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2025-03-31
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- Global Warming Already Killing Thousands, Says Global Humanitarian Forum
- Hardcore Dharma Week 8: The 3 Yanas, or Cultivating "Healthy Revulsion," or Buddhist Barf Bags
- Hardcore Dharma Week 6: How Many Windows Can Your Monkey Watch?
- Dharma Poetry: Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- Establishing a Daily Meditation Practice
- I Have 7 Days to Get Enlightened
- Going back to Cali - 3 statements / 3 questions
- Is Blogging "Real" Writing?
- Insight, Meditation, and The Usefulness of Strip Clubs
- Dealing (or not dealing) With Anger
- Wideos! Water Walk
- Can a nation share bad karma?
- Rock The Pesach; And The Psychology of Ecology
- The Curse of Impermanence, or The Impermanence of the Curse
- Altered Senses: Insight or Just a Free High?
- Two Must-See Videos
- Teachers as Compassionate Warriors
- Why Meditate?
- Yamamara and the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
- Why I Don't Like Dharma Books
- Chromoluminarism
- toward a buddhist grammar?
- A Question about Taking Life
- Low Resolution
- Christmas Light Economics
- Drinking, reading, Buddhism: impossible?
- Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Always!
- Mixtape Dharma: Trading Music, Sharing Love
- Now Accepting Submissions for Sentient City, Vol. 3
- 45 Ways to Deconstruct Cosmo
- Getting Active
- God and "Living Biblically"
- McCain Accuses Obama of Being a Robot
- On Commitment
- Integral Activism/Back to the Sack Meeting this Sunday!
- Back to the Sack: New Yorkers reactions to a plastic bag fee
- Faith vs Confidence
- Google Me
- Democracy Now!!!!!!!!
- Compulsive Honesty in the Face of Massive Lying Liars
- When Recycling's the Least of Your Worries
- The Livable Streets Movement
- Make Art Not Trouble
- On Slowing Down
- The New (Baby)Face of the Republican Party
- This Week's Podcast: Buddhism: Religion or Science of the Mind?
- Stupid/Brilliant: Setting the Record Straight
- From Zero to Zenventy: Wax off, wax on practice
- Eldorado to the Moon
- Which is it, guys?
- You are not your khakis
- Seen in One City
- The Most Spoiled Generation Ever?
- Mindful Spending
- on the DL
- Kids These Days
- Tell me about your life
- Seeing what happens when you upgrade to the latest flat screen
- SOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Heard in One City: Quote of the Day
- In the Spirit of a More Peaceful 2009
- Heard in One City: Quote of the Day
- "Great Vajradhara, Tilo, Naro . . . Ganga Metrīpa?"
- Can a Buddhist be an Anarchist?
- Buddha of the Week
- To Blame or Not to Blame...our Parents
- Get yer slogan on
- What Are We Gonna Do NOW?
- What Type of People Write This Blog?
- I'll Take an Order of Compassion with a Side of Lovingkindness
- Buddhist Merch
- Being aware of the means with which we construct our reality
- Sex Trafficking and the New Abolitionists
- Research Reveals Possibility of Reversing Negative Emotions
- Meaning of Life? Here Are Five Better Questions
- 5 Ways to Overcome Negative Thinking
- Five Ways To Discover Your Inner Truth
- Fighting Recidivism with Resurrection (by Mary Nelson)
- Things Don't Add Up in Wal-Mart Scuffle
- My "Oblication" Vacation: Holiday Survival Tips For That Stressful Family Trip
- A Fond Farewell and Thank You
- I'm Still Pissed About Marriage Equality Not Passing In New York State. But Is It My Fault?
- What Not To Eat On A Date (Or A Business Lunch)
- Medical Marijuana: Hey, Man, Does The Fed's New Policy Bum You Out?
- Is There a Free Pass When People Are Just Plain Annoying?
- Pregnant At 66...?!?
- American Idol and AT&T: Fair Play or No Fair?
