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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[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 isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/remembering-sand-creek-event-with</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:03:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bdXy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde52412-8b6d-423f-90c5-c82dfd49c147_753x480.jpeg" length="0" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5><strong>The Right of Remembrance: 1864 Sand Creek Massacre</strong></h5><h5>Wed., April 1st, 12pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><p>In this presentation, <strong>Sand Creek</strong> descendant <strong>Chris Tall Bear</strong> shares the heavy history of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, from the political failures that preceded it to the role of religious institutions in its execution. We will walk through the landscape of the Methodist Church&#8217;s apology and the creation of a National Historic Site dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;</strong><em><strong>Right of Remembrance</strong></em><strong>.&#8221;</strong> This is a story of resilience: moving from a history of erasure toward a future rooted in truth-telling and ancestral honor.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$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[Polish Peacemakers On The Current Situation In Ukraine Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (March 25th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/polish-peacemakers-on-the-current-dfd</link><guid 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/$s_!H6h1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce16495-ece8-43a8-b090-2e688500c5c2_300x168.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6h1!,w_848,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 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6h1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbce16495-ece8-43a8-b090-2e688500c5c2_300x168.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6h1!,w_1456,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 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img 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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[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[Bearing Witness in a Time of Hardening Hearts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the Racism in America Retreat Matters Now]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/bearing-witness-in-a-time-of-hardening</link><guid 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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 expanded rapidly. The number of people held in immigration detention has reached <strong>record levels&#8212;more than 68,000 people in custody at a time</strong>, according to recent government data.</p><p>What is most striking is not just the scale, but who is being held: <strong>nearly three-quarters of detainees have no criminal convictions</strong>.</p><p>At the same time, enforcement tactics have shifted toward large-scale arrests in communities and workplaces, dramatically increasing the number of people detained away from the border.</p><p>Solitary confinement has also been used on thousands of detainees in immigration custody&#8212;conditions widely recognized by human rights experts as psychologically damaging when used for prolonged periods.</p><p>None of this is abstract.</p><p>These policies shape real lives, real families, real communities.</p><p>And they force a question that cannot be avoided:</p><p><strong>What does it mean to bear witness now?</strong></p><div><hr></div><h1>Bearing Witness Is Not Political Theater</h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4rWE!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd103a21e-d995-4f4d-b0d3-bc879f0fd034_1358x2048.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4rWE!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd103a21e-d995-4f4d-b0d3-bc879f0fd034_1358x2048.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4rWE!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd103a21e-d995-4f4d-b0d3-bc879f0fd034_1358x2048.jpeg 848w, 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see clearly</strong>.</p><p>We walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.<br>We sit in council in Montgomery.<br>We visit places where American history is not sanitized.</p><p>And we allow ourselves to encounter what is there.</p><p>Not through ideology.<br>Through presence.</p><p>The Zen Peacemakers founder <strong>Bernie Glassman</strong> taught that when we truly bear witness to suffering, <strong>appropriate action naturally arises</strong>.</p><p>But first, we must be willing to see.</p><div><hr></div><h1>The Harder Question: What Lives Inside Us?</h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jwpc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c8b4f66-006f-4e4b-9105-e89ebae316ed_1600x1033.png" 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>It is easy to point to injustice &#8220;out there.&#8221;</p><p>Harder is the work of looking inward.</p><p>The Racism in America retreat asks a difficult question:</p><p><strong>What part of the system lives inside us?</strong></p><p>Zen Peacemakers often speak about meeting the <strong>&#8220;inner white supremacist.&#8221;</strong></p><p>This phrase can provoke strong reactions.</p><p>It is not an accusation directed at white people alone.</p><p>It is an invitation to recognize something deeper:<br>the conditioning of separation, hierarchy, fear, and othering that runs through our culture&#8212;and through every human heart.</p><p>Racism is not sustained only by laws or institutions.</p><p>It survives through habits of mind:</p><p>Who we fear.<br>Who we distrust.<br>Who we assume belongs&#8212;and who does not.</p><p>Whether we are white, Black, Latino, Asian, Indigenous, immigrant, or citizen, <strong>we have inherited a system that shapes how we see each other</strong>.