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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 20h

Vigil for Oak Flats www.facebook.com/events/79899...

Vigil for Oak Flat

Event by Side with Love and The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery on Monday, October 13 2025

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Ryan Sproull @ryansproull.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible series from an incredible group of teachers. Guo Gu is a blessing. This whole series looks amazing.

Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SHARE.
Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: Join the remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi for Upaya's series AWARENESS IN ACTION
www.upaya.org/program/enga...
Free, online, donation appreciated.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SHARE.
Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: Join the remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi for Upaya's series AWARENESS IN ACTION
www.upaya.org/program/enga...
Free, online, donation appreciated.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 1d

María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan pro-democracy politician, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 2d

Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: Join the remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylB... ) for Upaya's extraordinary series AWARENESS IN ACTION: MEETING THE WORLD WITH LIFE-GIVING HANDS Free, online, donation appreciated.
www.upaya.org/program/enga...

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 3d

Upaya Zen Center: this morning, the peace of Fall Practice Period invites us to slow down and connect...

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 5d

fall colors remind me of
Ukraine; both aching beauty,
needless suffering

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

with action

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: The remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi in AWARENESS IN ACTION: MEETING THE WORLD WITH LIFE-GIVING HANDS – Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – EMBODIMENT Free, online, donation appreciated.
www.upaya.org/program/enga...

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

dusk at upaya
the moon a blade in the sky
cutting through my thoughts

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

My beloved friend Susan Griffin has met death.
She is now gone beyond.
Her work, her words have touched so many lives.
Know how much you were loved....

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

strand of autumn grass
hangs from the lip of a deer
chew well, my dear friend
don't let the flowers distract you

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

everything is falling
leaves, water, the nation
why are the crows so silent?

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

this world is on fire
in full autumn colors
Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, more

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

I could barely breathe as the names fell one after another on my heart. How can a people ever recover from this, I asked myself. And may they.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

So many babies, so many children. Zero years, again and again. Two years old, again and again. Their mothers must have died with them. A whole generation literally crushed by the hatred. It was more than sobering.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 6d

This afternoon, as Upaya's residents sat deeply in the zendo, Wendy and I went to the Church of Guadalupe and bore witness to the names of those in Gaza and Israel who have died in this nightmare of hate and genocide.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 8d

everything is falling
leaves, water, the nation
even the crows are silent

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 9d

GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA: Thank you for your courage, compassion, and persistence.
May you be safe.
May you reach your destination.
May you serve the hungry and bereft.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 9d

Autumn life shining into Upaya Zen Center's Taizando, Serene Mountain Hall. With this, my heart turns toward Gaza.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 9d

Jane Goodall has died, Her spirit, wisdom, and courage live on through her tireless work to protect the environment, a refuge for all life. I am so grateful for all I learned from her over many years: teach the children, love the wilds, and live with peerless integrity and care.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10d

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 10d

If you have not listened to Bhikkhu Bodhi's brilliant talk that was on Sept 28 in the Awareness in Action series, you can access for free with the link below. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time.
www.upaya.org/program/enga... With Roshi Joan.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 11d

Western Pureland Grove and pollinator meadow at Upaya Zen Center is magnetizing deer, bees, humans and more. Let's find even more ways to care for all beings.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 11d

newlinesinstitute.org/rules-based-...

Genocide in Tigray: Serious breaches of international law in the Tigray conflict, Ethiopia, and paths to accountability - New Lines Institute

Ethiopia’s war in Tigray left more than 400,000 soldiers and as many as 300,000 civilians dead. This report outlines a reasonable basis to believe that the Tigrayans were victims of genocide and calls...

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