<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our mission is to realize our oneness and relieve suffering through contemplative social action, based on our Three Tenets: Not-knowing, Bearing Witness, and Loving Actions.]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbRE!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824cbca9-ec22-4c1f-8fc8-e940d219f3d5_1280x1280.png</url><title>Zen 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Fundraiser]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/this-work-continues-because-of-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/this-work-continues-because-of-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:59:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbRE!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824cbca9-ec22-4c1f-8fc8-e940d219f3d5_1280x1280.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oMcI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2fa22555-5fe2-4f77-a5f0-479702028013_600x200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Dear Peacemakers,</p><p>We are writing to ask for your financial support for Zen Peacemakers in this Spring Appeal. At Zen Peacemakers, we offer a vast majority of our programs, content, and trainings with no fees. We offered 144 unique programs in 2025 and are on pace to do so again this year.</p><p>Thanks to your support and generosity, this past year, we have begun producing podcasts that have generated over 60,000 downloads and highly positive reviews.</p><p>We created and offered, free of charge, a new tier of extended, deeper trainings on the Buddhist Precepts, the Skandhas, and more. These efforts are designed to increase accessibility to high quality teaching and are resonating, and our growing membership and subscriptions reflect that.</p><p>If you have not donated, please join us either as a monthly donor or an annual gift. If you are a donor, please consider increasing your gift.</p><p>Donations can be made <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">here</a>.</p><p>With prayers for a peaceful world,</p><p>Geoff O&#8217;Keeffe</p><p>Executive Director</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flowing River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (April 28th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/flowing-river</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/flowing-river</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:18:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZtF3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F883f0faa-2042-4b28-b4cc-242f4bed40b7_400x300.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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Each day includes periods of horseback riding across the surrounding area, along with council, teachings, meals, and conversation with Lakota hosts about history, culture, language, and contemporary life. Returning daily to base camp creates continuity and deepens the field of connection. <em>This program is designed for both riders and non-riders.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;More Information Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210"><span>More Information Here</span></a></p><p>Guided by the Three Tenets &#8212; Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action &#8212; this is not a tour or performance. It is an invitation to be affected.</p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TOGa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd82492-84dc-4883-98eb-7a0674980589_1400x1400.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TOGa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd82492-84dc-4883-98eb-7a0674980589_1400x1400.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TOGa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2cd82492-84dc-4883-98eb-7a0674980589_1400x1400.jpeg 848w, 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Drawing from the three tracks of The Noble Path Group (Presence, Purpose, and Impact), Paul will guide participants through a direct inquiry into what it means to bring the full force of your practice into your work, your leadership, and your deepest vows.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>CORE TRAINING</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kol!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3eb5fe6a-b7d3-48ae-8cb2-34f0fc753ebf_1080x1350.png" 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It is a natural activity for us, like sleep, or walking, or moving about. Often, this practice is part of a religious or spiritual tradition, taking on many varied forms. And many of us meditate unaffiliated with any doctrine or lineage. We will offer a basic, introductory training in meditation, unattached to any specific tradition, that participants can put into personal practice immediately. It has been said, &#8220;Stillness answers every question.&#8221; Let&#8217;s explore that together.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/196976&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/196976"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A PRAYER FOR PEACE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" width="338" height="174.4198250728863" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:531,&quot;width&quot;:1029,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:338,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" width="399" height="266.09134615384613" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Council is one of our most important core Zen Peacemaker practices. We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><p>Thurs., May 7th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/209849">The Way of Council with Kineret Ando Yardena</a></p><p>Friday, May 15th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/209850">Women Only Council </a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>Illness, aging, and dying are not separate from life&#8212;they are life<em>.</em>These moments ask something of us: to stay present where we might otherwise turn away. Through the Three Tenets, we begin here. Not-Knowing invites us to release our ideas about what this time should look like. Bearing Witness brings us into direct contact with vulnerability, grief, and care&#8212;just as they are. Taking Action arises within this intimacy, in how we show up moment by moment. As we sit with those who are ill, dying, or grieving, we begin to notice our own fear, our discomfort, our impulse to fix or withdraw. In that moment, there is an opportunity to not turn away, and remain present&#8212;to meet life as it is.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;983cc6d3-d6bf-4679-b8cf-687ba2a76930&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" width="299" height="199.40178571428572" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" 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Each day includes periods of horseback riding across the surrounding area, along with council, teachings, meals, and conversation with Lakota hosts about history, culture, language, and contemporary life. Returning daily to base camp creates continuity and deepens the field of connection. <em>This program is designed for both riders and non-riders.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;More Information Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210"><span>More Information Here</span></a></p><p>Guided by the Three Tenets &#8212; Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action &#8212; this is not a tour or performance. It is an invitation to be affected.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 848w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Zen in the World: Awakening the Roots of Effective Action</h5><h5>Wednesday, May 6th, 12:00pm US Eastern Time, Zoom</h5><p>In this session, Paul Gyodo &#8212; transmitted teacher in the White Plum Zen lineage and serial startup founder &#8212; explores how Zen practice becomes a living path of mastery in the world. Drawing from the three tracks of The Noble Path Group (Presence, Purpose, and Impact), Paul will guide participants through a direct inquiry into what it means to bring the full force of your practice into your work, your leadership, and your deepest vows.