</p><p>Bearing witness means seeing that clearly.</p><p>Not with guilt.<br>Not with defensiveness.</p><p>With honesty.</p><div><hr></div><h1>History Is Not Over</h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pwe-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25270680-3906-4fc1-8fb5-db09607913c0_2048x1368.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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generation must decide whether it will look away&#8212;or look directly.</p><p>Bearing witness means refusing the comfort of distance.</p><p>It means recognizing that the forces shaping the present did not appear out of nowhere.</p><p>They have roots.</p><p>And those roots run through all of us.</p><div><hr></div><h1>Why We Gather</h1><p>The Racism in America Bearing Witness Retreat is not about fixing the world.</p><p>Zen Peacemakers retreats begin with the <strong>Three Tenets</strong>:</p><ol><li><p><strong>Not Knowing</strong> &#8211; letting go of fixed ideas</p></li><li><p><strong>Bearing Witness</strong> &#8211; seeing reality as it is</p></li><li><p><strong>Taking Action</strong> &#8211; allowing compassionate response to arise</p></li></ol><p>The retreat does not ask participants to arrive with answers.</p><p>Only with willingness.</p><p>Willingness to listen.<br>Willingness to be uncomfortable.<br>Willingness to encounter the world&#8212;and ourselves&#8212;without turning away.</p><p>In a time when political rhetoric grows louder and harder, this kind of practice may be more necessary than ever.</p><p>Not because it changes the world overnight.</p><p>But because <strong>it changes us</strong>.</p><p>And that is where all real change begins.</p><div><hr></div><h1>Join the 2026 Retreat</h1><p><strong>Bearing Witness to Racism in America</strong><br>Montgomery &amp; Selma, Alabama<br>April 23&#8211;28, 2026</p><p>Learn more and register:<br><a href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/198985">https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/198985</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Talk With KRISHNA DAS Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Feb. 25th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/a-talk-with-krishna-das-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/a-talk-with-krishna-das-event</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:02:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Few figures in modern spirituality, particularly in the West, have impacted the hearts and minds of contemporary seekers as <strong>Krishna Das </strong>has. A devotee of the North Indian Saint, Neem Karoli Baba (Maharajji), Krishna Das has played an enormous role in popularizing the traditional practice of kirtan in the West, taking the call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and temples and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling western chant artist of all time.</p><p>In a career spanning more than two decades, KD has released 17 acclaimed full-length albums, his music serving as an easily approachable gateway to the devotional traditions of the East. Along the way, he has evolved into an accessible if somewhat reluctant teacher, and a spiritual friend to many.</p><p>He travels the world sharing his kirtan practice and stories of his life on the Path, of Maharajiji, and advocates for bringing regular spiritual practice into our lives through retreats and workshops. </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/201410&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/201410"><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[Considering the Racism in America Retreat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join Our Online Info 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We walk together through sites that hold deep historical and present-day significance. We sit in Council. We listen. We allow the experience to work on us.</p><div class="pullquote"><p><strong>For those considering joining,<br>we are offering a one-hour online informational session.</strong></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/206071&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/206071"><span>Register Here</span></a></p></div><p>This session is a&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allowing the Experience to Change Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bearing Witness to Racism in America 2026]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/allowing-the-experience-to-change-9c6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/allowing-the-experience-to-change-9c6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:44:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q7m4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4bb5fe6-487a-4fc2-8ad0-d1cde4338789_1536x1024.png" 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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In this course, you will take a quick dive into each of the ten grave precepts, using them both as mirrors and guidelines. Roshi Ken Byalin looks forward to sharing this gift which he received from Bernie and Jishu with you.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200432&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/200432"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Facilitator:</strong></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S4ZJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe55e041c-fcfa-4945-b16e-29649885c128_331x448.