- Privacy, Dating, and Ethics: Ok to Spy?
- The Weekend Wuss-Out--Musings On the Ethics & Responsibilities of Friendship
- Here's To "Justice!" Harvard Moral Philosophy Class To Appear On PBS!
- Will You Still Eat Eggs? A Vegetarian Responds
- Daylight Savings Time 2009: Why Can't We Keep It All Year Round?
- Diwali Shenanigans
- Emily Post's Etiquette Daily and Everyday Ethics: A Natural Fit
- Should We Be Judged by the Bad Behavior of Our Friends?
- Save The Boobs: PSA Or TMI?
- Can You Sue For Anorexia? Apparently, Yes. But Should You?
- Google Forced to Reveal Blogger's Identity After "Skank" Comment Riles Model: Ethical Or Anti-Freedom Of Speech?
- Failure Friday: I Jump To Conclusions
- A Question About Infertility
- A Little Sci-Fi, A Little Ethical Pondering: District 9
- The Act of Giving -- Who Does It Best? Men or Women?
- The Thank-You Note Nazi
- Kennedy's Example: Ethical, Not Perfect
- New Feature! Failure Friday: We Take a Look at Our Weekly Ethical Fails
- Remembering Ted Kennedy: Are We Doing It Right?
- Exorcising Racial Demons: Part I (by Melvin Bray)
- Matthew 5:13-16; Salt and Light (Geographical backgrounds)
- Matthew 4:23-25; Jesus Heals the Sick (Theological Commentary)
- Matthew 5:1-12; The Beatitudes (Word Study)
- Matthew 5:31-32; Divorce (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 5:31-32; Divorce (Symbolism)
- Matthew 5:27-30; Adultery (Cultural Commentary)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times
- Matthew 2:19-23; The Return to Nazareth (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 2:1-12; The Visit of the Magi (Bible Difficulties)
- Matthew 3:13-17; The Baptism of Jesus (Inductive Studies)
- Matthew 8:28-34; The Healing of Two Demon-Possessed Men (Cultural Commentary)
- Matthew 10:1-42; Jesus Sends Out the Twelve (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 9:27-34; Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 6:19-24; Treasures in Heaven (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 6:25-34; Do Not Worry (Rhetorical Influences)
- Matthew 5:38-42; An Eye for an Eye (Cultural Commentary)
- Matthew 8:14-17; Jesus Heals Many (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 8:1-4; The Man with Leprosy (Cultural Commentary)
- Matthew 7:7-12; Ask, Seek, Knock (Literary Influences)
- Matthew 7:13-14; The Narrow and Wide Gates (Word Study)
- Matthew 7:15-23; A Tree and Its Fruit (Inductive Studies)
- Searching for Jesus' Bones (by Becky Garrison)
- Fake "Conservative" Media Personalities Who Supported Amnesty--Though Now Deny It
- National Review vs. Trump--And Burke and Kirk!
- 'I Never Saw Them as Human Beings' (by Omar Al-Rikabi)
- 'Slavery, Plain and Simple' (by Jordan Buckley)
- Listening to MLK (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)
- How Should Christians Relate to the State of Israel? (by Rich Nathan)
- The sting of snow and the warmth of hearts
- the ongoing heartbreak of American racism
- the gift of friends
- cultural burdens, with homage to Carol Emarthle-Douglas
- introductions
- cleaning house, reprised
- after Christmas (time, research, and priorities)
- the heart of the family
- leftovers, lagniappe, and a happy life
- reflections in a Christmas ornament
- the names of the dead are ghosts
- be here. now.
- living through the unexpected (with equanimity?)
- more on the home front ~
- my own Amtrak writing retreat
- grumpy days
- celebrating what's right
- day 24 of Thanksgiving month: getting ready (or not...)
