November 5, 2020

 

America the Beautiful

Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain.

For purple mountains majesty,

Above the fruited plains...

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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 our dharma brother, Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
• Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
• 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
• 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 Camille:   https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/10/13/hal-halversen-100-candy-bomber/
• From Misha: a beautiful tea ceremony in a glass tea house:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=WfTNasxls2E&app=desktop
• Need something to lift your spirits?  https://youtu.be/JNgCM7zp30M
• 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