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>CORE TRAINING</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kol!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3eb5fe6a-b7d3-48ae-8cb2-34f0fc753ebf_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kol!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3eb5fe6a-b7d3-48ae-8cb2-34f0fc753ebf_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kol!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3eb5fe6a-b7d3-48ae-8cb2-34f0fc753ebf_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9Kol!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3eb5fe6a-b7d3-48ae-8cb2-34f0fc753ebf_1080x1350.png 1272w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Core Training: Meditation Instruction - Lisa Gakyo Schaewe</h5><h5>Monday, May 11th, 7pm US Eastern Time</h5><p>Human beings have been practicing mindfulness or meditation for millennia. It is a natural activity for us, like sleep, or walking, or moving about. Often, this practice is part of a religious or spiritual tradition, taking on many varied forms. And many of us meditate unaffiliated with any doctrine or lineage. We will offer a basic, introductory training in meditation, unattached to any specific tradition, that participants can put into personal practice immediately. It has been said, &#8220;Stillness answers every question.&#8221; Let&#8217;s explore that together.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/196976&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/196976"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A PRAYER FOR PEACE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" width="338" height="174.4198250728863" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:531,&quot;width&quot;:1029,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:338,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, 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We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Mon., April 27th -<a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207173"> Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><p>Thurs., May 7th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/209849">The Way of Council with Kineret Ando Yardena</a></p><p>Friday, May 15th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/209850">Women Only Council </a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>Illness, aging, and dying are not separate from life&#8212;they are life<em>.</em>These moments ask something of us: to stay present where we might otherwise turn away. Through the Three Tenets, we begin here. Not-Knowing invites us to release our ideas about what this time should look like. Bearing Witness brings us into direct contact with vulnerability, grief, and care&#8212;just as they are. Taking Action arises within this intimacy, in how we show up moment by moment. As we sit with those who are ill, dying, or grieving, we begin to notice our own fear, our discomfort, our impulse to fix or withdraw. In that moment, there is an opportunity to not turn away, and remain present&#8212;to meet life as it is.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;983cc6d3-d6bf-4679-b8cf-687ba2a76930&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" width="299" height="199.40178571428572" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" 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His ancestors survived Sand Creek. What he offers here is a continuation of memory: held in place, in lineage, and in the responsibility to remember.</p><p>Chris walks us through the broken treaties, the political ambitions, and the violence that led to Sand Creek. He speaks to what remains unresolved. </p><p>A question of how we live with histories that have not been fully recognized.<br>A question of what remembrance asks of us now.<br>And a quiet, ongoing possibility&#8212;that through acknowledgment, conversation, and presence, something can begin.</p><p>Listen in to this heartfelt and necessary conversation.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br><br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Chris Tall Bear</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: April 01, 2026</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe &amp; Chloe Wright</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/sand-creek-massacre/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk Slowly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (April 14th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/walk-slowly</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/walk-slowly</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:03:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0rXa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4512f3d0-b1cd-44a4-9d6f-97b83339859b_300x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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The harsh voice<br>of judgment drops to a whisper and I<br>remember again that life isn&#8217;t a relay<br>race; that we will all cross the finish<br>line; that waking up to life is what we<br>were born for. As many times as I<br>forget, catch myself charging forward<br>without even knowing where I&#8217;m going,<br>that many times I can make the choice<br>to stop, to breathe, and be, and walk<br>slowly into the mystery.</p><h5>- Danna Faulds</h5><div><hr></div><p>BEARING WITNESS RETREAT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png" width="1200" height="400" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:400,&quot;width&quot;:1200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:794363,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/193819800?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!97BS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4eb123df-93af-43f7-a5a2-8d2d793c7c00_1200x400.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Zen Peacemakers Native American Bearing Witness Retreat<br>July 12 - 18, 2026<br>Black Hills, South Dakota</strong></p><p>This Bearing Witness Retreat centers on relationship &#8212; with Lakota horse culture, with the land, and with one another.</p><p>We will be based at a single camp location in the Black Hill area of South Dakota. Each day includes periods of horseback riding across the surrounding area, along with council, teachings, meals, and conversation with Lakota hosts about history, culture, language, and contemporary life. Returning daily to base camp creates continuity and deepens the field of connection. <em>This program is designed for both riders and non-riders.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;More Information Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206210"><span>More Information Here</span></a></p><p>Guided by the Three Tenets &#8212; Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action &#8212; this is not a tour or performance. It is an invitation to be affected.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 848w, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8z-y!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfa6294b-eb75-4870-a15e-d37e60331703_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Koan of Cessation with Stephen Mugen Snyder, Roshi</h5><h5>Tuesday, April 14th, 12pm US Eastern Time, Zoom</h5><p>Cessation/ Nivana is the vital liberating awakening experience in Theravada Buddhism. Cessation is the center, the hub, of the Absolute, the source of all creation and manifestation. It is the ceasing of all mentality and materiality. In this presentation, Theravada and Zen teacher Stephen Mugen Snyder Roshi will present the experiential understanding and impact of Cessation as well as lead a guided meditation into the territory of Cessation.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204097&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204097"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KUvx!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27cf0d51-91db-44e7-b296-23444c5d38a0_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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Drawing from the three tracks of The Noble Path Group (Presence, Purpose, and Impact), Paul will guide participants through a direct inquiry into what it means to bring the full force of your practice into your work, your leadership, and your deepest vows.