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An essay for July 4, 2026. I could not refrain from writing this. ~Roshi Joan

"To bear witness is not to protest, exactly, though the two can overlap. Protest says: you are doing evil, stop. Bearing witness says something harder: this is being done, and I am not separate from it. "

Read Roshi Joan's recent essay "The Unfinished Vow" here:

The Unfinished Vow—Essay by Roshi Joan Halifax There is a story I have carried with me for some decades, and it gets truer every year. The Tang dynasty poet Bai Juyi, a man of considerable learning…

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Do you live near Santa Fe and are curious about meditation? Sensei Dainin is holding a special Introduction to Zen Meditation on Sunday, July 19.

Free + by donation. Please share this with friends and family. We would love to see you!

Register here: https://www.upaya.org/program/introduction-to-zen-meditation-in-person-july-2026/