I delivered this prayer was offered as part of daily chapel held today at....
Visiting Pann Pyo Let: An Abundance of Abundance
I am beyond exhausted and yet feel the desire and the duty to blog. Our days....
New Year, New Hope, and the Hokey Pokey
The last Sunday of the old year I spent at my internship congregation. I led what they endearingly call 'Sandwich Worship.' Traditionally, the Sunday after Christmas, worship takes place in the vestry of the building. Formal worship is truncated (and can....
Interdependent Web Writ Global: Myanmar-Style
About a month ago, I attended a lecture by interfaith community organizer and....
Breakfast in Burma or Books for Babes
We are staying at the Myanmar Life Hotel for the first week of our trip. We....
Whatever Happens, Don't Be Afraid: Our Bodies are Impermanent
Last Saturday, I was given a task to carry a box of overripe bananas from one location to another close by. I acquired a cart with wheels to transport it down the hallway of the church basement where the soup kitchen was serving food. To lift, I bent at....
A Call to Increase the Number of Wise Persons on Christmas Eve
Tonight, as part of the adult Christmas Eve service, I will be reading Rev.....
Honoring My Teachers
In traditional Buddhism, even Western Buddhism, there is typically attention to lineage and one's teachers. In respected circles, one cannot become a teacher unless one has received transmission or endorsement from a teacher who also received something....
Trauma-Informed Meditation Protocol
During my upcoming trip to Burma, I will be leading daily meditation sessions....