His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written, “…if people are so highly developed spiritually that they can practice their religions effectively by staying in one place, even in some unholy place, then a pilgrimage may not be important for them…. Many ordinary people, however, especially those who find religion difficult to practice in a devout […]
Tribute to Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist Teacher and Bodhisattva
Lately one of my favorite words is a verb: tending. I find myself saying it a lot. In nearly every instance I’m trying to remind myself the importance of taking care of something, whether that’s my heart, my body a relationship, or the land I live on. Tending brings up for me the kind of care that is […]
Katya LesherFebruary 1, 1963 – September 7, 2021 On September 7, my beloved friend Katya made the leap from her body, wracked with cancer, to the great vast field of love that holds us all. I am thankful she is free of the physical suffering she endured for the last phase of her journey with […]
Multiple positions open in every location of the world. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide emotional, spiritual, practical, and/or medical support to individuals who are realizing that we are coming to the end of life on our planet as we know it. Be able to tend to your own grief so that you can show up fully to each […]
In the burning of Notre-Dame, so many things can be seen and felt. And what is seen and felt depends so much on who we are and what our people have experienced.
The gift of “just this” is as close as you next breath.
A couple of days after Christmas, I slipped on a patch of ice near my home and hit the back of my head on the asphalt pavement. Hard. Everything stopped in my little world, for a few days. Fortunately, a dear friend was visiting for the holidays. In between storms she got me to […]
The most creative contributions to this world are usually made by people who have aligned their work with their deepest values and true intentions. I have worked with Maia Duerr in many contexts and have witnessed her commitment to cultivating this awareness and finding skillful ways to teach it to others. This is not […]
During these end times, creating and taking refuge becomes especially important. But what does that mean?