February 19, 2021

For Zen students, a weed,

which for most people is worthless,

is a treasure.

With this 

attitude, 

whatever you do, 

  life becomes 

an art."

- Shunryu Suzuki, 

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Photo by Sylvia Hawley

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Special bows for today: 

• Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
• Hank Wesselman, brother of Chris Wesselman, who died on 2/15/21
• Roshi Mel Weitsman who died on 1/7/21
• Ian Hass, Kathleen Dickey's cousin, who died on 12/28/20
• Tim Doherty, Chris Doherty's brother, who died on 1/8/21
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for: 
• Misha's cousin, Kenny, who has been diagnosed with ALS
• Shannon's husband, Gil, who is slowly recovering
• Flip Dibner, dharma brother and friend, who is more than halfway through  chemotherapy treatments while at home 
• David Shaw, who is continuing the process of PT after a stroke

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Wonderful links shared by sangha members and friends:

• Alisa Tu: interviewed on CBS about vaccinations:   https://www.cbsnews.com/video/only-4-of-all-covid-vaccine-doses-administered-in-us-went-to-long-term-care-facility-residents/#x

• From Diane Comey: Bird songs:    https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mcvmagazine/bird_songs_interactive/index.html

• From Bill Clopton:  A wonderful article about Thich Nhat Hanh:   https://tricycle.org/magazine/thich-nhat-hanh-in-paris/ 
• Zen Heart Sangha website: resources about COVID-19: www.zenheartsangha.org

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• 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