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a love with no limits...a conversation with Thich Nhat Hanh

Posted on Apr 5th, 2009 by hrtScholar

This Is the Buddha’s Love Melvin McLeod interviews Thich Nhat Hanh The great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about non-self, interdependence, and the love that expands until it has no limit. "If the foot... More »

in the tides of loss...

Posted on Oct 2nd, 2008 by hrtScholar

I took at pause, during my morning run at Nate' point which is on a bluff, just N of torrey pines. On the beach a group of women were creating a beautiful sand sculpture of... More »

'In Strangers, a Blind Centenarian Finds a Literary Lifeline'

Posted on Jul 31st, 2008 by hrtScholar

August 1, 2008 In Strangers, a Blind Centenarian Finds a Literary Lifeline By SARAH KRAMER Stephanie Sandleben, a yoga instructor with tattoos on each shoulder, just finished Chapter 19 of  Tina Brown ’s biography of... More »

may I have the next dance?

Posted on Jul 9th, 2008 by hrtScholar

"I am in the heart of God..."

Posted on Jun 27th, 2008 by hrtScholar

On Love When love beckons to you, follow him,  Though his ways are hard and steep,  And when his wings enfold you yield to him,  Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. ... More »

because love is the Answer...

Posted on Jun 17th, 2008 by hrtScholar

Peace in Every Step...Thich Nhat Hanh

Posted on Jun 13th, 2008 by hrtScholar

"Becoming a Buddha is not difficult because "Buddha" means  someone who is enlightened, who is capable of loving and forgiving" When I first saw Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, I was confronted with a harrowing... More »

two to Tango, two to Groove....

Posted on Jun 10th, 2008 by hrtScholar

THE NEW YORK TIMES June 10, 2008 WELLNESS Gay/Lesbian Unions Shed Light on Gender in Marriage By  TARA PARKER-POPE For insights into healthy marriages, social scientists are looking in an unexpected place.  A growing body... More »

toward a Worldwide Culture of Love....

Posted on Jun 7th, 2008 by hrtScholar

By  bell hooks The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination. She traces her thirty-year meditation on love, power, and Buddhism, and concludes it is only... More »

kinds of Love...

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by hrtScholar

near the  birch  bark river trail i remember  you  clasping my hands   and energy   flying from my     core.   light encircled our sacred  treehouse,   In the  companionship of a   generous August moon.   this trust, this love, this joy ... More »