- month of Thanksgiving #5...the guest room
- day of Thanksgiving lucky number 13: broccoli (and Aunt Bonnie)
- fire, clouds, linings, and all that stuff
- love and mirroring, or, we are not our faults
- names and milestones
- foundations, serendipity, and amaryllis
- engaged Buddhism and other people's dirt
- the importance of being artists
- the pain we bring to others
- borders and threshold spaces
- month of Thanksgiving #6 (short but sweet)
- it doesn't have to be perfect (the enemy of good)
- contrasts and contradictions (or not...)
- with a little help from friends
- taking time (by the throat, if necessary)
- mastery, creativity, and letting go
- more on mastery, failure, and play
- religious extremism, and standing against it
- chores and a plug for whining
- swords into plowshares, gas bombs into gardens
- right livelihood
- #iftheygunnedmedown, or, America's open season on young black men
- my mother's heart and #Ferguson
- What did George Fox say? or, the Quakers vs. the Puritans
- what dreams can tell us
- ritual and being our own best friends
- when hot sweaty work is NOT a royal pain
- 30 Days of Love: radical love...?
- time runs away from us
- making room
- daylilies, stomach aches, and tonglen
- poetry, seeing, and connection
- spring springing
- day 4 National Poetry Month ~
- baby love, and the perpetuation of the species ~
- day 8, National Poetry Month ~
- a relatively restrained rant about education 'reform' ~
- Day 2, National Poetry Month ~
- wonder, and loving strangers (even mean ones??) ~
- MIL/ DIL/ beginner's heart ~
- life budgets ~ or, the rocks in the jar...
- a soul story ~
- day 19 of a month of Thanksgiving: old friends ~
- day 18 of a month of Thanksgiving: bounty (& first-world problems...) ~
- one week into Lent ~
- patience (or the total lack thereof) ~
- a love letter to Portland ~
- Joplin, a tornado, an Arab emirate, & good neighbors ~
- the wind, ventifacts & advice to a young teacher ~
- down time ~
- mistakes, learning, & paying attention
- 'Mom, you're sooo depressing' ~
- 'meet and talk and listen' ~ His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
- teaching, practice and love ~
- angry heart: juggling change & compassion ~
- bees and the Buddhist work ethic ~
- cows, vegetarianism & tangled ethics ~
- what's important ~
- Aftermas: the importance of taking/ making time
- Remembering Nelson Mandela, and his shifting place in American history
- waiting (impatiently!) for the National Day on Writing
- sharing stories
- ponytail memories and silver linings
- 30 Days of Love: flotsam, jetsam, tanka, and learning the story
- 30 days of love: hot curlers, love, and doing for others
- prizes, raises, and affirmations -
- love, and the job of it -
- Buddha dogs and learning about love
- tattooed women & liminal spaces ~
- what writers do ~
- a happy (normal?) childhood...
- hawk!
- Oklahoma breaking bad
- no, love is NOT enough
- Darwin, Jane Austen, & my students ~
- resolutions, new years, & new cycles ~
- the price of reflection ~
- the important thing about comprehensive exams (from a Buddhist perspective) ~
- laughter, turn-around & beginner's heart ~
- Bodhi Day, Rohatsu, or Waking Up ~
- a belief in lists ~
- (active) sitting ~
- Other paths: Thích Nhất Hạnh speaks with Oprah about possible lives ~
- when paths part: a contemplation on beginner's heart ~
- life dogs ~
- death, not taxes ~
- every day, the laundry: a tale of Buddha nature ~
- Songkran, or Buddhist New Year in Thailand ~
- anger, patience, and putting out fires ~
- meeting in our good intentions ~
- what I learned today ~
- "as common as grass" ~
- voting, anger, and finding balance ~
- From Emmett Till to Terence Crutcher: a tragic timeline
- A Faithful Response to Human Rights Abuses (by Kaitlin Hasseler)
- Voice of the Day: On Forgiving
- What Would Jesus Buy? (By Becky Garrison)
- Voice of the Day: Pascal On Religion
- How to Feel More Joy in Your Life
- A Monday – Friday Happiness Plan
- 20 Ways to Jump Start Your Inspiration
- The Most Amazing Life Lessons
- 8 Reasons to Let Go of the Past
- 10 Things to Let Go Before 2014 Ends
- 10 Self-Destructive Thoughts to Eliminate to Be Happier
- Sunday Inspiration #70
- Sunday Inspiration #66
- Little Doses of Timeless Wisdom
- Sunday Inspiration #41
- 10 Powerful Life Lessons
- How to Believe in Yourself
- Sunday Inspiration #47
- 10 Lies to Stop Telling Yourself
- What Amazes You?
