Monday, November 16, 2020

November 16, 2020

 

Hope and Virtue

From Thomas Paine's "The Crisis':











Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, 

when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, 

that the city and country, alarmed at one common danger, 

came forth to meet it and repulse it...

These are the times that try men's souls.  

The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, 

in this crisis, shrink from the service of their county, 

but s(he) that stands by it now, 

deserves the love and thanks of men and women.


Misha's talk on 11/ 9/20 on Hope and Virtue (including the above quote):

When combined with hope, virtuous action allows faith and trust to arise--something that has been deeply eroded in these last years and exacerbated by this pandemic.  It is now time to settle the self upon the Self and cross the abyss of misunderstanding and rancor that has divided friends and families to reunite with all beings in peace and loving-kindness.

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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 Ofelia Mendez, Lilliana Mendez-Soto's aunt who died from complications of COVID on 11/13/20
  • Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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