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Q&A Session for Native American Bearing Witness Retreat 2023

Q&A Session for Native American Bearing Witness Retreat 2023

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In preparation for this in-person retreat, ZPI Executive Director Geoff O’Keeffe will hold a Question and Answer session. This retreat which will take place July 9-15, 2023 is part of a seven-year program during which we have visited several sites sacred to our Native American elders, and have been invited to share their history and culture. Our program will focus on the “heart” of these sacred sites as we gather at the sacred Medicine Wheel in the…

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Bernie Glassman
Memories of Maezumi Roshi

by Bernie GlassmanI first met Maezumi Roshi in 1963. At that time, he was a young Soto monk working in Los Angeles at Zenshuji under Sumi Roshi, then Sokan of North America. I attended a

Reflections

Sister Mary 0’Sullivan: Gentle Sound

by Monika Jion Winkelmann   In these three months of November 2022-2023, Sister Mary, the third person so dear to me, has died. Those who met her, usually in the large foyer of the “Center

Auschwitz

Healing the Scars of History

Healing the Scars of History BY LINDSAY KYTE| FEBRUARY 9, 2023   Retreats are being held at Auschwitz, a former plantation, and a site where Indigenous people were massacred. Lindsay Kyte reports on how retreatants are finding

Reflections

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This Evening Gatha is chanted during a sesshin at the conclusion of each evening sitting. Let me respectfully remind you Life and death are of supreme importance Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost

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Yerusha

To strengthen our planetary network, ZPI will feature newly affiliated groups. Join us here on the Hive to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZPI. Introducing a new ZPI affiliate group:

Bearing Witness

Bernie Glassman Dharma Talk: Holy Week in the Streets

NEW YORK, USA. I go on the streets at other times of the year, too, and each occasion is special in its own way, but the streets feel different during Holy Week. The re-memberance and caring that spring to life during that time are unmistakable and unforgettable.

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Polish Peacemakers Helping Ukraine May 18, 2023
Polish Peacemakers Helping Ukraine May 18, 2023
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Leaving Prison Behind: A Council Before I Go
Leaving Prison Behind: A Council Before I Go
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Good Enough Faith
Good Enough Faith
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Bearing Witness to the Suffering of the Forest
Bearing Witness to the Suffering of the Forest
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Order of Disorder April 1, 2023
Order of Disorder April 1, 2023
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Turning Words March 28, 2023
Turning Words March 28, 2023
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Jishu Memorial 2023
Jishu Memorial 2023
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Why New Jersey?  The Lost Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Why New Jersey? The Lost Photographs of Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Slow Dancing is Easy and other &#039Stories in Motion&#039
Slow Dancing is Easy and other 'Stories in Motion'
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When Life Gives You Waste, Offer Art
When Life Gives You Waste, Offer Art
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Living in the Power of Present
Living in the Power of Present
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Opening to Oneness with the Zen Precepts
Opening to Oneness with the Zen Precepts
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Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth
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Community Engaged Practice
Community Engaged Practice
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Native American Lakhota Bearing Witness At Auschwitz
Native American Lakhota Bearing Witness At Auschwitz
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Polish Peacemakers: Helping Ukraine This Winter
Polish Peacemakers: Helping Ukraine This Winter
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Exploring Our Life Stories Visually
Exploring Our Life Stories Visually
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The Gifts and Burdens of Legacy
The Gifts and Burdens of Legacy
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Tonglen Compassion Meditation: Past, Present, & Practice
Tonglen Compassion Meditation: Past, Present, & Practice
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Dual Belonging: A Peacemaker Roundtable
Dual Belonging: A Peacemaker Roundtable
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Healing the Wounds of History Through Drama Therapy
Healing the Wounds of History Through Drama Therapy
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision for Mindfulness in Public Health
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision for Mindfulness in Public Health
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Zen in Liminal Times
Zen in Liminal Times
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Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Four: "Bernie at Auschwitz"
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Four: "Bernie at Auschwitz"
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Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Three: "Bernie and Interfaith Zen"
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Three: "Bernie and Interfaith Zen"
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Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Two: "Bernie the Entrepreneur"
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part Two: "Bernie the Entrepreneur"
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Bernie Glassman Memorial Part One: "Bernie on the Streets"
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part One: "Bernie on the Streets"
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Bernie Glassman Memorial Part One: "Bernie on the Streets"
Bernie Glassman Memorial Part One: "Bernie on the Streets"
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"Getting Old: What&#039s the Deal Here?"
"Getting Old: What's the Deal Here?"
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"Getting Old: What&#039s the Deal Here?"
"Getting Old: What's the Deal Here?"
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Buddhism & Christianity - Beyond World Traditions
Buddhism & Christianity - Beyond World Traditions
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Buddhism & Christianity - Beyond World Traditions
Buddhism & Christianity - Beyond World Traditions
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Spiritual Sustainability, Bearing Witness & Taking Action
Spiritual Sustainability, Bearing Witness & Taking Action
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Spiritual Sustainability, Bearing Witness & Taking Action
Spiritual Sustainability, Bearing Witness & Taking Action
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Resonance – The Source of Compassion
Resonance – The Source of Compassion
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Resonance – The Source of Compassion
Resonance – The Source of Compassion
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Shared Power with Sociocracy
Shared Power with Sociocracy
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Shared Power with Sociocracy
Shared Power with Sociocracy
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Bearing Witness to Watersheds
Bearing Witness to Watersheds
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Bearing Witness to Watersheds
Bearing Witness to Watersheds
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The Joy of Zentangle
The Joy of Zentangle
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The Joy of Zentangle
The Joy of Zentangle
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Cooking our Lives: Weekend Brunch with Shoun and Daiken
Cooking our Lives: Weekend Brunch with Shoun and Daiken
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Faith in the Night
Faith in the Night
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Rebel for Love, Rebel for Life: Art and Peacemaking in Finland
Rebel for Love, Rebel for Life: Art and Peacemaking in Finland
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Politics As Practice: The Bardos of Politics with Sensei Grant Couch
Politics As Practice: The Bardos of Politics with Sensei Grant Couch
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ZPO Teachers Session: Section 2 / Week 5- Council
ZPO Teachers Session: Section 2 / Week 5- Council
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What a “Buddhist politics” might look like in the post Trump United States
What a “Buddhist politics” might look like in the post Trump United States
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"A FeAst of FoOLs" with the Order of Disorder
"A FeAst of FoOLs" with the Order of Disorder
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Sound of One Hand Laughing
Sound of One Hand Laughing
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