dear friend,
as bzc president i've inherited not only the responsibility to pen this annual fundraising letter, but also an appreciation of the sincere efforts my predecessors made in their requests for money and of your generous response to these requests. this asking and giving reminds me of how suzuki roshi likened our breath to a swinging door, freely passing in both directions. thank you very much for keeping our hinges greased!
the other day i had the good fortune to meet our teacher sojun for lunch at a favorite chinese restaurant. when the customary cookies came with the bill, we cracked open our futures. having discussed myriad topics over the past two hours, laughing, i read:
you can't learn by
talking too much
well, that was food for thought! in practice, it's true that i usually learn more by doing than by talking. to learn about dana paramita, the perfection of giving, one must give. thanks to your donations to our community room fund, just this year we have remodeled and enlarged the community room and kitchen, completed seismic work on its foundation and structure, begun work on a wheelchair lift and an accessible bathroom.
we need your continuing support to keep doing work like this--to maintain our temple and protect this rare opportunity to practice the dharma. may you also have good fortune this holiday season.
in gratitude,
ross estes blum
president
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