Poems of Walking and Sitting
Compositions from a month on foot in San Francisco
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On Retreat
In 1995 Judith Skinner started a traditional three-year Tibetan Buddhist retreat in her rent-controlled San Francisco apartment. 24 years later, she's still on retreat. Judith reflects on her two decades spent largely in solitude.
Personal Reflections Death & Dying
Washing The Dishes, Waiting For Death
How finding moments of quiet among her daily tasks helped one writer prepare for her father’s death.
How a monk-turned-street artist sees New York City’s homeless
Pairoj Pichetmetakul hopes "The Positivity Scrolls" help New Yorkers teach compassion.
The Ground Under Our Feet
Living with uncertainty in earthquake country
San Francisco Boom
Sound and sight from a longtime poet-resident of San Francisco
The Torch in San Francisco; Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu addressed protesters in San Francisco: “We’re not at a moment where we are calling for a boycott of the games because the athletes have spent a lot of time preparing, and you don’t…
Torch arrives in North America
If you’re going to San Francisco… The IOC might end the torch’s action-packed international tour because of all the protesters. The torch’s global journey was supposed to highlight China’s growing economic and political power. But activists…
The Torch and the Golden Gate
The protests move to San Francisco, the only American city the torch will visit. A least six protesters arrested so far. They were worried about this — the city being a famous hotbed of protest and…
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