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love of poetry practicing Zen Buddhism and exploring the many cultural expression of Art poetry music myth dance ....
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Yes I'm angry! Yet hate will not change Trump it only adds to the ideology behind his cult of personality and Trumpism.It's my actions that are going to change the way he has power. It's how I organize and how I support the voiceless in times of crises in times of suffering in times like these.

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Thank you to everyone who spoke out in defense of legal services for immigrant children. Your advocacy and outrage made a difference! We are thrilled to announce that the stop work order we received earlier this week was rescinded!

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"Buried within the general phenomenon of democratic decline is a set of cases in which charismatic new leaders are elected by democratic publics and then use their electoral mandates to dismantle by law the constitutional systems they inherited". Quote from lawreview.uchicago.edu/print-archiv...

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Hard working mothers daughters sons in the fields that feed Americans everyday of the yr. A reminder for me as I eat each meal to be mindful of the human stories that each lideres campesinas worker carries with them. liderescampesinas.org

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Very excited that Sensei Wendy Lau and I will be stewarding this amazing online and onsite haiku and poetry workshop with poets Jane Hirshfield and Jimmy Santiago Baca, artist translators Ian Boyden and Kaz Tanahashi. Feb 21-23 at Upaya. ONSITE www.upaya.org/program/the-...

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The long walk home to the lands and the people that love this warrior of the red road. It's been to long, the suffering of been in ill health and solitary confinement has taking a toil on Leonard body yet his spirit is strong. "Free" after so many years of praying and protesting for his release.

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Armando leaves his home at 4am to work pruning grapes near Merced CA. He earns 40 cents for each vine he prunes and some days falls short of the quota but he is grateful for any work during the winter. #WeFeedYou

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The one thing ... that is truly ugly is the climate of hate and intimidation, created by a noisy few, which makes the decent majority reluctant to air in public their views on anything controversial. ... Where all pretend to be thinking alike,... likely that no one is thinking at all. Edward Abbey

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I continue to experience the diversity of the many "Buddhas" that enlighten the living spectrum of the dharma. I have truly embrace the beginner's mind as a sojourner through the intertwining branches of Zen/Chan/Bon teachings. Zenju for me has deepened the teachings and diversity of Zen priests.

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In his book 'Good Citizens', Thich Nhat Hanh shares words of encouragement to build an international solidarity movement based on a shared sense of compassion, mindful consumption & right action. 🌍 👉🏽 www.parallax.org/product/good... @parallax.org 👉🏽 Discover more teachings via plumvillage.app 🌞

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"To A Young Poet" by Zaina Alsous. This poem for me encompasses speaking truth to power. How hate can infect our hearts and minds and see the "Other" as the vessel of all our collective pain.

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After reading this article I came across the article about Repair cafes. How the workings of human interconnection rise when compassion and loving kindness are our guides in our everyday lives.

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Could this be an expression of the dharma of the sangha. The actions of taking care of the each other and the Planet. Maybe this is also a teaching from the heart and the hands that help repair a broken way of modern life in the global North.

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As a newbie to Zen/Chan Buddhism I'm finding the historical pathways of Zen/Chan teachers a guide in the many conversations I'm having. To be truly at peace in my heart and to live fully into the dharma. The journey begins the destination the moment between each breath.

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Từ Hiếu Temple, 2019 Photo by Dr.Ernest Chi-Hin Ng.

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"It’s time for each of us to wake up and take action in our own lives. We have the power to decide the destiny of our planet. If we awaken to our true situation, there will be a change in our collective consciousness. We have to do something to wake people up". (Thích Nhất Hạnh 2010)

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I love how Joan Halifax traverses the vast expanse of interbeing, as I also have a animist view of my relationship with life and death. I'm currently reading their book "The Fruitful Darkness". www.joanhalifax.org

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One of the books I started reading by Chozen, Roshi.

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A local Zen Buddhist Monastery I'm hoping to deepen my practice with. zendust.org

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