- Make Someone’s Day Awesome
- What Really Matters
- 10 Ways to Just Play
- 15 Ideas to Help You Live a Better Life
- Sunday Inspiration #24
- Sunday Inspiration #25
- Sunday Inspiration #23
- 5 Tips for Cranking Up Your Creativity
- Forgiveness Quotes that will Free Your Heart
- 10 Ways to Fill Your Soul
- The Gift of Friendship
- Sunday Inspiration #17
- 5 Ways to Restore Trust When It Has Been Broken
- 10 Ways to Recharge Your Batteries
- Sunday Inspiration #29
- 5 Ways to Feel Less Lonely
- 20 Everyday Things to Celebrate
- You Are Stronger than You Think
- Sunday Inspiration #02
- Sunday Inspiration #13
- Sunday Inspiration #14
- How to Create a Simpler Life
- 10 Ways to Say ‘Thank You’
- 5 Simple Steps to Being More Positive
- Fresh Morning: 11 Morning Energizers
- Fresh Morning: Quotes About Sunshine
- Fresh Morning: Smiles and Rainbows
- Fresh Morning: Quotes for Relaxation
- Fresh Morning: Replaying Your Day
- Fresh Morning: Great Life/Day/Moment Instructions
- Whole Foods and the Health Care Debate
- Making Lemonade Out of Layoffs, the Movie
- Mighty Life List: Do You Have One?
- Fresh Morning: Laugh of the Day
- Thinking About Spiritual 2010 Calendars
- A Prayer for Haiti: Solid Ground
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- How to Dispose of Your Sniffles
- The Health Lessons of 2009
- Fresh Morning: Lemon Water
- Brain Break: A Nummy Lullaby with Elmo & Ricky Gervais
- Brain Break: Happy Hanukkah Video
- Bryant Gumbel: When to Share Health News?
- Fresh Morning: Get a Peaceful Start
- 10 Reasons to Make Gratitude Lists
- Fresh Morning: Gentle Leaf-Boat Prints
- Fresh Morning: Rush Hour
- 21 Simple Ways to Be Happy
- Wordle Word Cloud for Fall
- 2012--The Predictions, Prophesies, Facts, Myths
- Happy World Osteoperosis Day!
- Has Swine Flu Changed Your Habits?
- Fresh Morning: Warming Morning Rituals
- Fresh Morning: Native American Bless-the-Day Blessing
- BreatheText -- a Free Reminder to Breathe
- Fresh Morning: Be Better
- Rap in Peace, Guru
- Seek Reasons to Love
- The Meaning of 'Om'
- Join the Bone Marrow Donor Registry: It Couldn't Be Easier
- Iron Man 2 and Chlorophyll Detox
- Fresh Morning: Achieve Stillness
- Fresh Morning: Make the Day Meaningful
- Quit Smoking, Clear Your Arteries
- My Grandma's Poetry Journal (by Elena Azzoni)
- New Moon on My Mind
- Fresh Morning: The Ears of My Ears Are Awake
- Fresh Morning: Starting the Day with Silence
- Fresh Morning: The Creative Place
- Brain Break: Do-Gooder Guerrilla Grandma!
- Fresh Morning: Be Nice to You
- Earth Hour 2010: Will You Turn Out?
- Fresh Morning: How to Know When You're There
- Our Comfort Wordle!
- The Humor to Hear a True Friend
- What Are Your Comfort Words?
