Reading this alongside No Mud, No Lotus, just when I needed them most, was such a gift. I’m lucky to have known his work, & to teach some of his writings in my classes.
#ThichNhatHanh #TheArtOfLiving #NoMudNoLotus #Mindfulness #Interbeing #Emptiness #CompassionInAction #Gratitude #LivingFully

Thanks, Nancy

Jin, Jiyan, Azadî — Woman, Life, Freedom.
#PoetryOfResistance #SongsOfFreedom #AfsanaPress #KurdishPoet #IranianWomen #AfghanWomen #LiberteEgaliteSororite #WomanLifeFreedom #PoetryMatters #NationalPoetryMonth

Honored to be included in Songs of Freedom by Afsana Press.
Jin, Jiyan, Azadî — Woman, Life, Freedom.

#MysticPoets #Rumi #Hafiz #OmarKhayyam #PoetryLovers #LiteraryWisdom #OLLI #CSUMB #BookishLife #PersianPoetry

These authors and many others have made my heart bow with gratitude & humility that human beings (while destructive and/or distracted) are also capable of creating literary masterpieces.

This winter, I dove down the ocean with Richard Powers’ Playground, circled around planet Earth with Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, and meditated on seemingly mundane moments of life via Anne Michaels’ Held.

Thanks, Sharad. I think you are the one one on Bluesky who sees my tweets 😁