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Times of Great Difficulty

KOAN:

Someone asked, “When times of great difficulty visit us, how should we meet them?”
The teacher said, “Welcome.”

—Zhaozhou

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Article April 28, 2021

It Would Be a Pity to Waste a Good Crisis

John Tarrant

It’s important not to discount the idea that in a crisis, you might be having the time of your life. Article by John Tarrant, published in Lion’s Roar magazine on March 23, 2018.

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Text August 25, 2020

Hosting the Life You Have

John Tarrant

Rilke said, “Life is always right.” Whatever I think about that saying, this is the life I have, and I can’t have another life. And really, fundamentally I don’t want another one, because this one is so rich and compelling, no matter what’s going down right now.

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