Saturday, October 17, 2020

October 18, 2020

Three Contemplations

by Pamela Ayo Yetunde 


How have you been 
conditioned to recognize 
what is true, legitimate, 
and valid and deny 
what is false, 
illegitimate and invalid?


How have the political rhetoric, 
change in policies against 
“political correctness”, 
protests against colonization 
by tearing down 
Columbus and Confederate statues, 
as well as the armed 
defense of war heroes, 
impacted what you value?

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Can one practice the Zen mind of equanimity, nonduality, non-polarization 
and non-polemics and still act as a franchised citizen?  

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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 all those families who have lost their lives or their homes in the recent fires in Oregon, California, and Washington
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • 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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