on this blog: Here is a quick video on how to--it's from 2017, but should work:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T4RflO5Wgg
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Many thanks to those of you who are sending me articles to share, links to helpful information, and for 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.