Roberta Daihō Rofū 大法 露風

Understanding Anger: A Path to Mindful Compassion Explore how Buddhism perceives anger and offers mindful practices to transform this powerful emotion into mindfulness and compassion.

I've been thinking about the emotion of anger. I know most of us have experienced it, but the goal is not to become its slave. curseofanurse.com/2025/12/26/t...

Vows in a Time of Violence May those who have died be at peace. May those who are wounded find healing. May those who mourn be held in love.

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Watching Mike light the Hanukkah candles tonight reminded me how lucky I am to share this life, these traditions, and this light with him. 🕯️✨
May we always bring a little more light into each other’s worlds

Vows in a Time of Violence May those who have died be at peace. May those who are wounded find healing. May those who mourn be held in love.

Vows in a Time of Violence curseofanurse.com/2025/12/15/v...

Last night, my husband lit the first candles. Today Roshi Rosan Yoshida replied, "Two lights: Self-light and Dharma-light or Self-refuge and Dharma-refuge!."

Vows in a Time of Violence May those who have died be at peace. May those who are wounded find healing. May those who mourn be held in love.

Vows in a Time of Violence curseofanurse.com/2025/12/15/v...

YouTube video by Missouri Zen Center Mitras The Heart at Peace: Belongingness and Healing in Zen and Medicine

youtu.be/SIQ-r0tZgLA?... The video begins at 4:40 minutes.

From Violence to Peace: A Personal Journey The guns are gone now. In their absence, I feel a quiet space. A space where violence does not have the last word. My hope is that we each find our own way to lay down the tools of harm and take up…

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Family Guns, Memories, and a Culture of Violence Guns have been part of my family’s story for generations. But they are not part of my identity. I do not hunt. I do not shoot. I do not find comfort or pride in owning them.

Family Guns, Memories, and a Culture of Violence curseofanurse.com/2025/08/12/f...

Remembering My Brother, Calvin A. Proffitt III Cicadas still sing Death on a hot summer night No end – not no love

Cicadas still sing
Death on a hot summer night
No end—not no love

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Is UNM Prepared for Campus Emergencies? A Critical Review Today the Albuquerque Journal reported, “UNM exploring why 14-year-old was on campus, says it plans to upgrade emergency alert system.” But this response barely scratches the surface of the deep sa…

Is UNM Prepared for Campus Emergencies? A Critical Review curseofanurse.com/2025/08/02/i...

My newest project is the guest editor for a special edition of IJERPH on Global Nursing Leadership for Climate Resilience and Health Equity. I hope many of my nursing and other friends who are interested in climate resilience and health equity will consider contributing. www.mdpi.com/journal/ijer...

Die Walkure at the Santa Fe Opera

When Violence Is Too Close to Home This is the second murder of a student on campus in the five years I’ve been here, and nothing seems to have changed.

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Turn of the Screw at the Santa Fe Opera. An evening of rainbows and opera.

@profpaulboxer.bsky.social I'm glad many from the list are started to connect here.

Listening to Fr. Greg Boyle this morning, he quoted a poet who speaks to this time: “Now could be the moment when we fall apart or we become whole” by Galway Kinnell.
Let's not be the generation that throws people away because they are different, or not perfect, or have made mistakes.

It is interesting that the problems we face are the same and don’t stop at borders

Aide workers should not have to fear death or arrest.

Qualities to build a good research team.

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If you can find the one spot where you can see all 15 stones you will be immediately enlightened. www.flickr.com/photos/rober...

Uncaptured Light In the midst of the tourists’ clamor,   amid stalls of food and hurried feet   the sacred still stands —   silent, unmoving, ageless. I entered as a idle woman walking, drawn by the voice of a sing…

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When I used to backpack we knew once we were about 1/4 mile from the parking space we would be alone with the beauty. Finding it only takes a few extra steps.

I had one last opportunity to practice at Eiheiji. When I cam out the mist had started to settle. The quiet beauty describes the last 3 days.

Eiheiji: Finding Breath and Gratitude in Stillness A reflection of my visit to Eiheiji

Visiting Eiheiji is a wonderful experience. curseofanurse.com/2025/04/22/e...

It is my first morning in Japan. The sunrise is beautiful. Next stop a bullet train.

He is a fan and has most her books

Mike suggested Under the Net by Iris Murdoch as a good book for my flight to Japan.

Today, we honor the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. April 8 invites reflection on compassion, wisdom, and the potential for awakening in every being.

May this day remind us of the path of mindfulness, peace, and loving-kindness.