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Solens Hjerte (“The Heart of the Sun”), Denmark

Of course, Covid-19 is something that we have been talking about a lot and has affected our
lives, all 50 people in our community, on many levels.

Already at the end of February, we established a group consisting of our doctor and other
members of our community. Together, we read about this new disease and it was clear for us
that it would come to Denmark at some point

and that it would be necessary for us to have a
plan ready for that time.

It was very good for us to be able to talk
through all the different aspects and to help
each other find the right information and,
throughout this whole process, we have had
meetings with all the members of our
community, where we can share our knowledge
and our plans. That has been really good and

has created a lot of security in an insecure
time.

No one really knows how hard the disease will hit, if they will get ill and on top of that, the
oldest one here is 92 years. We really want to take good care of each other and make sure
that no one gets ill.

So now, we buy our groceries online and we have been closed off for guests and visitors for
almost a month. No guests, no people passing by, no relatives visiting. That is a huge and
unprecedented step and we have never tried anything like this before. Luckily, everybody in
Denmark and Germany is in “the same boat” so there is a lot of understanding.

The children are at home, but luckily there are quite a few good teachers here. Until now,
the kids loudly declare that they don’t miss school at all!

Most people here can work from home and the others, mainly people working in the hospital,
are wearing masks when they are in our common house and are otherwise sticking to
themselves in order not to infect anybody.

As we often do, we regularly meet and meditate and we send our compassion out into the
world to all those who are ill and otherwise affected by Covid-19. So many people are in a
terrible situation!

It is certainly a comforting and empowering feeling to stand together and to work together
in this special time of crisis; to use the skills we all have to make everyday run smoothly and

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