Recorded on July 10, 2025. Image art by Kelly Borberg. This is a reading of a blog post. To see the blog post: https://goingoutwordsandinwords.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/the-way-is-hard-worth-it/

The Way Is Hard & Worth It

Offerings in this recording:
A passage from "The Sun My Heart" by Thich Nhat Hanh; today's reading (July 17) from "365 Tao" by Deng Ming-Dao; the poem "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye; a poem I penned this morning; the chant I do every morning before my session of sitting meditation, and the words of the chant come from the opening passage of the sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone (the ending words of which I edit slightly)


2 Readings, 2 Poems & 1 Chant

Present Moment Living

Lyrics:

Heart open on the path
Feet steady as she goes
and where I'm heading
only god knows

and I am getting better
at walking in the unknown

oh my heart
I am here for you
and I will take good
care of you my friend

Feet steady as she goes
and where I'm heading
only god knows

and I am getting better
at walking in the unknown

Heart open on the path
Feet steady as she goes
Steady as she goes

(original song by Nicole Dunn)

Steady As She Goes

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Beggin (with BombayMami)

Long Way: Cover song by Antje Duvekot

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Practice talk: Showing Up

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OKAY

OKAY (with Jazzy B)

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Kamli

Ordained member of the Order of Interbeing, as part of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village mindfulness tradition.

Practice talk: Showing Up

In Mindful Motion