April 9, 2021

 A Story from 'Healing Anger' 

by HH the Dalai Lama

A popular story which Tibetan teachers are fond of telling their students narrates an encounter between a hermit and a herdsman.  The hermit was living alone in the mountains.  One day, a herdsman happened to pass by his cave.  Intrigued, the herdsman shouted to the hermit and asked, “What are you doing alone in the middle of nowhere?

The hermit replied, “I am meditating.”

“What are you meditating on?” asked the herdsman.

“On patience,” said the hermit.

There was a moment of silence.  After a while, the herdsman decided to leave.  Just as he turned to go, he looked back at the hermit and shouted, “By the way, you go to hell!”

“What do you mean? You go to hell!” came flying back.

The herdsman laughed and reminded the hermit that he was supposed to be practicing patience!

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Special bows for today: 

• Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
• Kenny Merrill, Misha's cousin, who died from ALS on March 20, 2021
• Lally Hass, Kathleen Dickey's aunt, who died 3/7/2021  
• Jesse Schouboe, dear friend of GJ Scove, who died on 2/27/21 in a car crash
• Hank Wesselman, brother of Chris Wesselman, who died on 2/15/21
• Please continue to offer bows of well-being for: 
• John Hass, Kathleen Dickey's uncle who has entered hospice
• Les Kaye, who will need to undergo another round of chemotherapy
• Flip Dibner, dharma brother and friend, who is continuing  chemotherapy treatments  
• David Shaw, who is continuing the process of recovery

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Wonderful links/recommendations shared by sangha members and friends:

• From Jim:   Tricking your brain into learning--the Super Mario Effect:   https://youtu.be/9vJRopau0g0

• From Misha:  Amazing dog video:    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HFthXKHpSBr7jVDV4uYPsS3GDCLOzUK4/view?usp=sharing

• From Nancy:  Taylor Swift singing us back to nature:   https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/opinion/taylor-swift-grammys-nature-lyrics.html

• From Alisa Tu:  A beautiful iSing production with Alia Tu as one of the soloists:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z267hxrAOHM

• From Diane: love the power of her chant and the intention of the dance (hula):  https://youtu.be/Cjcqgv3AoLk

• From Misha:  The Atlantic meets the Pacific (watch all the way through--it's worth it!  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J0-nDBhu5HPMi5z7_Tq7rQX-s1zzT8W6/view?usp=sharing

• 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