This weekend, Terry Tempest Williams, Valerie Brown, Rebecca Solnit, Roshi Joan, Christiana Figueres (online):in person, online, this weekend. AWAKENED ACTION: Making the Future in the Present www.upaya.org/program/awak... www.upaya.org/program/awak...

JOIN US TODAY Grateful for my time with TARA BRACH, a voice of sanity and care in the midst: DO NOT MISS! Nov 9, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, MDT. AWARENESS IN ACTION and how we bridge the divides in the midst of conflict and confusion. Online and free www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Looking forward to my time with Tara Brach, a voice of sanity and care in the midst: DO NOT MISS! Sunday, November 9, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, MDT. AWARENESS IN ACTION and how we bridge the divides in the midst of conflict and confusion. Online and free www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Seven years ago today, my teacher Roshi Bernie Glassman died. My gratitude for his support, wild wisdom, and generosity is boundless.

what does autumn bring a lone maple turning gold forlorn and beautiful

This weekend, Tara Brach joins Awareness in Action to teach a session on “Disarming the Heart: Practices for Bridging Divides." Nov. 9th. 11am MST. This session will be translated into Italian. Learn more on the program page! FREE + online. Register here: www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Non-cooperation training... let's do it! freedomtrainers.net

Tara Brach, a voice of sanity and care in the midst: DO NOT MISS! Sunday, November 9, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, MDT. AWARENESS IN ACTION Online and free; donation appreciated www.upaya.org/program/enga...

May we listen to the cries of this world: Avalokiteshvara, She who hears the cries of suffering in our world May we respond without hesitation: Samantabhadra, She who enacts wisdom and compassionate activity.

Very important program for our times: November 14th – 16th AWAKENED ACTION: MAKING THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan Halifax, Christiana Figueres, Terry Tempest Williams and Rebecca Solnit www.upaya.org/program/awak...

Tara Brach joins our Awareness in Action series on November 9th. FREE, Online. We are deeply grateful that Tara will be offering her voice through a teaching on "Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides." REGISTER HERE: www.upaya.org/program/enga... @joanhalifax.bsky.social

Tara Brach: DO NOT MISS! Sun, Nov 9, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM, MDT. AWARENESS IN ACTION: Disarming the Heart—Bridging Divides Free, online In these times of deep polarization, this session is about bridging the divides within and around us. Online, free www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Do not believe them. Do not get used to this. Keep your focus. Stand your ground.

November 14th – 16th AWAKENED ACTION: MAKING THE FUTURE IN THE PRESENT With Valerie Brown, Roshi Joan Halifax, Christiana Figueres, Terry Tempest Williams and Rebecca Solnit www.upaya.org/program/awak...

Sunday, November 9th, Sunday, November 9th 11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. MDT. AWARENESS IN ACTION: "Bridging" With Tara Brach Online (free + by donation) www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Although out of the country, am still in my country... with the many thousands who showed up for No Kings Day....

Vigil for Oak Flats www.facebook.com/events/79899...

Incredible series from an incredible group of teachers. Guo Gu is a blessing. This whole series looks amazing.

PLEASE SHARE. Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: Join the remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi for Upaya's series AWARENESS IN ACTION www.upaya.org/program/enga... Free, online, donation appreciated.

María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan pro-democracy politician, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: Join the remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=gylB... ) for Upaya's extraordinary series AWARENESS IN ACTION: MEETING THE WORLD WITH LIFE-GIVING HANDS Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Upaya Zen Center: this morning, the peace of Fall Practice Period invites us to slow down and connect...

fall colors remind me of Ukraine; both aching beauty, needless suffering

Oct 12, 11-1230 MT: The remarkable Buddhist teacher Guo Gu Laoshi in AWARENESS IN ACTION: MEETING THE WORLD WITH LIFE-GIVING HANDS – Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – EMBODIMENT Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga...

dusk at upaya the moon a blade in the sky cutting through my thoughts

My beloved friend Susan Griffin has met death. She is now gone beyond. Her work, her words have touched so many lives. Know how much you were loved....

strand of autumn grass hangs from the lip of a deer chew well, my dear friend don't let the flowers distract you

everything is falling leaves, water, the nation why are the crows so silent?

this world is on fire in full autumn colors Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, more

This afternoon, as Upaya's residents sat deeply in the zendo, Wendy and I went to the Church of Guadalupe and bore witness to the names of those in Gaza and Israel who have died in this nightmare of hate and genocide.

everything is falling leaves, water, the nation even the crows are silent

GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA: Thank you for your courage, compassion, and persistence. May you be safe. May you reach your destination. May you serve the hungry and bereft.

Autumn life shining into Upaya Zen Center's Taizando, Serene Mountain Hall. With this, my heart turns toward Gaza.

Jane Goodall has died, Her spirit, wisdom, and courage live on through her tireless work to protect the environment, a refuge for all life. I am so grateful for all I learned from her over many years: teach the children, love the wilds, and live with peerless integrity and care.

Go, Jane, go! She's rounded up hundreds of Hollywood figures to revive the First Amendment organization her father championed. Fonda, in her late eighties, is in her prime as a climate champion and a powerful voice for justice.

If you have not listened to Bhikkhu Bodhi's brilliant talk that was on Sept 28 in the Awareness in Action series, you can access for free with the link below. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. www.upaya.org/program/enga... With Roshi Joan.

Western Pureland Grove and pollinator meadow at Upaya Zen Center is magnetizing deer, bees, humans and more. Let's find even more ways to care for all beings.

Nomads Clinic, Dolpo: do not miss this remarkable update. www.upaya.org/2025/09/upay...

dusk at upaya the moon a blade in the sky cutting through my thoughts

Join Bhikkhu Bodhi online Sept 28 in the Awareness in Action series. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga... With Roshi Joan.

“We have to be prepared and willing to discover what is true even at the cost of our comfort. For real security always lies on the side of truth, not on the side of comfort.” ― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

“Beings are the owners of their actions, the heirs of their actions; they spring from their actions, are bound to their actions, and are supported by their actions. Whatever deeds they do, good or bad, of those they shall be heirs.” ― Bhikkhu Bodhi, The Noble Eightfold Path

Join Bhikkhu Bodhi online Sept 28 in the Awareness in Action series. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga... With Roshi Joan.

Join Bhikkhu Bodhi online Sept 28 for the Awareness in Action series. His perspective around genocide, war, peace and sanity is essential to hear at this time. Free, online, donation appreciated. www.upaya.org/program/enga...

Another way to put it is: they are obsessed with the idea that with enough repression and punishment, they can create their peaceable kingdom--on the corpses of their enemies and the corpse of the US Constitution. Behind that is the fantasy that a wholly homogenous USA can be created....

Upaya Zen Center's programs for clinicians are ground breaking, and so important at this time www.innerpractice.org/blog/inner-p...

Frank Ostaseski and Roshi Joan bear witness to and reflect on practice, suffering, beauty, dying, and love www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXTG...

THIS WEEKEND, A SPECIAL PROGRAM WITH FRANK OSTASESKI AND ROSHI JOAN. LOVE AND DEATH This program explores the powerful equation of love and death. www.upaya.org/program/love... www.upaya.org/program/love...

CONTEMPLATIVE RESIDENCY AT UPAYA ZEN CENTER OFFERS A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF PRACTICE, SERVICE, LEARNING, AND SANGHA. www.upaya.org/being-at-upa...