Dear Sangha,I write this month’s message with the recent murder of George Floyd and the racism that caused his death weighing heavily on my conscience. In her book, Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, Ruth King explains, “Racism is a...
Dear Sangha,Recently I was reading an interview with Wendell Berry in Orion Magazine. The article was written before the COVID-19 pandemic and explores how to exist in our world in the midst of climate change. Berry’s insights have, in some ways, even more relevance...
Dear Sangha Members,The photos above capture the same spot in Forest Park 24 hours apart. Last Monday freshly fallen snow covered the ground. By Tuesday most of the snow had melted into early spring browns and greys. The difference between those images is striking....
Dear Sangha Members,Nine years ago Ryushin and I hosted our first meeting of Winding Path Tendai Sangha (then known as Nagado Sangha) in the basement room at Christ Church Cathedral on Chestnut Street. We hosted a few evening meditations in February that weren’t...
Dear Sangha Members, Tomorrow morning we will come to the end of our New Year Practice Intensive. Over the past two weeks sangha members have joined morning and evening services, extended meditation sessions, and even temple cleaning practice. This evening Winding...
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