by Sangha News editor | Jul 28, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
Over at the texture of ordinary, a post we missed on Monday: Gretchen Rau reflects on her experience of events surrounding David’s death: I came back to City Center last night ready to talk and find out how things were for everyone, and many people were ready to...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 27, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
On Saturday, Abbot Ryushin Paul Haller dedicated his Dharma Talk to reflecting on loss — on the loss of David Coady and the impact of that loss on the community, on community and the practice speaking truth. Here are some excerpts: Every life is precious. Every life...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 27, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
Caren at Midlife Monkeygirls remembers David Coady as a ‘dharma tennis’ partner and reflects on the allure of the idea of suicide: David and I played tennis a few times last summer. It was there, on the tennis court, down at Dolores Park in the Mission, on...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 26, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
Brad Warner tries to insult suicide, and reflects on the life and death of David Coady: I’m not exactly sure where I first met David Coady. It was probably at the San Francisco Zen Center during one of the times I gave a talk there. But I do clearly remember the first...
by Sangha News editor | Jul 25, 2011 | For David Coady, In Memoriam
By christopher j pinney I met Dave when I was fourteen. We had both gone out for the high school tennis team, and quickly bonded over our mutual dislike of the coach; a strange unpleasant man with Krakatoan intensity. To be fair, ...