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Steve Blons's avatar

So well said. Thank you.

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Beverly McNabb's avatar

Amen. Love this, the courage, returning to tenderness, being safety, transforming. Thank you!,

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Cress Forester's avatar

Thank you. Thank you. Yes: "This, too, is sanctuary. Not just a physical space of sanctuary, but a way of being with one another - a way of offering shelter though our care, our presence, our willingness to listen and stand near the pain."

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Just-Joan's avatar

Thank you!

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Amba Gale's avatar

Our dear Buddhist teacher, Thich Naht Hanh, wrote a beautifully

book he named “Being Peace.”

He, too, lived through times where the ravages of unfettered violence —violence meant to harden the heart— ripped open the land.

Not “acquiring peace”, seeking peace, but being it—being a clearing for peace.

You are That. May we all be That.

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