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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A Dharma Successor of Roshi Bernie Glassman, Ken also studied with Roshis Jishu Holmes, Robert Kennedy, S.J., and Kyudo Nakagawa. His career in mental health and education culminated under Ken&#8217;s leadership in the founding of Integration Charter Schools. Under Ken&#8217;s leadership, ICS grew to a network of four schools serving 1500 students with annual revenue of $45 million. Ken lives on Staten Island with his wife, Diane, &#8220;Dee&#8221;, and their daughter, Morrigan and now spends his days writing. Ken is co-editor of The Bernie Koans and a member of the Zen Peacemakers. His blog, <em>In the Bardo</em>, appears bi-weekly at <a href="https://www.zen-ken.com/blog">https://www.zen-ken.com/blog</a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking the Ice: Stillness in an ICE Detention Center Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Jan. 20th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/breaking-the-ice-stillness-in-an</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/breaking-the-ice-stillness-in-an</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:02:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!l26g!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd2803739-b329-4a2a-8804-75335c7c04e3_400x400.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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We will also reflect on the broader moment we find ourselves in and consider whether it calls for an expansion of prison dharma to include ICE detention centers on a national scale.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/200085&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/200085"><span>Register Here</span></a></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/$s_!beg-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24725652-eeff-4dd3-847d-b462404b0d89_280x360.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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A retired school music teacher, Bill focuses on prison dharma and other social outreach endeavors, leading meditation practice at FCI Englewood Prison and supporting the Zen Center of Denver&#8217;s role as a Zen Peacemakers International affiliate. He is a member of the Zen Peacemakers Order having recently completed training in ZPO Cohort 3.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp" width="220" height="293.282967032967" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1941,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:220,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ry4n!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F069d51e0-1a7e-47c6-b844-8a6cfa0c3a50_3024x4032.webp 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><p><strong>David Gibson</strong> serves on Mountain Staff and is a Board Member at the Zen Center of Denver. He serves as Volunteer Coordinator for ZCD&#8217;s social action activities at Metro Caring Food Bank and the GEO ICE Detention Center. He is also active in the Interfaith Immigration Network in the Denver/Boulder area. He will be starting the Zen Peacemakers Order training in Cohort 4 in March.</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[Preserving the Legacy of Zen Master, Shunryu Suzuki Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Jan. 9th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/preserving-the-legacy-of-zen-master</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/preserving-the-legacy-of-zen-master</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:36:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.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/$s_!VbZr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg" width="379" height="210.13861386138615" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:392,&quot;width&quot;:707,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:379,&quot;bytes&quot;:22324,&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;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/184031530?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VbZr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc2811079-2dc1-496d-86d9-49def319d8e7_707x392.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Thursday, January 15th, 7pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><h5>Preserving the Legacy of Zen Master, Shunryu Suzuki</h5><p>Please join a presentation by David Chadwick. He will talk about how he came to practice Zen and is helping to preserve the legacy of <strong>Shunryu Suzuki</strong> and those whose paths crossed his.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195146&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/195146"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>About the Presenter:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp" width="214" height="224" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:224,&quot;width&quot;:214,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&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/$s_!daUj!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!daUj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcd65cdef-3997-4047-b7f1-3f94dcd64f3e_214x224.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>David Chadwick</strong>, at the age of 21, in 1966, first rang the bell of Sokoji, a Soto Zen temple and the original home of the San Francisco Zen Center. Thus began his serious study under Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Ordained a Zen priest in 1971, he later wrote Suzuki&#8217;s biography, <em>Crooked Cucumber</em>, as well as <em>Thank You and OK!: An American Zen Failure in Japan</em>. Chadwick is the primary preserver of the legacy of Shunryu Suzuki and those whose paths crossed his. See <a href="http://cuke.com/">cuke.com </a>for more information. He lives in Bali.</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[Taking Action Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Jan. 7th, 2026)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/taking-action-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/taking-action-event</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zas2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F957c37b7-3e5a-427f-967d-2415c08cdce0_757x311.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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This vow makes Zen Peacemakers unique. This is how we engage and reach out with helping hands to relieve suffering in our troubled world. Please join us to share your work, your project, and your own taking action with others. This circle will be held monthly in 2026.