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Why Teach?

By PennyGill / February 1, 2016

As many of you know, I have just begun my very last seminar at Mt Holyoke College. I have a fine group of new students, half of whom are from South Asia. We will be studying another version of What

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From Darkness to Light: Solstice 2015

By PennyGill / December 23, 2015
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Shower of Spirit: Summer Rain or Fierce Thunderstorm?

By Penny Gill and Manjushri / November 19, 2015

Manjushri speaks of the Shower of Spirit now drenching us, bringing us a new energy, an energy of a higher frequency. It has been difficult for me to really understand what that means, and I have looked for concrete evidence …

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Fear Shapes Our Lives

By Manjushri / July 3, 2015

Nine people gathered in a circle to study their sacred scripture last week were murdered in Charleston, South Carolina. There are many ways to understand this horrifying event, as we’ve seen in commentaries from across the nation and around the …

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Reading at the Odyssey Bookshop video

By PennyGill / June 14, 2015

I am delighted to write, that a video of my reading at the Odyssey Bookshop in May is now available on the web site; just click on Videos, and you will find it there. I was honored that Joanne Creighton …

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Which Place on Earth Do You Most Love?

By PennyGill / April 12, 2015

I’ve been discussing Naomi Klein’s superb new book, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, with my first-year Mt Holyoke College students.  Klein argues that our only hope of really solving the terrifying consequences of climate change is to radically …

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From Kwan Yin: Living with our deep heartache

By Kwan Yin / February 17, 2013

I asked Kwan Yin if that old, life-long woundedness can ever be healed, or if it must be carried in a particular way. She responded this way:

Ah, that is such a question. That’s where the western tradition of soul-healing …

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Enter the Silence

By PennyGill / August 18, 2012

Are you weary and a bit frazzled? Too much to do and too little time? Give yourself this sweet gift. Create a space of silence for yourself – even a couple of hours, if not half a day or a …

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The Dalai Lama’s Optimism

By PennyGill / July 7, 2012

Today is the Dalai Lama’s 77th birthday, and in honor of that I will post a wonderful paragraph of his from his recent book, Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World.

“I am often asked whether I am optimistic for …

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What is your image for self-surrender?

By PennyGill / April 26, 2012

This has been a year of profound and sometimes wrenching transition for me, as I leave my long teaching life at Mount Holyoke and move towards something quite unknown. Sometimes I feel wonderful, life giving energy, and sometimes it is …

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