“In honor of Ramadan, the most holy month in Islam, I hope we can all take a moment to honor the diversity of faiths that hold the world together, as much as they might tear it apart.”

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In the name of Allah, most beneficent, most merciful.

“The foremost in religion is the acknowledgement of Him, the perfection of acknowledging Him is to testify Him, the perfection of testifying Him is to believe in His Oneness, the perfection of believing in His Oneness is to regard Him Pure, and the perfection of

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“LaSara Firefox is a genius! You couldn’t ask for a better guide to take you on this emboldening adventure. and engaging whether or not you consider

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In the heart of the divorce boom (starting in the ‘60s, peaking in the ‘70s) a generation of women ended up parenting (mostly) solo, and a generation of boys ended up being raised (mostly) without a positive father figure,

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As opposed to the idea of breathing peace and calm into the body and mind, in tonglen we breathe in pain and suffering (dukkha) and transform it into

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I come awake at night the cars rush by my country home Rhythmic roaring nearly pulling me In this rush of night there’s something lulling me Awake, awake

Virginia said a woman should have a room of one’s own This

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here, in this place of unyielding hardship the soil trembles with subtle urgency without moving

bodies quiver electricity dancing on the surface of straining skin

restraint oppression desire fear all held in abeyance - a sacred secret voiced in harsh-edged whispers in the dark of night and lost to forgiving winds

here, trees bend low branches heavy hanging with over-ripe fruit no way to pick the figs beyond the shadow of the wall

still, roses grow dawn kisses sweet-smelling earth with

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Imagine you are sitting in your home. Imagine that when you look out the window, you can see a wall growing close and closer, day by day, straight toward the walls of your home. You know that the larger wall will not correct its course. You know that soon,

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August, 2007

Yesterday I went to Al Arroub Camp. Remember, you take the bitter with the sweet…

In 1948 the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands began. Palestinians were driven forcibly from the homes their forefathers had built, whole villages were emptied of the Arab population. Villages that had been built of

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The world has always been ending.

For as long as humanity has had creation myths, we’ve also had destruction myths. Old wine in a new skin, enter the destruction myth du jour. The End Times as we know them; the Apocalypse.

“An Apocalypse (Greek; “lifting of the veil” or “revelation”) is a

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there will come a time where we gather these days around us an aged bounty of petals strewn whimsically on a sturdy, well-worn floor and, creaking with the walls flesh earth-like and joints

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As with ending any relationship – getting fired from a job, losing

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