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Reflections on Repatterning Whiteness
The goal in this way of working is to help retrain our muscles of empathy, full body awareness, relational attunement, and conscious empowered choice-making – all things that white body conditioning so relentlessly works to override.
Read MoreThe Zen Kitchen: Cleanliness is next to Mindfulness
Tidiness is generosity to myself and others.
Read MoreThe Zen Kitchen: Carrot as Dharma Gate
In the rush, being already beyond the meal, the moment…so much is missed.
Read MorePop! Goes The Dharma: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once
The way to spread healing is presented in EEAAO as two-fold: we must learn to drop our false stories of self enough to discover what someone else really needs, and we must then do what is in our own (limited, conditioned) power to begin to offer it to them.
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: Spotlight on Yasodara
I am inspired by Yasodara’s way of practicing in the midst of everyday householding. To not need to physically leave home in order to be deeply devoted and realize the path of complete well being.
Read MoreThe 2023 Spring Appeal is LIVE!
We hope that you will consider contributing to Clouds in Water in ways that feel joyful, wholesome and within your means.
Read MoreMember Spotlight: Davu Seru
I look forward to us landing together at some place that reflects more accurately the world we live in…which is to say: reflects dharma.
Read MoreCan I Be Frugal AND Generous?
Because what I’ve been wondering is this—how do I live simply, do good work, care for myself, and still support other things I value? Can I be frugal and generous?
Read MoreThe Three Wheels: Giver, Receiver, and Gift
Giver, receiver, and gift are described as wheels. These wheels turn each other, circling and transforming.
Read MorePop! Goes The Dharma: Be Here Ahora
I would love indeed to have been born in a world that is not in the throes of a catastrophic climate shift, or perpetually poised a few bad decisions away from complete nuclear annihilation. But our karma is now. The moment we are responsible for is now. And that means we are the people for this moment. For us, it is the right time.
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