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208085"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>SERIES EVENT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" 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data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A PRAYER FOR PEACE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, 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We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Fri., April 17th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207179">Women Only Council</a></p><p>Mon., April 20th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205649">The Way of Council with Annie Myoshin Markovich</a></p><p>Mon., April 27th -<a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207173"> Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, 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Peacemakers&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbRE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824cbca9-ec22-4c1f-8fc8-e940d219f3d5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>Illness, aging, and dying are not separate from life&#8212;they are life<em>.</em>These moments ask something of us: to stay present where we might otherwise turn away. Through the Three Tenets, we begin here. Not-Knowing invites us to release our ideas about what this time should look like. Bearing Witness brings us into direct contact with vulnerability, grief, and care&#8212;just as they are. Taking Action arises within this intimacy, in how we show up moment by moment. As we sit with those who are ill, dying, or grieving, we begin to notice our own fear, our discomfort, our impulse to fix or withdraw. In that moment, there is an opportunity to not turn away, and remain present&#8212;to meet life as it is.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;983cc6d3-d6bf-4679-b8cf-687ba2a76930&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" width="299" height="199.40178571428572" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here To See Our Substack Page&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/"><span>Click Here To See Our Substack Page</span></a></p><p>Thank you for reading this week's Zen Peacemakers newsletter.<br><br>We look forward to connecting at upcoming events, on social media, and via email.<br><br>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[EARTHing - Days of Contemplation and Action, A Series Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (April 17th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/earthing-days-of-contemplation-and</link><guid 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At the same time, more and more of us engage in environmental education, resistance against ongoing destruction, fostering and healing the Earth and our social environments.</p><p>Zen Peacemakers around the world are bearing witness and taking action from not-knowing to support the preservation and regeneration of our home sphere, to embody hands-on compassion as Ecosattvas.</p><p>Our EARTHing offerings started with a series of 5 events in the Spring of 2025. In this online series of meetings and activities in April 2026, spanning six days towards EARTH DAY, we again invite you to join us in deepening our practice as Earth Stewards &#8211; meditating together, sharing in Circles, and getting down to Earth in the places we live.</p><p>Join the Zen Peacemaker Ecosattva community!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[April Blooms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (April 7th, 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png" width="451" height="300.7699175824176" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Bearing Witness to Racism in America</strong><br><strong>Montgomery &amp; Selma, Alabama | April 23&#8211;28, 2026</strong></p><p><em>This retreat is not about standing at the edge of history to change the world. It is about allowing the experience to change us &#8212; to see ourselves as the other, <br>and the other as ourselves.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985"><span>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</span></a></p><p>Alumni often tell us that returning to this retreat opens new layers of insight, responsibility, and compassion &#8212; both personal and collective. If this work continues to call to you, we warmly invite you to join us again, or to share this offering with others in your community.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xvd_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45fc4e1e-e5d8-4d85-ab26-5903fb88914d_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xvd_!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F45fc4e1e-e5d8-4d85-ab26-5903fb88914d_1080x1350.png 424w, 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Sensei will reflect on Zen topics such as impermanence, being with what life presents and compassion explored in part through the movie, <em>Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.</em> If you wish, feel free to watch the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory version with Gene Wilder although it is not necessary.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Cessation is the center, the hub, of the Absolute, the source of all creation and manifestation. It is the ceasing of all mentality and materiality. In this presentation, Theravada and Zen teacher Stephen Mugen Snyder Roshi will present the experiential understanding and impact of Cessation as well as lead a guided meditation into the territory of Cessation.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204097&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204097"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>SERIES EVENT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5><strong>EARTHing - Days of Contemplation and Action, A Series Event</strong></h5><h5><strong>Session 1: April 17th, 2:30pm US Eastern Time</strong></h5><h5><em>Framing (&#8220;Not Knowing&#8221;)</em> with Chris Goto Jones and Martin Pradel</h5><p>In this online series of meetings and activities in April 2026, spanning six days towards EARTH DAY, we invite you to join us in deepening our practice as Earth Stewards &#8211; meditating together, sharing in Circles, and getting down to Earth in the places we live.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A PRAYER FOR PEACE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Council is one of our most important core Zen Peacemaker practices. We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Fri., April 17th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207179">Women Only Council</a></p><p>Mon., April 20th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205649">The Way of Council with Annie Myoshin Markovich</a></p><p>Mon., April 27th -<a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207173"> Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;85f00d88-fb2b-4d67-8956-d6bcde8d4841&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we sit with Hozan Alan Senauke &#8212; a Zen priest, teacher, musician, and lifelong practitioner of engaged Buddhism &#8212; in a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like being in the presence of a life deeply lived.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Not Turning Away: Hozan Alan Senauke and the Practice of Staying&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:149427724,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Zen Peacemakers&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Our mission is to realize our oneness and relieve suffering through contemplative social action.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/026ad3ca-88a3-42dc-91db-8920f698348c_1562x1414.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-26T11:53:50.535Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/192195060/18e8582d-7a77-4753-8866-add2edd22a1c/transcoded-1774525542.