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195918&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195918"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg" width="200" height="200" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:200,&quot;width&quot;:200,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:9400,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/183260449?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!AK11!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff309a7c6-e2e3-4aa7-9116-b35f859a7389_200x200.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>About the Facilitator: </p><p><strong>Geoff Sh&#333;un</strong> is a Dharma Holder and has been practicing in the White Plum lineage since his first introduction at ZCLA in 1975. With his family, he lived and practiced at ZCLA from 1984-&#8217;86, studied with Joko Beck in San Diego into the early 90&#8217;s, and has been a student of Gerry Shishin Wick, Roshi, Roshi Ilia Shinko Perez of Great Mountain Zen Center and Paul Gyodo Agostinelli, Sensei of Eon Zen Center, near Boulder Colorado. Sh&#333;un has three adult children and three grandchildren. He has been the Zen Peacemakers Executive Director since early 2020.</p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Invitation to See Where We Abide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bearing Witness to Racism]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/allowing-the-experience-to-change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/allowing-the-experience-to-change</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zen Peacemakers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:08:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!q7m4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb4bb5fe6-487a-4fc2-8ad0-d1cde4338789_1536x1024.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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This is after Wavy Gravy calls, asking me to come across the Bay Bridge to the Hogfarm&#8217;s Berkeley house to meet &#8220;a man who needs a teacher.&#8221; It is, he says, &#8220;a real clown emergency.&#8221; Bernie has come seeking a clown teacher because the teachers and students learning from and training with him &#8220;take themselves too seriously&#8221; or are &#8220;downright arrogant&#8221; and he is looking to use humor as a wake-up call.</p><p>Yes, you too can invite a little levity into daily life by activating your &#8220;sense of funny&#8221;- what&#8217;s funny to you and investigating how to express those energies-non-verbally! How do you do that? Come find out in this introductory session.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195915&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/195915"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>ABOUT THE PRESENTER</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3NSi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1a59d263-b091-4c0a-a1b7-d197ba6f7a55_773x660.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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He has toured his Mr. YooWho show widely in theaters and festival around the world (50+ countries/1000+ performances). An early pioneer of the Clowns Without Borders movement, and co-founder of the Zen Order of Disorder (OD), Moshe currently clowns with the Medical Clown Project in San Francisco and continues to teach workshops internationally. He teaches both performers and laypeople, in clown/theater schools as well as in spiritual/zen centers. Moshe began teaching Clown in 1993, at the San Francisco Circus Center. In 2001, he began teaching &#8216;Clowning Your Zen&#8217; workshops with Roshi Bernie Glassman, expanding his focus beyond clown performance to the everyday world and how to awaken levity and lightfulness. Moshe is working on a book currently titled: <em>&#8220;Sacred Mischief. Levity Strategies for the Apocalypse and Everyday Life. A Training Manual&#8221;</em> scheduled to be published by Shambhala Publications in the spring of 2027.</p><p>More info at </p><p><a href="https://moshecohen.net">https://moshecohen.net</a></p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just Sitting and Noticing Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Dec. 9th, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/just-sitting-and-noticing-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/just-sitting-and-noticing-event</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:52:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1eF_!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2f609766-39d9-408e-8a2e-2de0f03f4e8e_480x640.jpeg" length="0" 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When our senses are over loaded, as they usually are, it can be difficult to bring our focus to a deeper level.</p><p>Bearing witness is a skill that develops with practice. During hard times we can fortify ourselves by bearing witness to the beauty of the natural world around us, even if it is just one leaf. In this workshop we will look closely at a leaf of your choice, talk about it and draw it.</p><p><strong>Bring:</strong> one leaf, a pencil and some paper.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195149&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/195149"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>About the presenter:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Tez3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79eba203-81df-43e4-970a-61340014b43a_1430x1907.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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She has her degree in painting and sculpture and is a member of the Zen Practitioner community.