December 12, 2020

 Jill's reading from Rohatsu: On the Endeavor of the Way by Dogen Zenji

Yet there may be true students who are not concerned with fame and gain and who allow their thought of enlightenment to guide them, and they may be confused by incapable teachers and obstructed from the correct understanding.  Indulging in smug self-satisfaction, they may sink into the land of delusion for a long time.  How can they nourish the correct seed of prajna and have the opportunity to attain the way?  If I am wandering about, which mountain or river can they call on? Because I feel concerned for them, I would like to record the standards of Zen monasteries which I personally saw and heard in Great Song as well as the profound principle which has been transmitted by my master. I wish to leave for students of the way the teaching of the buddha's house.  This is indeed the essence.

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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 continue to offer bows in honor of:
• Nora Hayes-Roth, a dear friend of Misha's, who died on 11/25/20
• Dan Pomeroy, a friend of dharma brother, Dainuri Rott, who died on 11/20/20
• Ofelia Mendez, Lilliana Mendez-Soto's aunt who died  on 11/12/20; her relatives Jorge and his sister were able to be with her at the end
• 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:   
• Shannon's daughter, Lilith, who is suffering from complications from knee surgery
• Nancy Leech's mother, Doris Leech, who is recovering at home 
• Flip Dibner, who undergoing chemotherapy while at home with wife, Diane Renshaw
• David Shaw, who suffered a stroke; he is home now with his wife, Nancy, and beginning the long slow process of rehabilitation
• Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is in the final month of chemotherapy

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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:

• From Kathleen: Irish open-air cellist strikes coronavirus lockdown chord.   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55007563
• From Anna: a modern Heart Sutra: https://youtu.be/nvIGCMhjkvw 

• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org
• 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