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

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

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

with action

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

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 · 3d

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

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

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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

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

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

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

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 · 3d

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 · 3d

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 · 5d

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

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

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 · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 7d

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 · 8d

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...

newlinesinstitute.org

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

Nomads Clinic, Dolpo: do not miss this remarkable update. www.upaya.org/2025/09/upay...

Upaya Nomads Clinic 2025 Trail Updates

Our wonderful all-locals Nomads Clinic Team – Read about why and how we pivoted to an all-locals team this year and meet the team here. Please write comments and encouragements for our team in the…

www.upaya.org

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 13d

yes... always

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 13d

Join Bhikkhu Bodhi online Sept 28 in the Awareness in Action series. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. Free, online, donation appreciated.
www.upaya.org/program/enga... With Roshi Joan.

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 15d

“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies on the side of truth, not on the side of comfort.”
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 15d

“Beings are the owners of their actions, the heirs of their actions; they spring from their actions, are bound to their actions, and are supported by their actions. Whatever deeds they do, good or bad, of those they shall be heirs.”
― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path

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