February 28, 2021

Congratulations to Sue Jensen on her Jukai Ordination! 

On Saturday, February 27, 2021, Jill Kaplan transmitted the precepts to Sue Jensen. The Jukai (lay) ordination ceremony was held in Jill Kaplan's and Rick Moss's front yard, the first ever ordination ceremony to be done in person during this COVID year in our sangha.  It was shared via Zoom with the rest of the sangha--a major achievement both in  planning the in-person event, as well as the technical requirements needed to share the event!

In the presence of her family, Sue received the precepts, her lineage papers, and her new dharma name from her teacher, Jill.  Her Peace Name (An Myo) is Kai Getsu Kan Shin (Ocean Moon, Generous Heart)  Alisa Tu acted as her assistant, Misha assisted Jill as Tanto, and  Rick was the videographer for the event.

This was not only a special day for Sue, but also for Jill as it was the first time that she transmitted the dharma to a student--an event significant not only for her, but for her teacher and for her sangha.  

Great congratulations to both Sue and Jill on this very special occasion!

108 bows, Misha

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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
• 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:

• From Beth Goldring: Interview with Jane Goodall   https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/1/28/jane-goodall-covid-19-environment-poverty

• From Kathleen Dickey: Alan Senauke becoming the new Abbott of Berkeley Zen Center:  https://blogs.sfzc.org/blog/2021/02/10/a-new-abbot-for-old-plum-mountain-zencenter/fbclid=IwAR3eFpaURN8Nn_nUIZVK0bvu5K0RZq7XvYGF_OhHjBKYWwvaCi0GLEjMc4g

• 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

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

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