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Breaking Open the Heart

India is a country that can break the heart open.  I find my heart breaking open every day  I walk the streets and see so many who have nothing, especially the children.

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Xavier College-Mumbai, India

We just completed a weekend program on Cosmology and Consciousness, working with the Jesuits at their  college in Mumbai, India.  Linking across cultures and world views we explored this new moment of...

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For the Children

We just returned from a school in south India which has won several awards for its Eco-planetary awareness and design in school curriculum.  I taught the children a few Earth centered songs. (see video)

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Darjeeling, India- Monasteries and Tea

We are in Darjeeling, India high up in the Himalayas staying for a few days at a home stay with a Tibetan Family who run the Dekaling Inn. This is the land of monasteries and tea, a perfect...

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Jakarta, Indonesia

I am in Indonesia with our co-sister Amie Hendani who is from Jakarta. We are giving  the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium here today – for the Earth Community.

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Borneo, Indonesia

“Moments of Grace” is the theme of our program  here in Borneo, Indonesia as we work with men and women in religious communities, seminaries and formation houses.  We are exploring the momentum of...

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Palm Oil Plantation-Exploitation in Borneo

Amie and I just finished a day with workers from the Palm Oil Plantations. Both workers and Earth Community are severely exploited.   For insight into the many sides of Borneo watch the movie The...

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Land Mines, Amputees, Holy Thursday- Cambodia

I am in  Phnom Penh, Cambodia with the Maryknoll Sisters. Today is Holy Thursday and I met a man on the street begging who lost his legs in a landmine.  I knelt down in front of him, spoke a few words...

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Good Friday- Genocide Museum-Cambodia

Good Friday and a visit to the Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  It is hard to comprehend the level of cruelty inflicted on the Cambodian people by the Khemer Rouge from 1975-1979.

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Asian Journey Completion

My AsIan Journey is coming to an end in Vietnam as I prepare to make my way back to Vermont  and Green Mt Monastery at the end of the month.  Remembering Thomas Merton and his Asian experience  and his...

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