Roshi Joan Halifax
@joanhalifax.bsky.social
Abbot and Founder, Upaya Zen Center
His Holiness' brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has died. I am saddened to learn that this wonderful, sharp witted friend has left us. Over the years, we had many wonderful exchanges, many filled with laughter. Good friend to so many, now gone beyond....
February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
His Holiness' brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has died. I am saddened to learn that this wonderful, sharp witted friend has left us. Over the years, we had many wonderful exchanges, many filled with laughter. Good friend to so many, now gone beyond....
A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.
February 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.
A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.
February 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.
Integrity: I know what I stand for; I live my values; I inquire to discover what will serve; I ask the hard questions; I speak out for what I stand for; I listen to the call of conscience; I am courageous despite risks; I take principled action or inaction; I am responsible + accountable
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Integrity: I know what I stand for; I live my values; I inquire to discover what will serve; I ask the hard questions; I speak out for what I stand for; I listen to the call of conscience; I am courageous despite risks; I take principled action or inaction; I am responsible + accountable
Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Jizo Bodhisattva.
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Jizo Bodhisattva.
Roshi Joan teaching today, where she shared about the Bodhisattva path: It takes selfless determination and tenderness toward life.
February 15, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Roshi Joan teaching today, where she shared about the Bodhisattva path: It takes selfless determination and tenderness toward life.
A precious opportunity to be with translator Kaz Tanahashi, poet Peter Levitt, Roshi Joan, Sensei Dainin Lau in an intimate plunge into THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan in Discovery and Writing www.upaya.org/program/haik...
THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN - In Person - 2026
Cold Mountain (Hanshan) is the name, place and mind of the most beloved hermit-poet in Tang Dynasty China, whose Zen influences led him to be highly revered over the centuries in Japan…
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February 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
A precious opportunity to be with translator Kaz Tanahashi, poet Peter Levitt, Roshi Joan, Sensei Dainin Lau in an intimate plunge into THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan in Discovery and Writing www.upaya.org/program/haik...
Teaching with Henry Shukman last night was full of joy, tenderness, insight, and openness. We both spoke to original love, the truth of suffering, and freedom. His terrible head injury and years of mental dislocation, my experience of betrayal
SITTING with ORIGINAL LOVE (Online February, 2026)
Soon after you register, you will receive an email with a link to the Resource Page which is where all of the recordings and readings are listed. It may take a few minutes to reach you.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Teaching with Henry Shukman last night was full of joy, tenderness, insight, and openness. We both spoke to original love, the truth of suffering, and freedom. His terrible head injury and years of mental dislocation, my experience of betrayal
I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair/ With a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” Leonard Cohen
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair/ With a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” Leonard Cohen
Beginning tonight! One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Join us.
Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Online www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Online www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Beginning tonight! One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Join us.
Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Online www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Online www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
One of the most powerful examples of socially engaged Buddhism is that of the monks walkiing peacefully from Texas to DC. Please note... Buddhism in the streets, on the roads and highways, a Buddhism that does not turn away from the social ills of our time.
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
One of the most powerful examples of socially engaged Buddhism is that of the monks walkiing peacefully from Texas to DC. Please note... Buddhism in the streets, on the roads and highways, a Buddhism that does not turn away from the social ills of our time.
One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
Naming it:
Moral nerve: a term used by the author Joan Didion to describe someone who has non negotiable virtue when standing above the abyss of harm.
Moral nerve: a term used by the author Joan Didion to describe someone who has non negotiable virtue when standing above the abyss of harm.
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Naming it:
Moral nerve: a term used by the author Joan Didion to describe someone who has non negotiable virtue when standing above the abyss of harm.
Moral nerve: a term used by the author Joan Didion to describe someone who has non negotiable virtue when standing above the abyss of harm.
Reposted by Roshi Joan Halifax
Being with Dying is a profoundly impactful training, serving this vital community of practitioners, providing important tools for work with people who have serious illnesses, as well as dying people and their families.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Being with Dying is a profoundly impactful training, serving this vital community of practitioners, providing important tools for work with people who have serious illnesses, as well as dying people and their families.
www.upaya.org/program/bein...
www.upaya.org/program/bein...
Reposted by Roshi Joan Halifax
In May, Upaya will open its doors to clinicians in compassionate care for the seriously ill and dying for our annual "Being With Dying" professional training.
Please share this training with friends and family: www.upaya.org/program/bein... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Please share this training with friends and family: www.upaya.org/program/bein... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
BEING WITH DYING: Professional Training Program for Clinicians in Compassionate Care of the Seriously Ill and Dying (In Person 2026)
Please review our current cancellation policy and health protocols for in-person programs. If you are registered for this program, please access the RESOURCE PAGE here. Please read the Letter of…
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February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
In May, Upaya will open its doors to clinicians in compassionate care for the seriously ill and dying for our annual "Being With Dying" professional training.
Please share this training with friends and family: www.upaya.org/program/bein... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
Please share this training with friends and family: www.upaya.org/program/bein... @joanhalifax.bsky.social
www.upaya.org/2026/02/rosh... Roshi Joan speaks at Interfaith Vigil...
WATCH: Roshi Joan speaks at FPC Interfaith Vigil
On Thursday evening, January 29, 2026 Roshi Joan joined faith leaders, community leaders, and our local Santa Fe community…
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February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
www.upaya.org/2026/02/rosh... Roshi Joan speaks at Interfaith Vigil...
In this time of great challenges, one of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. I am very grateful that Henry Shukman and I are offering this special weekend retreat on original love. Please join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
In this time of great challenges, one of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. I am very grateful that Henry Shukman and I are offering this special weekend retreat on original love. Please join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...
KEEP THIS IN FRONT OF YOU...
Do not believe them.
Do not get used to this.
Keep your focus.
Stand your ground.
Do not believe them.
Do not get used to this.
Keep your focus.
Stand your ground.
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
KEEP THIS IN FRONT OF YOU...
Do not believe them.
Do not get used to this.
Keep your focus.
Stand your ground.
Do not believe them.
Do not get used to this.
Keep your focus.
Stand your ground.
Full moon in Leo, Imbolc, the ancient celtic festival of promise, home, + hearth marking the liminal time where winter may still grip the land but the light has begun its slow return and Brigid’s ancient, steady flame illuminates the in-between where survival softens into hope.
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Full moon in Leo, Imbolc, the ancient celtic festival of promise, home, + hearth marking the liminal time where winter may still grip the land but the light has begun its slow return and Brigid’s ancient, steady flame illuminates the in-between where survival softens into hope.
Good trouble, necessary trouble, today: Feb 1: COURAGE to end brutality and realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free.
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February 1, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Good trouble, necessary trouble, today: Feb 1: COURAGE to end brutality and realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free.
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
www.upaya.org/program/the-...
Feb 1: COURAGE to end violence and brutality and to realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free. www.upaya.org/program/the-... Making "good trouble, necessary trouble, meeting this rupture with courage.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Feb 1: COURAGE to end violence and brutality and to realize the greater Measure of Our Humanity: Christiana Figueres, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, online, 11-12:30 MT, free. www.upaya.org/program/the-... Making "good trouble, necessary trouble, meeting this rupture with courage.