We have had a steady practice
together for quite a while at Shao Shan Temple. We have studied the Dharma
together and sat many hours of zazen over the years. With hardly knowing
it we have been absorbing the Dharma. These teaching are now there to
guide each of us. We have a refuge. We have a way to calm our minds
so that we can make better decisions as together we meet the oncoming wave of the
pandemic.
We
know that the world will never be quite the same again, but we don’t know
exactly how it will change. This is the time to express our love to those
near and dear as well as to remember those we have forgotten.
Although
we have deep concern, worry does not need to cloud our mind. We can
return to the peaceful ocean that resides in our every breath. We wish
that we will meet each moment with gratitude and presence of mind.
May we all hold hands together in
the great realm of Buddha as we face this oncoming wave of the corona virus.
Bows,
Taihaku
