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Forty-Nine Day Memorial Service - February 6, 2022 6:00 PM EST

February 7, 2022
by Five Mountain Zen
Forty-Nine Day Memorial Service for Ven. Dr. Wonji Dharma-Paul Lynch
February 6, 2022
6:00 PM EST
Lotus Heart Zen Oneida, NY
Program can be downloaded from this webpage: https://www.lotusheartzen.org/wonjimemorial.html

Ven. Geungsahn Jishou - Officiant
Ven. Myohye Do'an - Chanting Leader
Rev. Anwol - Abbot
Rev. Anjin - Priest
Sr. Wanp'ung - Technical assistant

Music: Hejira by Joni Mitchell
January 23, 2022
by Five Mountain Zen
Always remember in our lives, we have no cause to blame the egg for not being a chicken, and vice versa we cannot condemn chickens for not being eggs.
~ Wonji

the meaning of thanksgiving

January 23, 2022
by Five Mountain Zen
we aspire in this lifetime
to embody the love and compassion
of Avalokiteśvara.
we take many vows
along this path
only to ignore them
or not break them knowingly.
without intending to do harm
we also do much harm indeed,
for we live in this house
of frailty and impermanence.
the reason we give pause
and rest in our appreciation,
is that others have helped us
along this path,
with love, support, guidance
and most of all unconditional compassion.
family and friends who walk
this crooked path together,
point out the potholes
and sharp turns to protect us.
may we all rejoice in our family
of seven billion people today,
and know that each one of us
is special, and deserving
of the same love that we aspire towards.
~ Wonji Dharma
January 23, 2022
by Five Mountain Zen
There is neither acceptance
or rejection in our lives unfolding.
we project an opposite
and then give it life.
the red becomes more
important than the blue.
somehow redness
transcends the blue,
then the blue (in our lives)
tries to become dominant.
the truth has always been,
blue, red, purple, gold, black,
white orange, indigo..............
these are the losses we take
when we do not realize
that the truth
has been right here
right now
with us always
from the beginning.
~ Ven. Wonji Dharma

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