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War in Ukraine

hijacked by my news feed, again
War in Ukraine

hijacked by my news feed, again

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on05/07/202210/11/2022 10/11/2022

My news feed, if I let it, can incline my mind toward fear, confusion and anger at all the crises we face. But I can also re-frame my news feed to feel compassion for the suffering…

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the mindfulness of outrage
War in Ukraine

the mindfulness of outrage

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on04/10/202210/11/2022 10/11/2022

Tears well up as I type these words. I ask myself, can I let myself be mindfully undone by this pain and not shut down from it? A few days ago, President Zelensky addressed the UN…

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i read the news today, oh boy
War in Ukraine

i read the news today, oh boy

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on03/26/202210/04/2023 10/04/2023

That Putin is digging into a hole he will not get out of, is a trigger for the Buddhist contemplation practitioner to re-frame this situation as a historic teachable moment. Last week I asked if we…

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bearing witness to the war in Ukraine
War in Ukraine

bearing witness to the war in Ukraine

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on03/21/202210/11/2022 10/11/2022

I admit I am preoccupied with the war in Ukraine. Should I not be?  I am ambivalent about mixing politics with spirituality, so I am trying to be very cautious here. But as the French sculptor…

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