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/not-turning-away-hozan-alan-senauke&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Peacemakers Podcast&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192195060,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:14,&quot;comment_count&quot;:3,&quot;publication_id&quot;:1699922,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Zen Peacemakers&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbRE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824cbca9-ec22-4c1f-8fc8-e940d219f3d5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>Illness, aging, and dying are not separate from life&#8212;they are life<em>.</em>These moments ask something of us: to stay present where we might otherwise turn away. Through the Three Tenets, we begin here. Not-Knowing invites us to release our ideas about what this time should look like. Bearing Witness brings us into direct contact with vulnerability, grief, and care&#8212;just as they are. Taking Action arises within this intimacy, in how we show up moment by moment. As we sit with those who are ill, dying, or grieving, we begin to notice our own fear, our discomfort, our impulse to fix or withdraw. In that moment, there is an opportunity to not turn away, and remain present&#8212;to meet life as it is.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;983cc6d3-d6bf-4679-b8cf-687ba2a76930&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" 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Sensei will reflect on Zen topics such as impermanence, being with what life presents and compassion explored in part through the movie, <em>Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.</em> If you wish, feel free to watch the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory version with Gene Wilder although it is not necessary.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Courtney&#8217;s journey into meditation began in the 90&#8217;s with yoga practice. In 2019, she became a dharma holder by Sensei Zhi Sin Pollyann James, a Dharma Successor of Sr. Barbara Craig at Flowing River Sangha (FRS). In 2022, Courtney was installed as a teacher at FRS where she received the name Gessho, meaning a shining light in the darkness. In 2023, she completed The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program facilitated by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. In February 2025, she was ordained (Shukke Tokudo) by Roshi Edward Sangetsu Sullivan of Red Rose Sangha. In addition to Flowing River Sangha, Courtney offers teachings at Morning Star Zendo, Red Rose Sangha, and Joyful Mind Sangha. Courtney also works full time as a licensed professional counselor at a mental health and substance use inpatient facility specializing in grief and trauma.</p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (March 31st, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/trails</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/trails</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:03:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8cd9b5a5-5ef8-470b-8247-fe2c6e810762_400x267.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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It is about allowing the experience to change us &#8212; to see ourselves as the other, <br>and the other as ourselves.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985"><span>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</span></a></p><p>Alumni often tell us that returning to this retreat opens new layers of insight, responsibility, and compassion &#8212; both personal and collective. If this work continues to call to you, we warmly invite you to join us again, or to share this offering with others in your community.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVXf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F675189fe-7ecb-4042-9bd3-bef6fcedf8a8_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVXf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F675189fe-7ecb-4042-9bd3-bef6fcedf8a8_1080x1350.png 424w, 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We will walk through the landscape of the Methodist Church&#8217;s apology and the creation of a National Historic Site dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Right of Remembrance</strong></em><strong>.&#8221;</strong> This is a story of resilience: moving from a history of erasure toward a future rooted in truth-telling and ancestral honor.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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Sensei will reflect on Zen topics such as impermanence, being with what life presents and compassion explored in part through the movie, <em>Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.</em> If you wish, feel free to watch the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory version with Gene Wilder although it is not necessary.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204941"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>SERIES EVENT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, 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We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Fri., April 17th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207179">Women Only Council</a></p><p>Mon., April 20th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205649">The Way of Council with Annie Myoshin Markovich</a></p><p>Mon., April 27th -<a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207173"> Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;85f00d88-fb2b-4d67-8956-d6bcde8d4841&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we sit with Hozan Alan Senauke &#8212; 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Through the Three Tenets, we begin here. Not-Knowing invites us to release our ideas about what this time should look like. Bearing Witness brings us into direct contact with vulnerability, grief, and care&#8212;just as they are. Taking Action arises within this intimacy, in how we show up moment by moment. As we sit with those who are ill, dying, or grieving, we begin to notice our own fear, our discomfort, our impulse to fix or withdraw. In that moment, there is an opportunity to not turn away, and remain present&#8212;to meet life as it is.</p><p></p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;983cc6d3-d6bf-4679-b8cf-687ba2a76930&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" width="299" height="199.40178571428572" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here To See Our Substack Page&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/"><span>Click Here To See Our Substack Page</span></a></p><p>Thank you for reading this week's Zen Peacemakers newsletter.<br><br>We look forward to connecting at upcoming events, on social media, and via email.<br><br>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Sand Creek Event with Chris Tall Bear ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (April 1st, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/remembering-sand-creek-event-with</link><guid 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We will walk through the landscape of the Methodist Church&#8217;s apology and the creation of a National Historic Site dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Right of Remembrance</strong></em><strong>.&#8221;</strong> This is a story of resilience: moving from a history of erasure toward a future rooted in truth-telling and ancestral honor.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp" width="225" height="225" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:225,&quot;width&quot;:225,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0kgU!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441140d-4f51-49bb-b8ef-e687a17b0601_225x225.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Chris Tall Bear </strong>(Southern Cheyenne) is a member of the Cheyenne Council of 44, the traditional leadership of the Cheyenne people. As the Owner / Principal of Tall Bear LLC, he brings over two decades of experience serving the Cheyenne &amp; Arapaho Tribes on various boards and commissions, including as a former representative for the Sand Creek Massacre Memorial committee. His past civic leadership further extends to the City of Norman&#8217;s Human Rights Commission and Reapportionment Committee. Currently, he provides expertise as a tribal advisor for the Stephenson Cancer Center&#8217;s C3PO grant and serves as a part-time Tribal Public Health Advisor for the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI).