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Poem by Dogen

Â A poem by the great Zen master Dogen.

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Walking That Lonesome Valley

A meditation on the crossroads and the leap of faith.

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Mark Twain on Patriotism

Â A timely discussion about the need for individual courage and freedom in the face of crass notions of patriotism.

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Holy, Holy, Holy! Praise as Resistance

Â Thoughts on praise as a form of political resistance via Dorothy Soelle and Allen Ginsberg.

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Give Alms to Everyone That Asks

Â A meditation on Walt Whitman and giving alms. Â

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Who Wrote the Works of Shakespeare?

Is the authorship question worth investigating?

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Sea Sick- The Decline of the World's Oceans, and What to Do About It

Â The time of denial is over, the worlds oceans are in deep decline. Here's some resources on the state of our oceans, and what we can do to turn the tide.

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Five Dancers and a Football Player

Â For Sacred Sundays today we have a poem about evolution's dance.

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If Darwin Meditated

Â Â Â A prayer from Bruce Sanguin, looked at through the lens of meditation.Â Â Â Â

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A Brief Word on Minimalist Week at Beams and Struts

With a short quote from Mark Twain

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