Happy Birthday Roshi Joan Halifax

Roshi Joan Halifax Is Coming to Stanford

Open Letter to Roshi Joan Halifax Dear Roshi: We met in 1997 at the Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) retreat in Santa Barbara sitting under a tree with a group of people. Maybe we will meet again in 2013 when Thay comes to Santa Cruz. You might remember me as having just been diagnosed with bladder [...]

The Buddha

The story of the life of the Buddha has been told many times. It is the story of a prince who left his home and family to seek liberation. After six years of learning with many teachers, he became tired and weak from austerities. He sat at the foot of a papilla (fig) tree to [...]