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GIFT FROM UPAYA AND ROSHI JOAN: SEE BELOW! Special guest: Jane Fonda, explores power and its shadow Upaya Zen Center Upaya@upaya.org www.upaya.org 505 986 8518 Santa Fe, New Mexico Dear Women, dear friends, We welcome... More »
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JANE FONDA’S SPEECH ON ART & ACTIVISM FOR V-DAY NEW ORLEANS…April 13th, 2008 Oh mercy, oh my—it feels like when the levees broke it blew the lid off the ninth ward and Parrish unleashed these... More »
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taking a few days of rest in hawaii before doing a fundraiser for old friend ramdass yesterday, went to beach to meet him he slowly walked with friends on either side holding him as he... More »
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the work of meg wheatley is the heart of it all here are some words from her There was a geologist being interviewed. He was a beach geologist, so his field of study was beaches... More »
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Thomas Merton wrote, "There is always a temptation to diddle around in the contemplative life, making itsy-bitsy statues." There is always an enormous temptation in all of life to diddle around making itsy-bitsy friends and... More »
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have been thinking a lot about old age elders wisdom pain and no suffering mentoring succession humor here is something to enjoy, re this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY
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sesshin, with the spring moving into winter the trees still wear their blossoms even if the wind takes them away FROM BLOSSOMS From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the... More »
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photo by ken ballard
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at long last, took a day away from the monastery, to play in the snow postholing in elk track up near valles caldera what was i thinking of: it is spring here? no, not quite.... More »
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if you are short on joy, watch this beautiful video: http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/jerome%20murat/video/xf9oo_jerome- note: you might want to cut and paste the link, as i could not get the entire address to activate. otherwise, hit the link... More »
