Saturday, November 14, 2020

November 14, 2020

 Changing Our Karma


As a bee in gathering honey, 

tastes the flower

but does not harm its color or scent, 

so, brethren, you may accept 

just enough of 

people's offerings to avoid distress.  

Don't have many demands 

and thereby break their good hearts. 

Wise men, for example, having judged the capacity 

of their animals' strength, do not wear them out 

by overloading them.


"Changing Our Karma" in Not Always So by Suzuki Roshi

submitted by Kathleen Dickey

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Special bows for today: 
  • Please continue to offer bows in honor of:
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Sunday, November 8, 2020

November 8, 2020

 Sitting like a Frog

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A frog is a good example of our practice.  

When you have been practicing for a 

pretty long time, 

you will laugh, partly at someone who is 

involved in the wrong idea of practice, 

and partly at yourself who is always sitting, 

without doing anything, 

without making much progress."

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- Suzuki Roshi from Not Always So



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  • 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:
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Saturday, November 7, 2020

November 7, 2020

 

America the Beautiful (continued...)


And crown thy good

with brother (sister) hood

from sea to shining sea


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  • 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 offer bows for our dharma brother, Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Thursday, November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020

 

America the Beautiful



Oh, beautiful, for spacious skies,

For amber waves of grain.

For purple mountains majesty,

Above the fruited plains...


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  • 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 offer bows for our dharma brother, Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

November 3, 2020

 

Election Day:  November 3, 2020

Please vote.

Please be kind to everyone you meet and include yourself. 

Please follow the 3 Pure Precepts:

  • Vow to do all good.
  • Vow to cause no harm.
  • Vow to save all beings.

And finally, remember that you are all sons and daughters of Buddha.  The Mind of Enlightenment is your birthright...make the most of it.

with 108 bows,

Misha Shungen

(Photo by Pixie Couch)


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  • 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 offer bows for our dharma brother, Flip Dibner, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma of the central nervous system and will be undergoing chemotherapy
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Monday, November 2, 2020

November 2, 2020

 May I Be a Guard

for those who are protectorless.

A guide for those who journey on the road.

for those who wish to cross the water,

may I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.



May I be an isle for those who yearn for land,

A lamp for those who long for light;

For all who need a resting place, a bed;

For those who need a servant, may I be their servant.


May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,

A word of power and the supreme healing,

May I be the tree of miracles,

And for every being the abundant cow.



Just like the earth and all the elements

That endure as the sky itself endures,

For boundless multitudes of beings

May I always be their ground and sustenance.


Shantideva

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  • Saturdays: 8:00-10:15am - zazen, short service, tea, discussion/study
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Special bows for today: 
  • Please offer bows for all those families who have lost their lives or their homes in the recent fires in Oregon, California, and Washington
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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Sunday, November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020

 

Holding Space in Uncertain Times
 
I think there are many examples where it has been possible to hold space in the whirlwind of uncertain times. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and Tara Brach are four 
examples of how people are social
acitivists, yet hold to the core beliefs
of non-violent Buddhism. 


Thich Nhat Hanh was the product of the war in Vietnam and was chastised for suggesting peace. He left and created Plum Village. 

The Dalai Lama was kicked out of his own country yet holds no grudge and is still the leader of his sect of Buddhism. 

Nelson Mandela spent nearly two decades in jail, but came out more enlightened than when he went in.  

Tara Brach has been arrested for protesting against violence and social injustice, 
but sticks to the tenet of non-violence and compassion. 

I don't profess to have the strength that these people have shown in the face of adversity. In fact, in March of 2016, I sought help because what was going on the world seemed like a burden too big to bear. But thankfully, I found this wonderful group and through Zazen and the fellowship of this sangha, I am better at 'holding my core' than I ever was and am approaching the next few weeks, not with optimism, but with the ability of being able to not let either result completely knock me out of my space -- but admittedly, I have checked what it takes to become a citizen of Canada or New Zealand if things deteriorate. But I come to it as a whole person, not a broken one as in 2016.

- From Shannon Bergman

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  • 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 offer bows for all those families who have lost their lives or their homes in the recent fires in Oregon, California, and Washington
  • Please continue to offer bows of well-being for:   
    • Phyllis Merrill, Misha's mother, who died on 10/18/20
    • Charles Kennicott Leech, Nancy's father who died on 10/9/20
    • David Shaw, who suffered a stroke on 9/30/20
    • Takiko Kawakami, Fumiko Arao's mother who died 9/2/2020
    • Rev. Les Kaye, Misha’s Zen teacher, who is recovering at home undergoing chemotherapy
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