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A lovely someone sent me this poem yesterday, and, given my abject adoration of Rumi, I can't help but want to share it here. [ THAT LIVES IN US ] If you put your hands... More »
A lovely someone sent me this poem yesterday, and, given my abject adoration of Rumi, I can't help but want to share it here. [ THAT LIVES IN US ] If you put your hands... More »
Goodness. It's been ages. I always feel so self-conscious updating here after a long period of silence; I feel oddly obliged to provide an excuse or overview of what I've been doing since the 11th... More »
A friend of mine sent me a poem today. I needed, then, to read it; perhaps you do to. My hut lies in the middle of a dense forest; Every year the green ivy grows... More »
There is a beautiful talk by Thich Nhat Hanh posted here . Included is the text of his love letter to our president. It finishes, "I trust Buddha nature within you." The talk is short.... More »
It's Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. I'm sure you all know this. I'm sure you're all taking the time to think a little of what a gift his whole life was to this country. And... More »
It's the winter solstice, and I'm mindful of the weight of the planet, and the emergence from darkness, and, too, the pull of the end of the year. And so, in the spirit of that,... More »
Today, for those of you who don't yet know, is the International Day of Peace . While we might not all be able to participate in a 24 hour peace vigi l, we can give... More »
REST IN PEACE Thich Nhat Hanh I am a World Trade Center tower, standing tall in the clear blue sky, feeling a violent blow in my side, and I am a towering inferno of... More »
Duff posted a link to - as well as some scathing commentary on - Steve Pavlina's recent post about resolving global conflicts . Pavlina is of the view that the war in Iraq can... More »