Passing Away

This morning at 5:30 I received a call from family members, letting me know that my Ben (my brother-in-law) passed away last night. It's painful for me because I have always regarded Ben as a kind of Bodhisattva. He was amazingly kind, funny - always enjoying a good joke, loved to fish and was a very good father to not only his children but myself as well. In all the years that I had been around him and my sister, not once did I ever see him raise his voice in anger or even present anger for that matter. I think the only path which he ever knew was that of generosity, ceaselessly giving.

In these last 7-8 months he had been struggling with cancer. It hardly seems fair, but he faced this challenge with great courage and dignity. There are times when I really do hate impermanence.

Shujo Mu Hen Seigan Do
Bo No Mu Jin Seigan Dan
Ho Mon Mu Ryo Seigan Gaku
Butsu Do Mu Jo Seigan Jo

Gassho,

Denshin Jaye Morris, Curator
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