Mindfulness Practice Group of Annapolis

09/06/2026

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09/06/2026

Wendell Berry, Aug., 1934-Aug. 2026, published more than 50 books of poetry, fiction, and essays. Among his many honors were the National Humanities Medal for his achievements as a poet, novelist, farmer, and conservationist, and the National Book Critics Circle honored him with its Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
‘“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.” — Wendell Berry, “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front”
‘Berry also learned something important from . He once said that learning about the Buddhist idea of Right Livelihood filled “a huge hole” in the Christianity he knew. Your cannot be separated from how you make a living or what your work asks of the world. … His answers were always local. Grow something. Get to know your neighbors. Care for a place. Protect the soil. Make things with care. Accept limits. Do work that doesn’t harm the things life depends on. And when despair came, he went outside.’

A Meditation by Rev. Cameron Trimble

09/06/2026

at Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis. Mindfulness Practice Group of Annapolis facilitator Lee Weimer led an Introduction to Mindful Movement to kick off a fall series of a Sunday a month on Mindful Movement. Lee offered a handout on . It’s especially gentle & aimed at bringing into the . How interested was this 1st session? We continued talking for an additional 40 minutes.
Photo 3: Rachel Hartley Nutrition

09/06/2026

Posted by a Catholic Monsignor to honor Wendell Berry, Aug. 1934-Aug. 2026. As many people have noted by now, his ?religion was loving the , & within his own commitment he sought out & learned from different schools of . We had never seen this poem of his before the Monsignor used it as a valedictory. Reminiscent of the practice (probably his favorite school) of inviting your demons to tea. Photo by Snappy Goat

I go among trees and sit still.
All my stirring becomes quiet
around me like circles on water.
My tasks lie in their places
where I left them, asleep like cattle.

Then what is afraid of me comes
and lives a while in my sight.
What it fears in me leaves me,
and the fear of me leaves it.
It sings, and I hear its song.

Then what I am afraid of comes.
I live for a while in its sight.
What I fear in it leaves it,
and the fear of it leaves me.
It sings, and I hear its song.

After days of labor,
mute in my consternations,
I hear my song at last,
and I sing it. As we sing,
the day turns, the trees move.

09/05/2026

09/05/2026

Wendell Berry: Aug.1934-Aug.2026. In this article, not Buddhist, just Buddha.
‘two forms of the Nirmanakaya, the Ojin and the Keshin, full manifestations [of Buddhahood] and partial ones. The Ojin is practically the active Tathagata, but the Keshin is an ordinary man who reveals an extraordinary amount of the indwelling Buddha spirit. Suzuki goes on to say that sages such as Honen Shonin and Shinran Shonin would be considered Keshin, whereas Shakyamuni Buddha is Ojin. … I have discovered people with an “indwelling Buddha spirit” in all the most unlikely places—in rooms of recovering addicts, in schools, in people I have “written off” as having nothing to teach me. I have seen the spirit of the Buddha shining from within them. …I am very grateful to be able to list Berry as one of my new teachers—Keshin, or—who knows—maybe even Ojin. He is showing me the from a different angle, with great , great , and great love. He is also helping me to remember that we are all blessed with a myriad of teachers and teachings whenever we open our hearts.’

Recognizing that, at its depths, Buddhism seeks truth and that teachers of truth can be found in many places

09/05/2026

Propagation of literally coast to coast
A NC girl gave some material aid to the teen perpetrators of an attack on a mosque, published & recorded the attack, & published their manifesto. They intended to attack a synagogue & black high school also.

‘The indictment this week of a 17-year-old North Carolina girl in connection with the deadly May attack on a San Diego mosque indicates a more aggressive approach to domestic extremism, according to one Southern California researcher.
Sarah Santiago is accused of helping two San Diego teens carry out their May 18 attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego, officials said at a North Carolina news conference Monday.’
She is accused of live-streaming their attack
What we're dealing with in many respects is a whole culture of a kind of martyrdom, a culture of violence that celebrates violence, that glamorizes violence (and) treats violent perpetrators as heroes," he added.
Young people now are more susceptible to extremist content and communities because they are joining social platforms at younger ages and in larger numbers, he [Prosecutor O’Neill] said. Algorithmic content feeds have also changed those platforms. …
[Dr. Peter Simi] said kids who've experienced trauma or are socially isolated are especially at risk. They might not have a supportive community at school or at home, he said.’

An expert on political violence and extremism said online echo chambers radicalize youth, leading to violent attacks like the San Diego mosque shooting. Kids who've experienced trauma and social isolation are most at risk.

09/05/2026

An alert! from Chesapeake Scenes - Susan Hale's Photos, on Kent Island.
“August 15th might have been my last time for awhile [getting out on the local waters.] I slipped climbing the ladder from our floating dock to our main dock, and in doing so ripped a large patch of skin off my shin as I fell into the water. And guess what. If you have heard the stories about the high bacteria count in the bay, I can attest to it. Even though I immediately washed and washed and washed the wound, I have a bad skin infection from that few seconds in the water. I am on a potent antibiotic, and am hopefully on the mend. But when the pathogen tests came back they were reported to the county by my Annapolis dermatologist. So I became one of the statistics for our county, as I very quickly got a call from the QAC Health Department, who wanted to know the details to add to their statistics. I had a nice chat with Lindsay, and I'm SO glad to know the county is on top of this.
BUT - word of warning - do NOT even think about getting into the water if you have the slightest wound or cut, or you might be the next statistic. I can assure you, it's pretty scary. So have a nice, safe weekend if you are going to be out on the water!”
Photo: page of the current Chesapeake Bay Calendar from Fleming Photography. Taken by Susan Hale in a workshop with Jay Fleming. Crab shanties on Tangier Island.

09/05/2026

reminds you that the is for restoration. Both sitting with the & a stretching the , like .

09/05/2026

Simpler (?) “Householder Koans,” than we used previously on Thurs.: Sun. Sept. 6, 9-9:55 in the Piscataway Rm. Opening & Closing words from the Book of Householder Koans: Waking Up in the Land of Attachments,compiled by 2 students of Maezumi Roshi, founder of the White Plum Asangha: Eve Myonen Marko & Wendy Egyoku Nakao, 3d Abbott of the Los Angeles Zen Center he founded for the new lineage. In discussion we will tackle a single from the book. Koans do not have to be medieval Japanese. We American Zen practitioners complain & exclaim plenty to generate more. Two fierce Roshis of the White Plum lineage respond in the classically demanding Zen fashion: asking more questions. ["Householders" are those zen adherents who are not enrobed in temples.]