December 7, 2020

 From our dharma brother, Rick Moss:

This photo sums up a lot about this year.

Compassion makes life worth living.

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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: 

• Thank you for your bows of well-being for Jim Little's daughter, Meara, and her boyfriend, Cody Mauser--they have completely recovered from COVID
• 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 offer bows of well-being for Nancy Leech's mother, Doris Leech, who suffered congestive heart failure, but who has now been able to return home with care
• Please offer bows for Shannon's daughter, Lilith, who is suffering from complications from knee surgery
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
• 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