"I believe that we should understand vegetarianism to include everyone who makes the effort to adopt a meat free diet, even if social & cultural considerations sometimes lead them to make exceptions." - Geoffrey Barstow visiblemagazine.com/vegetarian-hol… #PublicVoices The OpEd Project

Fun thing: just had my first opinion piece published! visiblemagazine.com/vegetarian-hol…

Terrifying. nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opi…

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It may be rainy and gross out, but the cherry blossoms outside my window are something else. instagram.com/p/Cqvi5fhJFzt/…

Couple weeks ago my water heater caught fire. Other than being thrilled my house didn’t burn, I wasn’t worried: I have a home warranty. But American Home Shield has refused to cover it and no one will tell me why. Isn’t this exactly why we pay for a home warranty???

I have a student interested in studying a bit of Buddhism while they’re in Thailand. Any suggestions for where they might go? We’re talking short term (days or weeks), not months. And they’re open to studying philosophy, meditation, or other approaches.

Hi friends! Wanting to spread the word about this conference on Buddhism and Food Ethics coming up soon at Oxford. I'll be there, and it would be awesome to have some of you all too! Feel free to spread the word to others who might be interested.

Sent this out yesterday, but thought I'd send it again today, during daylight hours. :) 👉 Upcoming conference on Buddhism and Food Ethics in the UK. I'll be there, and would love to have the opportunity to connect with others! 👈

Excited to help spread the word about the Buddhist Perspectives on the Natural Works NEH seminar. I’ll be there and would be awesome if some of you were too! Applications close March 5, so check it out and please share! mangalamresearch.org/summer-institu…