...neither denial nor activism

"How would the Buddha respond to the violence of these times? We are destroying our own home and our society, and neither denial nor activism can fully address the pain of it." --Caitriona Reed from Manzanita Village (www.manzanitavillage.org)
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may our daily living arise from that place
of complete action, thought and speech
healing, wholeness and wisdom-compassion being
integrity
integration of self
transforming the suffering
of our displaced selves
transforming that path of pain
refuge and home
as close to us
as our breathes
come home now
be there now
be peace now
work in ease now
the final mile
of this journey
began so long ago
ancestors in us
we hold the wisdoms within
to complete this final mile
arriving
on this journey
back
HOME
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Peace is every step
It turns the endless path to joy
Thich Nhat Hanh