Hurray for Burritos!

    Oh my. I can hear him! Right now! The guy who drives through our neighborhood using a bullhorn to announce his one dollar tamales. He’s a recent addition to the neighborhood. And we haven’t yet ta

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Pilgrimages: A Mind Bubble on Spiritual Journeys

      Today, the 3rd of May, is marked in the Christian calendar as the Feast of the Holy Cross. It’s the day people honor Helena’s discovery of the true cross. Helena is the mother of Constantine “th

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The Flowing Bridge: Exploring a Zen koan and the Mysteries of Everyday Life

        THE FLOWING BRIDGE A dharma talk James Ishmael Ford Empty Moon Zen May 1st, 2021   “As I cross the bridge, the bridge flows” From the Miscellaneous koan collection of the Harada Yasutani Zen t

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Creating Community: Are you aging? Are you a Buddhist or a Unitarian Universalist? An old lefty? Maybe this is for you.

      Are you aging? Are you a Buddhist or a Unitarian Universalist? An old lefty? Do you wonder what the endgame should be looking like? If so, perhaps this is worth a read. I mean for this post to c

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Poetry & the Beginner’s Mind

    Poetry & the Beginner’s Mind Poetry, the beginner’s mind, the kingdom of heaven, & the power of community. Matthew Sherling A sermon delivered at the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles April 18

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