October 8, 2020

 

New Moon, September 2020: Connections

- Kathleen Dickey

I have renewed my ritual of a morning cup of tea 

as I start my workday. 

In the cup of tea are 

old friendships.

This cup was a gift from 

my close friend of 50 years.  

It got stuck at the University 

during the shutdown, 

and I only recently 

retrieved it.

The packet of Gen Mai Cha was a gift from one of 

my former carpool mates - a carpool that, 

as so many other practices, may never be again!

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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 dharma brother, David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
• 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 is in the hospita
• Chief Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died 9/18/2020
• 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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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:

• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
• From our dharma brother, Bill: National Geographic article on coronavirus   https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/graphic-tracking-coronavirus-infections-us/

• 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
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