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Fire-Breathing (For Wildfires)

Inhale acrid smoke flying embers the bodies of trees particles of charred soil manic flames bourne of greed hazy blindness swirling confusion madness driven mad anguish multiplying anguish without beginning without end this searing pain. Exhale great vow immense oceans cool dharma rain showers of beneficence soothing balm poured from brokenness given from poverty unremitting […]

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When I Practice, I Practice for All

             “I am human, and therefore nothing human can be foreign to me.”  This quote from Terence, ancient Roman poet and playwright, crystalizes the unity of human experience.  In a world of diversity and intersectionality, to ponder universality is to tread on dangerous ground.  One cannot easily generalize personal experience, and there are many lived

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The Hardest Part of Practice: Practicing!

Aristotle once made a distinction between five forms of knowing:  Phronesis (practical knowledge), episteme(knowledge), sophia (wisdom), techne (skill), and logos (reason).  Phronesis is expertise forged by experience, the authority of a subject earned through practice.  Episteme, on the other hand, is declarative knowledge generated through research and study.  The challenge of shaping a life lies

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