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  • What happens at the upper limit?

    On the last day of my March monthlong meditation retreat one of the teachers who used to be a biologist mentioned that “The retreat is only halfway done. The next month is a ‘transition zone’ where life on retreat will meet everyday life. Ecologically,” he said, “Transition zones are the most diverse ecosystems because they…

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    April 16, 2023
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  • Three poses

    “Silverlake Neophyte”, Third Eye Blind Last Sunday morning I found myself perched on a small wooden chair in a haphazard circle of people fit into whatever open spaces we could find around a small living room. Even without people, the room was already stuffed with pictures of a smiling family, figures of Ganesha, bronze Buddhas,…

    joshuaweissburg

    October 18, 2022
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  • Covid Cohorts: You are sick but you are not alone

    This is Day 16 since my Covid-19 symptoms started, and my body continues to heal. As I mentioned in my post describing what this experience has been like for me, one of the things that helped me most was contact with and encouragement from a fellow Covid patient. (Thank you George!) I imagine that I…

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    April 12, 2020
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  • Fear and beauty: two weeks living with COVID-19

    Dew evaporates and all our world is dew so dear, so fresh, so fleeting -Issa, on the death of his child Last Saturday, my 39th birthday, I woke up with a weight on my chest. For me, from the get-go each breath was difficult, like pulling a rope that is bent over a sharp object.…

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    April 12, 2020
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