The Deeply Settled Heart: Home-based Practice Period Invitation: February 15 \u2013 May 9.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nWarm regards,<\/p>\n
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We are having one snowy and cold winter here in Portland, ME. Recently, a friend asked, \u201cHow are you liking Minnesota by the Sea.\u201d Indeed. So yesterday at Sunday Open Zen, I talked about the Zen way to avoid snow and cold.\u00a0If you\u2019d like to listen to \u201cHow to Avoid Snow and Cold,\u201d click\u00a0here\u00a0or\u00a0here for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>We are having one snowy and cold winter here in Portland, ME.<\/p>\n