Do not forget: It's called warmongering

"War" from Old High German *werra* meaning “confusion, discord, chaos” and "Monger" from Old English *mangere* meaning a “dealer or trader”

Roshi Joan speaks to nonviolence and the suffering of war vimeo.com/1170494774/e...

Lotus blooming in a sea of fire www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3tC...

Michael Pollan and Dan Harris jump in together! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

There is a word for it: warmongering.

War-mongering: The act of encouraging, advocating, or initiating war and aggressive actions rather than pursuing peaceful solutions by promoting conflict to achieve political or financial gain.

WED, 5:30 PM MT Upaya OPEN DHARMA: A TIME TO MARK THE REALITY OF VOW, THE PRESENCE OF CARE with Roshi Joan, Sensei Monshin Overley Join us in person or online www.youtube.com/user/upayaze...

Fill the air with poems So thick Even bombs Can’t fall through -Peter Levitt

nested in a tree on this night, no birth, no death solitary moon

sky explodes at dusk the temple bell is silent bombs over iran

still there is beauty in depraved and tragic days explosion of light

when does the heart have time to mend Mimi German

we have woken yet again to war Mimi German

I feel utterly sickened by what this administration is engaged in... today illegally bombing Iran and killing 53 or more girls while violating international law, arresting and then abandoning a rohingya blind man to freeze to death on a dark and freezing

on thinking about Nurul Amin Shah Alam, among so many others being victim's to trump's handmaidens who mete out cruelty.

Another Hanshan image to delight. Join us today: Upaya, Feb 27-Mar 1, Kaz Tanahashi, Peter Levitt, Dainin Lau, + Roshi Joan THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan through discovery and writing~ www.upaya.org/program/haik... www.upaya.org/program/haik... FREE

Join us: Upaya, Feb 27 - Mar 1 with translator Kaz Tanahashi, poet Peter Levitt, Sensei Dainin Lau, Roshi Joan THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan through discovery and writing Onsite www.upaya.org/program/haik... Online www.upaya.org/program/haik... FREE

Upaya, Feb 27-Mar 1 join Kaz Tanahashi, Peter Levitt, Sensei Dainin Lau,+ Roshi Joan (with online Mahasangha) THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan through discovery and writing Onsite: www.upaya.org/program/haik... Online: www.upaya.org/program/haik... FREE

At Upaya, Feb 27 — Mar 1, join Kaz Tanahashi, Peter Levitt, Dainin Lau, Roshi Joan, THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan through discovery and writing~ Onsite: www.upaya.org/program/haik... Online: www.upaya.org/program/haik... FREE.

From STANDING AT THE EDGE: Power, for example, can blunt our capacity for empathy, as if our brain had sustained serious damage. An article in the July/August, 2017 issue of The Atlantic summarized it this way: “The historian Henry Adams was being metaphorical, not medical, when he described

On Epstein's "guests"/high powered associates: total moral disengagement.

Two master calligraphers... Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

This evening, we begin Calligraphy, "Heart of the Brush," led by Sensei Kazuaki Tanahashi. You can join online for FREE, with donations appreciated. The online sessions will be guided by Jin Young Lim and Sensei Dainin Lau. Learn more and register here: www.upaya.org/program/call...

We are so grateful to let the wider community that a special position has opened up at Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM. The Guest Coordinator is a key member of Upaya's team working with Sensei Kodo Roen and Associate Director Debra Annane.

WHEN PERPETRATORS CLAIM TO BE VICTIMS: When a perpetrator of harm is asked to be accountable and then portrays themselves as the victim, a dangerous reversal takes place. Here accountability is reframed as persecution. Those who have been harmed, who name the harm, or ask for repair

His Holiness' brother, Ngari Rinpoche, has died. I am saddened to learn that this wonderful, sharp witted friend has left us. Over the years, we had many wonderful exchanges, many filled with laughter. Good friend to so many, now gone beyond....

A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.

A brave and strong new year to all of Upaya's friends in the world who celebrate the lunar year. And really to all beings everywhere.

Integrity: I know what I stand for; I live my values; I inquire to discover what will serve; I ask the hard questions; I speak out for what I stand for; I listen to the call of conscience; I am courageous despite risks; I take principled action or inaction; I am responsible + accountable

Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Jizo Bodhisattva.

Roshi Joan teaching today, where she shared about the Bodhisattva path: It takes selfless determination and tenderness toward life.

A precious opportunity to be with translator Kaz Tanahashi, poet Peter Levitt, Roshi Joan, Sensei Dainin Lau in an intimate plunge into THE POETRY OF COLD MOUNTAIN: A Journey with Legendary Hermit Hanshan in Discovery and Writing www.upaya.org/program/haik...

Teaching with Henry Shukman last night was full of joy, tenderness, insight, and openness. We both spoke to original love, the truth of suffering, and freedom. His terrible head injury and years of mental dislocation, my experience of betrayal

I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair/ With a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.” Leonard Cohen

Beginning tonight! One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Join us. Onsite www.upaya.org/program/sitt... Online www.upaya.org/program/sitt...

One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...

One of the most powerful examples of socially engaged Buddhism is that of the monks walkiing peacefully from Texas to DC. Please note... Buddhism in the streets, on the roads and highways, a Buddhism that does not turn away from the social ills of our time.

One of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. Henry Shukman and Roshi Joan are offering a very special and unique weekend at Upaya. Some scholarships available. Join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...

Naming it: Moral nerve: a term used by the author Joan Didion to describe someone who has non negotiable virtue when standing above the abyss of harm.

Being with Dying is a profoundly impactful training, serving this vital community of practitioners, providing important tools for work with people who have serious illnesses, as well as dying people and their families. www.upaya.org/program/bein...

In May, Upaya will open its doors to clinicians in compassionate care for the seriously ill and dying for our annual "Being With Dying" professional training. Please share this training with friends and family: www.upaya.org/program/bein... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

www.upaya.org/2026/02/rosh... Roshi Joan speaks at Interfaith Vigil...

In this time of great challenges, one of the most precious resources is to share the dharma as it relates to love. I am very grateful that Henry Shukman and I are offering this special weekend retreat on original love. Please join us. www.upaya.org/program/sitt...

KEEP THIS IN FRONT OF YOU... Do not believe them. Do not get used to this. Keep your focus. Stand your ground.

Full moon in Leo, Imbolc, the ancient celtic festival of promise, home, + hearth marking the liminal time where winter may still grip the land but the light has begun its slow return and Brigid’s ancient, steady flame illuminates the in-between where survival softens into hope.