</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not Turning Away: Hozan Alan Senauke and the Practice of Staying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/not-turning-away-hozan-alan-senauke</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/not-turning-away-hozan-alan-senauke</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:53:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192195060/7501c067b307a6d408e1c7121fe433e5.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, we sit with Hozan Alan Senauke &#8212; a Zen priest, teacher, musician, and lifelong practitioner of engaged Buddhism &#8212; in a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like being in the presence of a life deeply lived.</p><p>At the heart of Hozan&#8217;s path is a simple but demanding vow: <em>&#8220;I will not abandon you.&#8221;</em> Not as a sentiment, but as a practice. A North Star. A way of meeting suffering without turning away &#8212; while still holding boundaries, clarity, and compassion.</p><p>Through stories from his life &#8212; from sangha relationships to refugee camps, from Bangladesh to India &#8212; Hozan brings the Three Tenets into lived reality. Not Knowing. Bearing Witness. Taking Action. Not as abstract ideas, but as something we return to again and again, especially when it would be easier to walk away.</p><p>There&#8217;s a quiet honesty in this conversation. A recognition that staying present is not always comfortable, not always clear &#8212; but that something essential unfolds when we remain in relationship.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Hozan Alan Senauke</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: March 28, 2023</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/turning_words/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Blossom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (March 24th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/first-blossom</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/first-blossom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:03:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f1c8fdb-b9ef-430d-a272-886368fdf33d_399x266.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!xKgO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa23873cf-a3af-453c-a934-f63a93d6de19_399x266.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div 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It is about allowing the experience to change us &#8212; to see ourselves as the other, <br>and the other as ourselves.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985"><span>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</span></a></p><p>Alumni often tell us that returning to this retreat opens new layers of insight, responsibility, and compassion &#8212; both personal and collective. If this work continues to call to you, we warmly invite you to join us again, or to share this offering with others in your community.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJJ2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7567671-e354-4500-94ad-911e5429845a_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZJJ2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7567671-e354-4500-94ad-911e5429845a_1080x1350.png 424w, 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We will walk through the landscape of the Methodist Church&#8217;s apology and the creation of a National Historic Site dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Right of Remembrance</strong></em><strong>.&#8221;</strong> This is a story of resilience: moving from a history of erasure toward a future rooted in truth-telling and ancestral honor.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>SERIES EVENT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5><strong>EARTHing - Days of Contemplation and Action, A Series Event</strong></h5><h5><strong>Session 1: April 17th, 2:30pm US Eastern Time</strong></h5><h5><em>Framing (&#8220;Not Knowing&#8221;)</em> with Chris Goto Jones and Martin Pradel</h5><p>In this online series of meetings and activities in April 2026, spanning six days towards EARTH DAY, we invite you to join us in deepening our practice as Earth Stewards &#8211; meditating together, sharing in Circles, and getting down to Earth in the places we live.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205651"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A PRAYER FOR PEACE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SiAa!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp" width="338" height="174.4198250728863" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/47448f05-0fd3-4be0-880f-4a9d3955c2f5_1029x531.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:531,&quot;width&quot;:1029,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:338,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hello Family!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Our dear Lakota relative, Violet Catches, would like to invite Zen Peacemakers from all around the world to join on the Fourth Friday of the month at 1:00 pm US Eastern Time, to offer prayers for peace. Participants will be encouraged to offer prayers from their faith tradition, culture, and in their language.</p><p>In peace &amp; gratitude-<br>Michel Engu Dobbs</p><p>Zoom: <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89008592778</a></p><div><hr></div><p>WAY OF COUNCIL</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RItI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7de75935-89f0-4beb-9cc4-f8f13b73d8bb_1536x1024.png 424w, 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Council is one of our most important core Zen Peacemaker practices. We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Mon., March 30th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207178">Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><p>Fri., April 17th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207179">Women Only Council</a></p><p>Mon., April 20th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205649">The Way of Council with Annie Myoshin Markovich</a></p><p>Sat. May 2nd, 8am AEST-Melb/10am NZST-Wellington - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207537">The Way of Council with Australia-NZ Peacemaker Council</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>War leaves deep wounds in individuals, communities, and nations. Yet even in the midst of conflict, people are working tirelessly for peace, reconciliation, and humanitarian support. Explore opportunities to take action in support of peace.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;9bb1c18d-07fc-4940-b6ca-4b38366bcc85&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;82303c69-ffba-4747-961f-68536fbe49e1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Zen teacher Paul Haller reflects on how the practice of Zen meets the realities of a divided world.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Growing Up in the Shadow of The Troubles &#8212; Bearing Witness with Ryushin Paul Haller&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:149427724,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Zen Peacemakers&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Our mission is to realize our oneness and relieve suffering through contemplative social action.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/026ad3ca-88a3-42dc-91db-8920f698348c_1562x1414.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12T11:39:01.467Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/190711557/8f4edc96-232e-46e6-82ec-0e5adb91f4f7/transcoded-1773315213.