Category Archives: Peace and Justice
“Do no harm” includes looking at how we each contribute to suffering in the world. Where does violence come from?
See how the Zen Hospice Project works…
An article in the New York Times by Courtney E. Martin worth reading inspires this post; Zen and the Art of Dying Well See how Zen Hospice Project works…
Leave the place you have become
Change, silence and listening …
Keep creating peace
How does one subdue and transform the heart filled with greed, anger, and stupidity? I would like to share some basic Buddhist thought as it relates to this question. According to Buddhist teachings, the cause of what is called Dukkha (defined as suffering but also means imperfection, pain, impermanence, disharmony, discomfort, irritation, or awareness of incompleteness and […]
Vanityfair article: What Life Is Like When You’re Born on a Commune
Many of us had dreams like the ones expressed in this article. I lived in a Tee Pee that I made out of paint tarps back in the early 70’s with who was to be my first wife, Janice and two black cats. It was in Bucks County Pa on some farm land that a […]