- Fresh Morning: The Waking Spring Garden
- Music from a Bonsai
- My Favorite Healthy, Happy Magazines
- Fresh Morning: Every Little Thing is Gonna Be Alright
- Fresh Morning: Happiness Under Your Feet
- Fresh Morning: Smile!
- Fresh Morning: Sunflowers!
- Fresh Morning: Improve Your Universe
- Fresh Morning: Quotes on Being Present
- What's Your Coziest Winter Clothing?
- Miracle on the Hudson, One Year Later
- So Inspired by Patti Smith
- Stress Flaring? Try a Self-Care Blitz
- Brain Break: Stuffed Animal Yoga
- Fresh Morning: Living Inside Hope
- Fresh Morning: Dalai Lama Wisdom
- Dog Yoga with Bo-bama Puppy?
- Celebrating the Self--Walt Whitman, Birthdays, and Me
- Calming Swine Flu (and Other) Fears
- Delicious Vegan Birthday Fudge
- Chemicals in Your Cosmetics: The 'Dirty 30'
- Cookies for Your Earth Day Party
- Fresh Morning: Wild Geese
- Fresh Morning: Your Self-Esteem Power
- Fresh Morning: Make Room for New Dreams
- Fresh Morning: Drawing Gratitude in India
- Fresh Morning: Keep It Light, Kiddo
- Our Beyond Blue Interview
- No More Fear of the Deep End
- Brain Break: Welcome Back, Spring!
- A Recipe for 'Sassy Water'
- Video: Acupressure for Cold Relief
- Fresh Morning: Tip for Coping with Loss
- 9 Cool Eco Facts from Hunter Lovins
- Fresh Morning: Kids Singing Fleetwood Mac
- Fresh Morning: Loving Words from Michael Jackson
- Prayers for Air France Flight 447
- The Story of Squash
- Is Skin Cancer Fear Keeping You Inside?
- Waiting for the Results of Scary Medical Tests
- Some Happy, Relaxing Quotes
- Study: Does Meditation Change Your Brain?
- Every Flower in its Season
- Five Spiritual (But Fun) Summer Books
- Foodie Friday: Duck Eggs!
- Are Orange Juice Containers Recyclable?
- Battle Scurvy: A Guide to Oranges
- How Do You Get Things Done?
- Health News from Around the Web
- Lighting a Dark Night of the Soul with Yoga
- Fresh Morning: Feel Gratitude
- Are You Happy?
- A Spring Equinox Memory
- Coupons for Green Online Shopping
- My New Favorite Natural Lip Balm
- Kickin' and Screamin': My Musical Oracle
- Friends: a Reason, a Season, or a Lifetime?
- Fresh Morning: Kahlil Gibran on Gratitude
- Kelly and Kelly: The Names of Those We Love
- Moving? How to Get Past Cold Feet
- How to Cleanse Your Home with Sage
- Quizzes!
- So Does Meat Cause Cancer or Not?
- Brain Break: Fun with Food Art
- We Broke the Weather!
- The 'Universe' vs. 'God'
- What Does 'Om' Mean?
- Your Plans for Summer Fun
- What's on Your Food?
- Fresh Morning: Surprise Yourself Today
- Brooke Shields on Michael Jackson as 'The Little Prince'
- Do You Play Enough?
- Easiest Fruit Crisp Topping Recipe Ever!
- Fresh Morning: Stand Up Today
- Going on Spiritual Summer Retreats
- Fresh Morning: 'You Are Brilliant and the Earth is Hiring'
- 21 Favorite Songs About Rain
- Fresh Morning: Morning Has Broken
- Honest Tea: Not Such a Lonely Word
- Honoring the Legacy of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois
- How Often Do You Cry?
- Springtime Depression is Touching My Soul*
- Pigs That Won't Give You the Flu
- The 'Kyoto Box' Solar Oven
- Clipping 'Green' Coupons and Saving Green
- Color: Go Bold or Go Home
- 'Yoga Is My Bailout'
- A Recipe for Very Awesome Veggie Burgers
- Another blog to enjoy!!!