</p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating Our Own Experience in the World Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Dec. 4th, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/creating-our-own-experience-in-the</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/creating-our-own-experience-in-the</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:02:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7fHM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0066886-a92e-4261-b606-570e98051f5b_624x322.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a 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Leaning into the Buddha&#8217;s words on &#8216;Right Effort&#8217; as a framework, this talk will explore simple, practical, and effective practices for cultivating a wise mind and peaceful heart, regardless of what is happening around us.</p><p>Drawing on years of clinical and pastoral experience, the intent of this talk is to present a series of thoroughly &#8220;street-tested&#8221; practices and thought-experiments for guarding against (and keeping away) unpeaceful mental states, and for cultivating (and preserving) mental states that are peaceful, useful, compassionate, and wise.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/195145&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/195145"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>About the 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Mike has delivered mindfulness-based interventions to thousands of clients, many of whom are living in profound periods of suffering (and many of whom are not Buddhist). Mike&#8217;s written work has been featured in <em>Psychology Today</em>,<a href="https://tricycle.org/article/finding-the-person-under-the-suffering/?utm_campaign=02728620&amp;utm_source=p3s4h3r3s"> Tricycle </a>magazine online, and he is the author of the book, <em><a href="https://refugeinsmallthings.com/">Refuge in Small Things</a></em>.</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[Meeting the Polycrisis Together with Shodo Spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Nov. 20th, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/meeting-the-polycrisis-together-with</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/meeting-the-polycrisis-together-with</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:12:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Thurs., Nov. 20th,12pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><h5>Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings</h5><p>Join Shodo Spring as she discusses her new book: <a href="https://www.seacrowpress.com/product/open-reality-meeting-the-polycrisis-together-with-all-beings">OPEN REALITY Meeting the Polycrisis Together With All Beings</a><br><br><em>Open Reality </em>speaks to the world behind and beneath our daily collective trauma. It opens practical possibilities for creating a shared, flexible culture that knows the natural world both as family and as a working partner. It invites the reader to a world of possibility. What if industrial civilization isn&#8217;t the best that humans can do? What if we weren&#8217;t alone in the world, but embedded in a universe of conscious, intentional, powerful beings?</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/193616&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/193616"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>About the presenter:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wM6Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5221a929-b6f1-424c-bd63-2efffe342b7e_3463x4848.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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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" 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Shodo has participated in long retreats, public sitting meditation as activism, and walking hundreds of miles, including leading the 2013 Compassionate Earth Walk along the planned northern route of the KXL pipeline. <a href="https://mountainsandwatersalliance.org/">Mountains and Waters Alliance</a> expresses her vision of humans working with the beyond-human world to heal and regenerate life on earth. She lives on a small farm which serves as a learning laboratory for growing these relationships, and as a residential community of practice.</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[Bernie Glassman Memorial Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Oct. 28th, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/bernie-glassman-memorial-event</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/bernie-glassman-memorial-event</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:27:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a243ac92-e70c-4311-bd92-52e88bedd2c3_277x182.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_!W5z1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg" width="277" height="182" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:182,&quot;width&quot;:277,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:7058,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/177016163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!W5z1!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F96f4df88-49b7-4fbe-84aa-532bf12f4649_277x182.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 12:00pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><h5>Bernie Glassman Memorial: Embracing Our Past</h5><p>Join us as we celebrate Bernie Glassman&#8217;s life and legacy. In this first of two gatherings, we will share archival film of Bernie and have a discussion following. Come with your comments, questions or just enjoy the offering.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/192001&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Register Here&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/192001"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg" width="320" height="210" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:210,&quot;width&quot;:320,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:23631,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/177016163?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1RXK!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffbdb4c1a-1502-45ca-9ff1-bebdd8470b8e_320x210.