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-the-troubles&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Peacemakers Podcast&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:190711557,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:14,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:1699922,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Zen Peacemakers&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cbRE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F824cbca9-ec22-4c1f-8fc8-e940d219f3d5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><p>AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT</p><div class="pullquote"><h6><em>To strengthen our planetary network, Zen Peacemakers will feature newly affiliated groups. Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" width="299" height="199.40178571428572" 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" 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isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/polish-peacemakers-on-the-current-dfd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:49:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dbe06def-40ae-409f-97d4-e643694c3b5d_300x168.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6h1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce16495-ece8-43a8-b090-2e688500c5c2_300x168.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6h1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce16495-ece8-43a8-b090-2e688500c5c2_300x168.jpeg 424w, 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5><strong>Polish Peacemakers On The Current Situation In Ukraine</strong></h5><h5>Wed., March 25th, 12pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><p>Please join us to hear an update from our Polish Peacemaker friends, <strong>Orina Krajewska</strong> of the <a href="http://www.kanzeon.pl/">Zwiazek Buddyjski/Kanzeon Sangha</a> in Warsaw, along with volunteer and activist <strong>Vladyslav Gryn </strong>as they talk about the ongoing situation in Ukraine and Poland.</p><div><hr></div><p>About the speakers:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yLWy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa220f4a7-2384-4989-9013-c3c612de1fb8_2316x3088.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Orina Krajewska</strong> is an actress, theatre instructor, co-founder and President of Fundacja Ma&#322;gosi Braunek &#8220;B&#261;d&#378;,&#8221;and the daughter of the late Polish actress, Ma&#322;gorzata Braunek. Following the experience of her mother&#8217;s disease, she and her family decided to start Fundacja Ma&#322;gosi Braunek &#8220;B&#261;d&#378;&#8221; (&#8220;Be&#8221; Foundation), promoting an integrative approach to health, in terms of both prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, especially cancer. Click <strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rHcHoimbcbk0B0HYa8Z398VmTezGL-O_/view">HERE</a></strong> to read more about &#8220;Be&#8221; Foundation. To read a Zen Peacemakers&#8217; article about Ma&#322;gosia Braunek, click <a href="http://zenpeacemakers.org/2014/06/malgorzata-braunek-leaves-this-plane-of-existence/">HERE</a>.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg" width="236" height="230.47812817904375" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:960,&quot;width&quot;:983,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:236,&quot;bytes&quot;:109132,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/191587101?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!o6qd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa33330b3-ad19-4a4b-9ce9-77ad1936cf56_983x960.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Vladyslav Gryn</strong> is a volunteer and activist. From the beginning of Russia&#8217;s full invasion of Ukraine he has been actively collaborating with the BLYZKIST and SDK Slonecznik. Together with his friends, Gryn co-initiated the charity project &#8220;&#1043;alas&#8221; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/galas.wwa/">https://www.instagram.com/galas.wwa/</a> with the primary objective of raising funds for Ukraine through the organization of fun and integrative events.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204091&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/204091"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindness ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (March 17th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/kindness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/kindness</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CuSI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd245f75c-553c-459d-8ac8-8d277d832178_400x300.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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then goes with you everywhere<br>like a shadow or a friend.&#8217;</p><p>-<strong> an excerpt from </strong><em><strong>Kindness </strong></em><strong>by Naomi Shihab Nye</strong></p><div><hr></div><p>BEARING WITNESS RETREAT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!YUyk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F85462470-8e31-4fa9-973c-2b22a315e402_1536x1024.png 424w, 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It is about allowing the experience to change us &#8212; to see ourselves as the other, <br>and the other as ourselves.</em></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;CLICK HERE TO REGISTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org//events/198985"><span>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</span></a></p><p>Alumni often tell us that returning to this retreat opens new layers of insight, responsibility, and compassion &#8212; both personal and collective. If this work continues to call to you, we warmly invite you to join us again, or to share this offering with others in your community.</p><div><hr></div><p>PEACEMAKER CIRCLE</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png" width="351" height="438.75" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1350,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:351,&quot;bytes&quot;:1677788,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/189367472?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sWtJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F80dbe405-2159-4dc6-8591-beef697ac0ab_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Perspective + Empathy; Learning Beyond Your Own Lens </h5><h5>Wed., March 18th, 12:00 pm US Eastern Time, Zoom</h5><p>Empathy helps us feel, but perspective helps us understand. This mini chat with T. Marie King explores why real learning requires both.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_dCr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1539feb-d571-4d7c-9ee4-2a86feddfb96_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Her contribution to the Zen Peacemaker vision still reverberates today as we honor her life and service.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205446&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205446"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lVXf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F675189fe-7ecb-4042-9bd3-bef6fcedf8a8_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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We will walk through the landscape of the Methodist Church&#8217;s apology and the creation of a National Historic Site dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Right of Remembrance</strong></em><strong>.&#8221;</strong> This is a story of resilience: moving from a history of erasure toward a future rooted in truth-telling and ancestral honor.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/208110"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>SERIES EVENT</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yUZw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F81b323b4-0f91-4b7e-b623-0ac39283de0e_1080x1350.png" width="333" height="416.25" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>Council is one of our most important core Zen Peacemaker practices. We share Council during our Bearing Witness retreats almost every day. In Council, we come together in a small group in a profound way. We create a shared liminal space that is safe, confidential, and perhaps sacred. We each listen and speak from the heart, encountering and experiencing one another gently and with awareness. We are not solving problems, debating issues, or making plans. We are making a healing space for each of us to hear and be heard, see and be seen.