Monthly Archives: April 2012

It is chilling how widespread and international these violations of women’s and children’s rights are…

Originally posted on TRACK:
You may now download the TRACK-KoRoot-KUMFA-Dandelions joint NGO submission to the U.N. Universal Periodic Review, “Monitoring South Korean Intercountry and Domestic Adoption From a Human Rights Perspective,” which we submitted earlier in April. The UPR is one…

At home packing for my templestay at Musang-sa in the mountains around Gyeryong. Here is the schedule. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – special ceremony chanting 11:30 to 12 p.m. – ceremony dharma talk (Korean) 12 p.m. – lunch … Continue reading →

Speaking of Daeun… She handed me this note today before class.

This is Daeun. She came to my school about a month ago and I wasn’t sure how we were going to get on as she reminded me of someone: Me. I smelled payback time and was afraid. Since then I … Continue reading →

This woman is full of all kinds of sense. Always glad to read her blog and this one is particularly pertinent for what is going on in the US right now.

My life isn’t this hurtling hour, in which you see me scuttling. I am a tree, standing in front of so much… – I am the pause between two notes that may somehow always be out of harmony because Death’s … Continue reading →

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. – T.S. Eliot

Tonight I ran in the rain on the glittering river paths, accompanied by Andrew Bird and the dripping trees. And a peace and contentment washed over me as I passed each newly flowering tree… My thankfulness for the appearance of … Continue reading →

Interview with Rachel Maddow on FreshAir “Ever since puberty, ever since I was 11 or 12, I’ve had cyclical depression. That’s something that has been a defining feature of my life as an adult. It’s manageable. But it’s real. And … Continue reading →