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>Zen Master Bernie Glassman</strong> was a world-renowned pioneer in the American Zen Movement. He was a spiritual leader, published author, accomplished academic and successful businessman.</p><p>Bernie was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. His parents were immigrants from Eastern Europe and he grew up in a Jewish family with a strong socialist orientation. His mother&#8217;s Hebrew name was Chana and father&#8217;s name was Otto, though he used the name Albert with family. Bernie&#8217;s Hebrew name was Benyamin.</p><p>After graduating from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, he went to work for McDonnell-Douglas in California in 1960 as an aeronautical engineer, concentrating on interplanetary flights. He obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from UCLA in 1970.</p><p>Bernie spent decades teaching Zen and working in Socially Engaged Buddhism, founding Zen Peacemakers in 1996 and developing Bearing Witness Retreats. He passed away in Massachusetts USA on November 4th, 2018 from natural causes. It was the eve of the 23rd Zen Peacemakers Auschwitz-Birkenau Bearing Witness Retreat.</p><p>He is survived by his wife Roshi Eve Marko, his daughter Alisa, son Marc, sister Sally Blatter, brother-in-law Hy Blatter, his first wife Helen Harkaspi, many cousins, nephews and nieces, and four grandchildren.</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[The Three Tenets of Decarbonation Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Oct. 22nd, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-three-tenets-of-decarbonation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/the-three-tenets-of-decarbonation</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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It&#8217;s time to admit the waters around us have grown and to face drenching to the bone. Join <strong>David Takahashi</strong> in an interactive investigation into using the Three Tenets (<em>Not Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Compassionate Action</em>) of the Zen Peacemakers to address environmental old age, sickness, and death through living harmlessly.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/188025&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/188025"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>About the Speaker:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp" width="220" height="179.60344827586206" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:947,&quot;width&quot;:1160,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:220,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-JdI!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1280df9e-bcc4-439e-aeac-bb507c2f51db_1160x947.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><strong>David Takahashi</strong> and his wife Emily live in Boulder, Colorado, USA. David retrofitted a modest 70-year-old ranch house to be energy net positive in four years. David is involved at the household, neighborhood, city, regional, State, national, and global levels. He may be found dancing in the intersection of being and doing.</p><div><hr></div><p>With gratitude,</p><p><em>The Zen Peacemakers Team</em></p><p><a href="mailto:info@zenpeacemakers.org">info@zenpeacemakers.org</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staying Grounded, Centered, & Sane in Challenging Times Event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peacemaker Featured Event (Oct. 15th, 2025)]]></description><link>https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/staying-grounded-centered-and-sane</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/p/staying-grounded-centered-and-sane</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:53:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.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/$s_!UgCV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg" width="354" height="181.91666666666666" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:407,&quot;width&quot;:792,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:354,&quot;bytes&quot;:173358,&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;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://voice.zenpeacemakers.org/i/175808087?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UgCV!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1c11a749-64f0-4a69-89f9-5008bb118126_792x407.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><h5>Wednesday, Oct. 15th,12pm Eastern Time, ONLINE via Zoom</h5><p><strong>Staying Grounded, Centered, &amp; Sane in Challenging Times</strong></p><p>We are excited to hear from long-time Zen practitioner, <strong>Sean Tetsudo Murphy, Sensei </strong>about ways that we can work with our minds during challenging times.</p><p>Testudo Sensei is a fully authorized Zen teacher in the <strong>American White Plum</strong> lineage, as well an award-winning author and recipient of a <em>2018 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Creative Writing</em>. The author of <em>One Bird One Stone: 108 Contemporary Zen Stories</em>, as well as three novels with <strong>Bantam Dell books</strong>, he is founder and director of <strong><a href="https://www.sagetaos.com/">The Sage Institute</a> </strong>of Taos, NM, which hosts an innovative Meditation and Mindfulness Leader Training Program.</p><p>He also teaches creative writing, meditation, and literature for the University of New Mexico-Taos and many other venues. Learn more about Testudo Sensei here, <a href="https://www.murphyzen.com/index.htm">www.murphyzen.com</a>.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/191999&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/191999"><span>Register Here</span></a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RkdN!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F24ce2b21-54b9-470f-9ee2-86b9c9d6bd53_564x939.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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