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The Dalai Lama’s Koan

Decades ago in the 70’s, before the Dalai Lama became famous, his smiling face was on the cover of a newspaper called The Snow Lion. The quote under his photo struck me so powerfully that I cut out the cover page and stuck it on a kitchen cupboard whe... Read more

Learning How to Be Together

When I was seven years old, I started an organization called the California Girls’ Club. The club’s vision was mainly that I would be President of it. I made my best friend Sarah VP, and promptly decided our three other friends had to apply to join. A... Read more

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Can this be an inflection point?

One quote that deeply comforted me when I visited the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was, “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”  Inspiring words engra... Read more

Metta Prayers

This is a dynamic list of prayers that will never remain the same.  The prayers continuously change-evolve based on whatever is needed at the moment. I invite you to breath in, soften, marinate, consume, those prayers that feel right for you.  Praye... Read more

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Holding both, holding all

This week we celebrated Trudy’s 75th birthday online. With a 1000+ people from all over the world, including her long time friends Tara Brach, George Mumford, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Sharon Salzberg, Joseph Goldstein, Sandra Oh, Dan Siegel and Caroline Welch,... Read more

Where We Stand – A Message to Our Community

As the devastation surrounding the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade by police officers reverberates around the world and in our hearts, we want to reiterate our commitment to racial justice. This is an invit... Read more

Dear White People

Excerpt from Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, Chapter 15: What White People can do with Privilege by Ruth King, a wise American meditation teacher for our times. Dear White People: You must teach your children about racism, ... Read more

Anti-Racism Resources

Resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020. This is intended to serve as a resource to white people and parents to deepen our anti-racism work. If you haven’t engaged in anti-racism work in the past, start now. Feel free to ... Read more

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This is a time to wake up

Like many of you, I have watched the video of the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer. No words can fully describe the reaction. Tragically, videos like these just keep coming. Bleak statistics show that black and brown Americans are dyi... Read more

The Unexpected Magic of Online Meditation Retreats

Last weekend, I experienced my very first online meditation retreat. I’ll admit, I was initially skeptical - when I think of meditation retreats, I picture extended getaways at tranquil centers in nature, sitting and walking with dozens of silent pea... Read more