- Relationships That Are Not Created Equal
- Obsessions With Appearance
- Parents, want help w/ discipline, meals, addictions, etc.? Join me and Top Parenting Experts on the Planet for free!
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- I'm an Idiot (by Bart Campolo)
- Voice of the Day: 'my great and glorious God'
- Astrology For The Week Of December 6-12, 2022
- Are NeverTrumpers "Pro-Hillary?" Not Necessarily
- Fox Nation and UPtv unveil 2021 Christmas programming slates
- A Religious Landscape Ripe for Revival (by Jim Wallis)
- We the Purple (by Marcia Ford)
- An Open Letter to Trump Supporters about Misleading Polls
- Voice of the Day: Spirtual Journeys
- Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church helps launch Netflix' "Blue Miracle" + My review
- Da Nukes Gotta Go (by Rose Marie Berger)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Dennis Quaid and Jimmy Gonzales talk about their roles in Netflix's inspiring "Blue Miracle"
- Verse of the Day: 'you have increased its joy'
- Voice of the Day: Being a Friend
- Voice of the Day: God's Grace
- Voice of the Day: Heart to Heart
- Voice of the Day: God of Circumstances
- Voice of the Day: Foster on the Gospel
- The Emmy nominations are out - and who cares? + "God Bless the USA" scores a 2021 Telly
- Video: Jim Wallis and Richard Land Debate Voter Values
- What Little Girls Should Get to Do (by Bob Massey)
- "Seinfeld" legend John O'Hurley's life and career is about something
- Voice of the Day: Teaching Scripture as a Story
- Mystery Quote Quiz of the Week (by Ryan Rodrick Beiler)
- Stella ter Hart's "Discovering Twins" explores the saga of her own Jewish family
- Verse of the Day: 'the Lord of hosts is exalted by justice'
- Verse of the Day: Seek Peace
- Turning Down Tutu? (by Allison Johnson)
- Verse of the Day: 'God of peace will be with you'
- Verse of the Day: 'By justice a king gives stability to the land'
- Seven Degrees of Bob Dylan (by Becky Garrison)
- Verse of the Day: 'Do not be afraid'
- My Pregnancy and Hope Amid Colombia's Chaos (by Janna Hunter-Bowman)
- Verse of the Day: 'your hands are full of blood'
- Verse of the Day: On Money
- Waco Family & Faith Film Festival shines light on empowering storytelling + Oscar buzz for "Pray" and composer Grant Fonda
- Verse of the Day: 'let it make peace with me.'
- We Are All Blessed (by Jim Wallis)
- Changes Down Under (by Jim Wallis)
- 2nd Annual Waco Family & Faith International Film Festival announces 2021 victors
- Expectations May Exceed Ex-Athiest's Explanations (by Becky Garrison)
- Voice of the Day: Annie Dillard
- Voice of the Day: Anne Frank
- Voice of the Day: Apathetic and Cynical
- Voice of the Day: Marian Wright Edelman
- Verse of the Day: No One Might Boast
- Writer/director Lee Isaac Chung on the success of "Minari" + "Do Good" shines light on real American heroes
- Verse of the Day: On Joy
- Verse of the Day: 'for though they knew God'
- Verse of the Day: Written On Their Hearts
- Verse of the Day: Slave of Christ
- Voice of the Day: Marva J. Dawn
- Voice of the Day: On Prayer
- Holy Mischief: 40 Years after the Catonsville 9 and the 'Fracture of Good Order' (by Shane Claiborne)
- Zimbabwe: A Nation Waits (by Marie Dennis)
- Was Jesus a Politician? (by Jim Wallis)
- Why America Needs the Uncensored Prophetic Voice of the Black Church (by Adam Taylor)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Media Circus (by Gareth Higgins)
- Honoring MLK by Changing the Wind (by Troy Jackson)
