Archive for the ‘Buddhism’ Category
OUR ANCESTORS, OUR BREATH Cultivating Spiritual Power for our Healing and Happiness ANNUAL MINDFULNESS RETREAT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE TRADITION OF VENERABLE THICH NHAT HANH @ BLUE CLIFF MONASTERY PINE BUSH, NY WED, OCT 22 – SUN, OCT 26, 2008 Our fifth annual retreat offered to People of Color in the tradition of [...]
The New Year has arrived, bringing in 2008. Last night in Michigan, we finally saw some decent snow, nearly a foot of it. When I sit to write, I still find myself scribbling the date “11/07″. My mind is still in past and last year has been a whirlwind was changes. In lieu of new [...]
The intersection of spirituality in activist work continues to be a growing interest of mine. Mostly because I am exploring it in my personal journey, but I also believe that activists need to find out what role spirituality has (or doesn’t have) in their lives, in order to sustain and deepen our work. Below are [...]
Earlier this month, I was blessed with the chance to go to San Diego for a 5-day Buddhist retreat for people of color. The Soul of Gratitude Retreat was offered by Thich Nhat Hanh, a well-known and prolific Vietnamese Buddhist teacher, and the monastics of Deer Park Monastery. It’s the first time I’ve seen anything [...]
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