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About Rod Meade Sperry
InsightLA shuts physical centers, focuses on online offerings for now
“While it’s been a delight to discover that creating vibrant community online is possible and welcome, we eagerly look forward to practicing together in person once it is safe.”
Is Emptiness Better Than Mindfulness?
LionsRoar.com’s Rod Meade Sperry looks at the beauty of emptiness.
Watch: Peter Coyote reflects on our place in the world in “Hokyoji First Encounter”
In this short film, Peter Coyote takes you to Hokyoji Zen Practice Community, which is found on 105 acres of forested land in rural, Southeast Minnesota.
Dagri Rinpoche found to have committed sexual misconduct, FPMT states
Tibetan Buddhist teacher Dagri Rinpoche has been declared to have “committed sexual misconduct, which also qualifies as spiritual abuse given his position as a spiritual teacher.”
“The world needs people like you” — a post-election pep talk from Roshi Joan Halifax
During Upaya Zen Center’s November 6th’s Jukai and Tokudo ceremony Roshi Joan Halifax took a few moments to acknowledge the the US presidential election.
A More Liberated You?
In our Weekend Reader newsletter, Rod Meade Sperry explores Buddhist wisdom for ditching negative habits.
Leonard Cohen Died Four Years Ago
It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away.
Magic & Loss: Celebrating Lou Reed
Reed’s death being a hoax was a hoax itself; Reed, who had had an emergency liver transplant in May, had indeed passed. He was 71.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s health reported “stable” — despite social media messages saying otherwise
Plum Village reports that Thich Nhat Hanh’s health “currently remains stable, thanks to the love and care of his medical team and monastic attendants.”