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Desert flowers
Leave a comment July 1, 2026 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Desert you are dry
Flowers struggle but blooming
Walking in beauty

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Leave a comment June 30, 2026 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Breeze, sun, birds, water
Whistling through a grass blade
The world becomes quiet

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Leave a comment June 27, 2026 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
See the brown desert
Flowers bloom if they are seen
If only eyes see

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Leave a comment June 15, 2026 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
A blade of grass grows
Sacred in simplicity
When it dies, we die

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Leave a comment July 13, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
The flower of self
No self, yields the biggest bloom
Of impermanence 

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It was a very bad day

Leave a comment July 7, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Lone coyote's cry
You better keep off my turf
It was a bad day

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Leave a comment July 5, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Seeds planted in Spring
Bring wildflowers in Summer
A small patch of joy

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Leave a comment June 22, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Waiting on sunrise
Singing of the desert sand
Echos quietude

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Prudence

1 Comment February 18, 2021 Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
Crouching  cold in snow
Prudence puffed her feathers
Winter's parting blast

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  • Untitled July 13, 2026
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Untitled July 1, 2026
    Desert you are dryFlowers struggle but bloomingWalking in beauty
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Untitled June 30, 2026
    Breeze, sun, birds, waterWhistling through a grass bladeThe world becomes quiet
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • The Integration of Zazen and Ritual: Reconsidering Dōgen’s “Just Sitting” June 30, 2026
    Introduction A common interpretation of the Zen master Dōgen (1200–1253) is that he advocated a minimalist form of Buddhism centered exclusively on shikantaza, or “just sitting.” This reading often relies on a famous passage in the Bendōwa that appears to dismiss traditional Buddhist rituals. However, contemporary scholarship—especially the work of T. Griffith Foulk, Carl Bielefeldt, […]
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Untitled June 29, 2026
    A hand on black rock,Heat radiates; the land speaks:In it, not on it.
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Untitled June 27, 2026
    See the brown desertFlowers bloom if they are seenIf only eyes see
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Untitled June 15, 2026
    A blade of grass growsSacred in simplicityWhen it dies, we die
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • The Sin of War, The Cost of Silence April 9, 2026
    War, at its core, is organized killing. Across ethical traditions, the deliberate taking of human life, particularly at scale, raises profound moral concerns. Within Catholic social teaching, the sanctity of life is foundational: every person bears inherent dignity that cannot be overridden by expedience or power. The just war tradition, developed to constrain violence, sets […]
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Acknowledging Racism Where It Exists February 7, 2026
    Racism is a system of advantage and oppression based on race, maintained through policies, practices, and cultural norms that reinforce racial hierarchies, whether or not individuals consciously intend to be racist.
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin
  • Bearing Witness: Health Professionals’ Role in Immigration Detention February 6, 2026
    I read the recent reporting on Some Public Health Service officers deployed in detention centers suffer ‘moral distress with a mixture of recognition and concern. I spent three years working inside that system, first as a Health Services Administrator at an immigration detention facility, and later as Chief of Field Operations overseeing all health services […]
    Roberta Daiho Rofu Lavin

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