Hot off the presses
An invitation to read my latest article in the Mindfulness Bell
Dear Enchantable ones,
I am currently recovering from dengue fever on the other side of my trip to Nepal, and will likely have lots to share about all of this eventually. Rest assured, I am being well cared for and monitored. In the meantime, as I continue to rest and heal, I am excited to share with you an article I wrote for the Mindfulness Bell about peace education is hot off the presses today! It is about peace education as unlearning separateness and remembering interbeing. I would love for you to check it out. An excerpt:
When I first heard the Twelfth Mindfulness Training, I knew I was home. I had just graduated with my master’s degree in peace education from the University for Peace (UPEACE) and had moved back to San Diego, California, US while working on a teacher professional development program in peace education for Teachers Without Borders. I had been inspired on my path of peace education by reading Thầy’s book Peace Is Every Step when I was about twenty. This book set me on a path of making my life a work of art for peace. Eventually, this aspiration took me to UPEACE to study peace education and then to San Diego and Deer Park Monastery. There, in the Ocean of Peace meditation hall, I first heard the Twelfth Mindfulness Training during The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings recitation ceremony. The words peace education rang through me like the great bell at the front of the hall. Here was a spiritual path and community that aligned with my vocational path and deepest aspirations; I knew I was at home. Fast forward fourteen years. I am now a resident faculty member at UPEACE, teaching in the peace education master’s program as my humble effort to be a continuation of these teachings in my livelihood, vocation, and life.
You can read the full article here.
I miss you! I hope you enjoy the article and welcome your feedback.
Til soon,
Stephanie
