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Month: May 2015

Street-Wise Compassion

Posted on May 14, 2015March 13, 2022 by romanagiulia

It’s easy, at least for me, to feel compassion (and act up on it) when encountering someone less fortunate than I. The man sitting on the ground, by the entrance of the Starbuck’s on the corner of Broadway and 66th street, for example. I met him on Monday, as I exited the M104 bus to…

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Interconnectedness

Posted on May 12, 2015March 13, 2022 by romanagiulia

There is something so powerful motivating about being in a large room (conference center at Menla Mountain), surrounded by mountains, by trees, chirping birds (and chipmunks), laborious woodpeckers, beautiful thangkas and the remnants of memories of a New Year’s Eve retreat with Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg. But alas, after four days of trail restoration in the Catskills,…

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Do Something For You

Posted on May 7, 2015March 13, 2022 by romanagiulia

We are fast approaching the end of the first week of #MettainMay, 31 days of lovingkindness meditation. Funny how time flies, no?    In the spirit, then, of not only caring for others, but ourselves as well, I will be spending four days at beautiful Menla Mountain (Center for Health and Happiness). I am going to be,…

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