</em></p><h5>UPCOMING COUNCILS <strong>(click on title to learn more &amp; register)</strong></h5><p>Wed., March 11th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205645">Way of Council with Roshi Paco Genkoji</a></p><p>Fri., March 20th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200430">Women Only Council</a></p><p>Mon., March 23rd - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207501">Dad&#8217;s Council</a></p><p>Tues., March 24th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/205647">The Way of Council with Kineret Ando Yardena</a></p><p>Mon., March 30th - <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/207178">Mental Health Professionals &amp; Caregivers with Dr. Iris Dotan Katz</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png" width="387" height="237.79845505617976" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:875,&quot;width&quot;:1424,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:387,&quot;bytes&quot;:1083735,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlmv!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd5b5114d-6371-4a81-89bc-0b19fdb26f0f_1424x875.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here to View All Upcoming Events&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/page/events"><span>Click Here to View All Upcoming Events</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>TAKING ACTION</p><p>War leaves deep wounds in individuals, communities, and nations. Yet even in the midst of conflict, people are working tirelessly for peace, reconciliation, and humanitarian support. Explore opportunities to take action in support of peace.</p><div class="native-video-embed" data-component-name="VideoPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;9bb1c18d-07fc-4940-b6ca-4b38366bcc85&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:null}"></div><p></p><p>&#10024; <strong>Explore the Taking Action initiative</strong> &#8212; discover how you can serve, connect, and be inspired by the work already unfolding in your communities.<br>&#128073; <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/taking-action-home">Explore More</a></p><p>&#10084;&#65039; <strong>Your gift helps bring the Three Tenets to life.</strong><br>&#128073; <a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/donations/general_fund">Donate Here</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;fb7baa84-aef5-40b3-80d6-aca183e410cb&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe sits down with five longtime Zen Peacemakers to explore the raw, human edge of Taking Action&#8212;the third of the Three Tenets. Not a strategy. Not performance..... 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Join <a href="http://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/">hive.zenpeacemakers.org</a> to explore some of the offerings of the organizations affiliated with ZP, and visit <a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/affiliates/">here</a> for a full list of these groups. The following is an introduction to the Zen Caregiving Project</em></h6></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://zencaregiving.org/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png" width="494" height="186.49328859060404" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:450,&quot;width&quot;:1192,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:494,&quot;bytes&quot;:171752,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https://zencaregiving.org/&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/190838891?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Rvoy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78626eb-bba7-49b3-a550-be440ac86865_1192x450.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><div class="pullquote"><p>Our mission is to nurture caregivers and those they care for by teaching skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion while fostering connection and community.</p></div><p><strong>Tell us a bit about how your group was conceived<br></strong>Zen Caregiving Project, formerly known as Zen Hospice Project, was founded in 1986 to address suffering in San Francisco. Rooted in Zen Buddhist tradition, we began training volunteer caregivers to serve dying residents at two sites of service. Our world-renowned volunteer caregiver training has evolved to become the foundation of our Mindful Caregiver. The education that we teach nationally. In 2015, we began taking our unique approach to care out into the world in order to allow caregivers anywhere to benefit from our course offerings.</p><p><strong>When did your organization form?</strong> January 1, 1987</p><p><strong>Tell us about one exciting project, program, or other offering you are currently working on.</strong><br>About a year ago (2025) we created Caregiver Support Circles. These were initiated to address a problem we were seeing among caregivers, namely, isolation. These sessions serve as an enhancement to the courses we lead for caregivers. They are a forum for caregivers to come together and share the story of their caregiving and connect with other caregivers. By providing a space where caregivers are held without judgment or any need to fix, they can feel safe sharing whatever burdens them. As facilitators, we are there to listen and witness. When asked, we provide ideas or approaches that may ease suffering.</p><p><strong>How do the Three Tenets inform your social engagement?</strong><br>Within the context of our volunteer program and our educational program, we teach the value of embracing &#8220;Beginner&#8217;s Mind.&#8221; We also teach the necessity of looking clearly into the face of suffering in all its forms and being with things as they are with clear attention and an open heart. In everything we do we aspire to serve others and generate merit for the benefit of all beings.</p><p><strong>For more information<br>Our Website:</strong> <a href="https://zencaregiving.org/">https://zencaregiving.org/</a></p><p></p><p><em><strong> </strong></em></p><p>ZAZEN</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png" width="304" height="202.73626373626374" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:971,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:304,&quot;bytes&quot;:1707818,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/182847064?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZKG3!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe9c362f1-e26b-4c8a-ac04-076b76ce47db_1536x1024.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Experience a connection with your personal&nbsp;landscape through the transformative power of online meditation sessions with the Zen Peacemakers. Whether you're part of a local sangha or other spiritual community, we invite you to join us in this virtual space where we can gather across geographies&nbsp;and time zones.</p><p>Join us for these online meditation sessions and experience the profound benefits of collective mindfulness. The Zen Peacemakers are here to support you on this transformative journey.</p><p><strong>Monday - Friday<br>10:00 - 10:40&nbsp;am US Eastern</strong><br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/32778">MORE INFO HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><h4>HAIKU</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!28ZW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdf26c69-dcd2-43d3-b6bd-928ce45be32a_1536x1024.png 424w, 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loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Monthly Haiku Page<br>Please participate in our Haiku Poetry&nbsp;Challenge</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/haiku-page/">ENTER HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hMC2!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9d875259-e1b0-400e-a4d2-b3b485aca6f2_1200x1200.png 424w, 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We all have our opinions about Roshi Bernie Glassman.&nbsp;&nbsp;To some of us, he is the stern head monk at Zen Center of LA; to others, he is the socially engaged Buddhist who built up the Greyston Bakery and Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;To others he is the founder of Zen Peacemakers International and the instigator of bearing witness plunges on the city streets and at Auschwitz and to others he is the clown, the founder of the Order of Disorder.