Surapsari Fujimaru
Connect with the World’s Suffering Without Overwhelm
I went on a month-long news fast last year. The state of our world — including the war in Ukraine, mass shootings, and environmental...
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Surapsari Fujimaru
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New Year, New Vision
The New Year began in silence. After the temple near my home in Chiba, Japan struck the 108th bell for purification at midnight, silence...
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End to Begin
The chilly air blows through my yard. The last remaining oak leaves take off from the branches, join the wind, dance with the current,...
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Spread (or Plant the Seed of) Joy
I connect cedar branches with wire clippings and bend them into a circle. The camphor-like scent brings wood inside the room and envelops...
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Surrender to be Reborn
My dear friend, Pamela Overeynder, recently posted on her Facebook page a beautiful poem by Elena Bernabè (sharing the post on The Soul...
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Reflect, Release and Realize
I rest under the tree and feel the breeze caressing my skin. The passing cloud reminds me of constant changes in life. I'm on a retreat...
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Happy Thanksgiving
The Japanese word for "thank you" is "arigato". Its original meaning is "extremely rare to exist and thus highly valuable." The word...
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Find and Follow Your Inner Compass
We all experience transition. It is inevitable as long as we exist. It is the order of nature: weather changes, seasons shift, and people...
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Setting and Releasing Goals
On every New Year’s Day I take a time for a long meditation to clarify the mind and open up for all the possibilities the new year may...
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Find Peace in Uncertainty
The sun shines through the pond, with its light caressing me underwater. A breeze makes a current and sways my stalk. I'm a lotus,...
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Planting Seeds of Mindfulness
Jessica shows up at our Youth Mindfulness Summer Camp with a thermal bottle. “I brought green tea,” she smiles. “I love green tea!”...
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Do Your Best
Tomiko is a three-time cancer survivor. She lost her stomach and rectum. She has been using a stoma* and disposable bags attached to it...
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Mindful Art
I draw a curvy line of a vine with a complete focus. The end of the swirly vine yields to the beginning of a new one. I repeat the...
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Silent Retreat at Home
Silence is the most vibrant sound of all. It is the sound of life, the sound of the universe. As white light contains all colors, silence...
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Switching the Lenses
I love spending time outdoors. I enjoy taking photos of the beauty around me while hiking or just relaxing in my backyard. Lying on the...
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Healing the Whole Being
I teach a class called Healing Culinary Traditions from Asia. This four-session series features diets, ingredients, cooking methods, and...
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Standing Up For Your Values
“I’m fine Catherine’s smile froze at the end of the sentence. Her strained voice and frowned eyebrows betrayed her words. “Are you sure?”...
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Spring Self-Exploration
A wind blows through the tall oak tree in front of our retreat cottage. It shakes off dried leaves, the only reminder of the winter storm...
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Restoring Peace and Harmony
While making a Balinese offering sample, my mind wanders the rice paddies in Ubud, the village where I lived with my family for over 15...
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Gods' Delight
Okame (the Lady of Happiness), Hyottoko (the Funny Man), and Ebisu (the Lucky Gods). I smile while going through Kagura masks one by one...
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