Guest Perspectives Taking a sacred pause The Rev. Dawn Neal, M.A. Jun 25, 2021 It’s impossible not to notice that things are opening back up at a rapid rate. The Buddhist community I am affiliated with, Insight Meditation…
Guest Perspectives A courageous choice (to find the sweetness in absence and loss) By the Rev. Dawn Neal Nov 26, 2020 For many of us, this has been a Thanksgiving week like no other. All of us have been asked to forgo gatherings outside of our households for t…
Guest Perspectives Call for a community ethic of compassion By the Rev. Dawn Neal Sep 4, 2020 “All is burning,” an ancient Buddhist wisdom teaching says. We scarcely need a reminder that intense fires around the Bay Area and across Cali…
Guest Perspectives We are all in this together The Rev. Dawn Neal Apr 17, 2020 The phrase we are all in this together came to mind in mid-March, as the Bay Area started sheltering in place. In their deepest sense, these w…