Dear Dharma Friends,

Starting today our temple is closing for the next 2 weeks due to the spread of Coronavirus in our community. Gov. Tom Wolf announced extraordinary measures across Montgomery County yesterday, including closing all schools, gyms, gatherings and non-essential retail. We hope these extreme actions will slow the spread of the virus and save many lives in our area. After 2 weeks we will evaluate the situation and send a further update.

The spread of the pandemic across the globe and in our local community is scary for us all, but we will get through this together, both as a sangha and as a society.
Our practice and teachings will guide us in peace, love, and compassion.

We hope you will continue your practice of meditation, prayer, and dharma study; now more than ever we need calm minds and loving hearts.
Be a bodhisattva in your neighborhood, find out what you can do to protect the elderly, the weak and the suffering. Know that by just staying home in peaceful meditation, you are protecting them.

The temple wants to continue to support your practice and connect our sangha members, we are looking into solutions to practice together online and over the phone and any ideas you have are very welcome. We will provide regular updates via this newsletter, our website, and Facebook page.

We will also be giving the temple building a very deep cleaning and will disinfect all surfaces and materials.

Be at peace,
The Ministers

"We are waves from the same sea, leaves from the same tree, flowers from the same garden" Seneca