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Being One With Dying: Showing Up for the Great Matter

by Roshi Joan Halifax
Life and death are of supreme importance. Time passes swiftly and opportunity is lost. Let…
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Gratefulness in the Now: Desire Change

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The following videos and their transcripts are from a playful conversation between old friends Roshi…
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Gratefulness in the Now: A Complaint-free World and Change

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The following videos and their transcripts are from a playful conversation between old friends Roshi…
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Gratefulness in the Now: With Gratitude, You are Never Not Wealthy

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The following videos and their transcripts are from a playful conversation between old friends Roshi…
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Gratefulness in the Now: Gratefulness as Practice

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
The following is excerpted from a conversation between Roshi Joan Halifax and Br. David Steindl-Rast…
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Gratefulness in the Now – entire series

by Br. David Steindl-Rast, OSB
(2007) Br. David Steindl-Rast and Roshi Joan Halifax discuss a series of 10 topics from…
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Roshi Joan Halifax

About the author

Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D.is a Buddhist teacher, Founder and Head Teacher of Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a social activist, author, and in her early years was an anthropologist at Columbia University (1964-68) and University of Miami School of Medicine (1970-72). She is a pioneer in the field of end-of-life care. Her books include: The Human Encounter with Death (with Stanislav Grof); The Fruitful Darkness, A Journey Through Buddhist Practice; Simplicity in the Complex: A Buddhist Life in America; Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Wisdom in the Presence of Death; Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet; and Sophie Learns to Be Brave.

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