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Surprised as I may be, these days it is when I do Qi Gong at night. Surprising because I have never made a full commitment to Qi Gong as I have to my other spiritual... More »
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Friday Night at Danyang Valley My tent is pitched between two retaining walls and next to a rock to sit on. It is a full moon on this Friday night with a hint of clouds... More »
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A Waka is 31 syllable poem written in five lines of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables I am alone here Alone need not be lonely Trees stand tall rooted Compost takes hold of Earth’s breath The force of... More »
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When is it Enough? When is it enough? 5000 years and counting Deaths too many to count But still counting. How many tears have been counted? Do they have stats on that? Blood on the... More »
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Jimjilbang Lying on my back I feel the salt crystal rocks settle below me. It is like being on the beach, the way sand will embrace your body no matter what your body is like. ... More »
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When I first walked through Ssang-yongdong in mid-July, I noticed clothing racks in windows from the apartments of the higher levels of these large white cement buildings. I recall thinking; “I think that is so... More »
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I had just passed one of my favorite parks in the neighborhood with cobblestone walkways; a lighted badminton court, skating circle and paths and perimeter of the park are lined with pine trees. On this... More »
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I started working for the Urban League of Greater Madison in October of 2003. The first project I worked on and the whole four plus years I worker there, was at a middle school here... More »
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It was the second time I had visited the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center, Labsum Shedrup Ling. Leanne and I decided we would spend New Year's together on a retreat at the center. The retreat had... More »
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A little more than a month ago, i was visiting a friend and the subjest of violence came up. I shared with her that i have very strong reactions to violence these days and it... More »
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