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$\"\"$ <\/a>I\u2019m back from sesshin in Omaha.<\/p>\n

\u201cPay Attention, Be Kind, Remember that the World is Vast and Wide\u201d was the theme of the talk I gave there on Sunday. I\u2019ll get the recording up here soon.<\/p>\n

Today the bombings in Boston are up for me.<\/p>\n

On another \u201cday after.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPay Attention, Be Kind, Remember that the World is Vast and Wide\u201d is all I\u2019ve got to say.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s my prayer today for one and all.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"