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“This Bitter Earth… may not be so bitter after all.”

“This Bitter Earth… may not be so bitter after all.”

In this article, we share some reflections by Brother Dinh Thanh about a recent...

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Like Fire, We Rise Up Together

Like Fire, We Rise Up Together

Roshi Joan Halifax of Upaya Zen Center looks at the notion of bodhisattva-based,...

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Walking for Peace, Marching Together from Love

Walking for Peace, Marching Together from Love

Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi reflects on the “Walk for Peace” that grew into a global phenomenon,...

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One Stitch at a Time

One Stitch at a Time

Michael Donnoe recounts the process of hand sewing his okesa, and the patience it...

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How Slow Can You Go?

How Slow Can You Go?

Experts of many varieties seem to agree: we’re moving way too fast, and we need...

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A Meditation to (Gently) Interrupt Habitual Reactions

A Meditation to (Gently) Interrupt Habitual Reactions

If you find you often react without thinking, explore this practice to respond with...

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Inner Calm: The Key is Letting Go

Inner Calm: The Key is Letting Go

Allowing our emotions to arise, be felt, and dissolve helps us cultivate equanimity...

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‘Offering Incense’ and Other Poems

‘Offering Incense’ and Other Poems

Four poems by the Song dynasty writer Li Qingzhao (1084–1151 CE) The post ‘Offering...

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A Place to Land

A Place to Land

Dr. Willoughby Britton discusses supporting meditators in distress at Cheetah House...

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Turning Back to Place

Turning Back to Place

Environmentalist, Zen, and Indigenous teachings for overcoming rootlessness The...