&nbsp;&nbsp;He is all of these and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;As the stories in the book show, he is Bernie, the mensch, who spent his life feeding the hungry ghosts of society and teaching that Zen is to realize the oneness and interconnectedness of life.</em><br>&nbsp;<br>-Gerry Shishin Wick, grateful Dharma brother and disciple of Roshi Bernie</p><p><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/store/bernie-koans/">PURCHASE HERE</a></p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Click Here To See Our Substack Page&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://zenpeacemakers.substack.com/"><span>Click Here To See Our Substack Page</span></a></p><p>Thank you for reading this week's Zen Peacemakers newsletter.<br><br>We look forward to connecting at upcoming events, on social media, and via email.<br><br>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Talk With T. Marie King: Perspective + Empathy Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (March 18th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/a-talk-with-t-marie-king-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/a-talk-with-t-marie-king-perspective</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICgE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23fd7aeb-02a8-4baa-b455-3ac02e47662b_687x361.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ICgE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23fd7aeb-02a8-4baa-b455-3ac02e47662b_687x361.jpeg" 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This mini chat with T. Marie King, explores why real learning requires both.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp" width="316" height="316" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:750,&quot;width&quot;:750,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:316,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dWNk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f8949e0-b7cf-49fd-8e45-4cce102fc5dd_750x750.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>T. Marie King</strong> is an Emmy and NAACP Image Award-nominated film producer, Director of Youth Pathways and Experiences at Jones Valley Teaching Farm, and a seasoned consultant specializing in equitable spaces. A skilled facilitator and lecturer, she inspires self-reflection and meaningful dialogue to drive communal change and societal transformation.</p><p>With expertise in empathy, racial healing, and inclusivity, T. Marie empowers individuals and organizations to confront uncomfortable truths and create a more just future. Her background includes degrees in Urban and Global Economic Development, Leadership, and Divinity, blending practical and spiritual approaches to transformative change.</p><p>A dynamic leader and advocate for progress, T. Marie King is dedicated to fostering equity and compassion through creativity, education, and action.</p><p><a href="https://www.tmarieking.com/">https://www.tmarieking.com/</a></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200832"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Up in the Shadow of The Troubles — Bearing Witness with Ryushin Paul Haller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemakers Podcast]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-the-troubles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/growing-up-in-the-shadow-of-the-troubles</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:39:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/190711557/725d822c5bba64595c7abea969d16c53.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, Zen teacher <strong>Paul Haller</strong> reflects on how the practice of Zen meets the realities of a divided world.</p><p>Paul grew up in Northern Ireland during <strong>The Troubles</strong>, a time when political conflict and religious identity shaped daily life. Neighborhoods, schools, and communities were divided, and the tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities formed the backdrop of his early years. Those experiences left deep impressions about fear, identity, and the ways people come to see one another as &#8220;other.&#8221;</p><p>In our conversation, Paul shares how Zen practice &#8212; and particularly the Zen Peacemakers&#8217; emphasis on <strong>Bearing Witness</strong> &#8212; offered a way to meet these divisions without turning away. Rather than retreating from the world, the practice invites us to enter it more fully. To listen. To see suffering clearly. And to discover how compassion can arise when we stop holding tightly to fixed positions.</p><p>Paul&#8217;s reflections remind us that peacemaking is not abstract. It grows directly out of our lived experience &#8212; the places we come from, the histories we inherit, and the willingness to face them with an open heart.</p><p>This episode explores how practice moves from the meditation cushion into the streets, into communities, and into the complicated human realities we share.</p><div><hr></div><p>If this conversation moves you, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. You&#8217;ll get access to all of our content&#8212;podcasts, articles, event recordings, and more&#8212;and help sustain the work of Zen Peacemakers.<br>Learn more at <a href="http://www.zenpeacemakers.org/">www.zenpeacemakers.org</a></p><p>We invite you to support this work. <strong>Become a paying subscriber to the Peacemakers Podcast</strong> or join the Zen Peacemakers community as a member.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Show Credits:</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Speaker: Ryushin Paul Haller</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Recording Date</strong>: October 23, 2020</p></li><li><p><strong>Hosts:</strong> Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe, Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Audio &amp; Video Editing/Engineering:</strong> Jim H&#333;den Fricker</p></li><li><p><strong>Event Coordinators:</strong> Micka (&#22937;&#24515;) Moto-Sanchez, Geoff Sh&#333;un O&#8217;Keeffe</p></li><li><p><strong>Related Video: </strong><a href="https://zenpeacemakers.org/zpi-publishing/fierce-courage-peacemaking-in-northern-ireland/">HERE</a></p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Step by Step]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (March 11th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/step-by-step</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/step-by-step</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:01:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v0_R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6eb75d2-9c76-4f21-b326-5d8f1d6d4436_300x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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But history has a way of asking something more from us.</p><p>This may be one of those moments.</p><p>Across the United States, immigration enforcement and detention systems have expande&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaf Unfurling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Newsletter (March 3rd, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/leaf-unfurling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/leaf-unfurling</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:02:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9f40ffba-3727-43dc-a436-3b92ca025495_400x267.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!e9DZ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2617c33c-e360-44a0-a4f2-72f03afda38e_400x267.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Fine then,<br>I&#8217;ll take it, the tree seems to say, a new slick leaf<br>unfurling like a fist to an open palm, I&#8217;ll take it all.</p>
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The discipline of sesshin intensifies this impression of wandering; sesshin feels confusing, discouraging, disappointing. We may have read books that paint a pretty picture of the promised Land, what it&#8217;s like to achieve awareness of buddha nature, enlightenment, and so on. Yet we&#8230;</p>
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