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3 Questions That Bring Us Back to Now – Lions Roar
While hiking, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis suddenly found her mind miles ahead of her body. She offers a three-question meditation practice to reel your running mind back to the present moment. On a recent personal retreat, I hiked into Horn Canyon in the east end of Ojai, California. Due to the severe drought, it had been years since water had flowed alongside the trail there, but now I was delighted to cross the creek a few times, jumping from rock to rock.
Virtue in the Legal Profession and the Culture of Law Schools, Firms
During the Conference on Psychology and Lawyering that Professor Jean Sternlight hosted at the William S. Boyd School of Law a few years ago, my friend Professor Nancy Rapoport and I spoke about the psychology of legal ethics. Drawing on my humanities background and her social science background, we discussed the importance of understanding the incentives that encourage lawyers to behave in certain ways.
As Big Law Marches to Most Days in Office, Some 'Bank' Remote Days
Law firms pushing increased office attendance this fall are also counting on an idea that surfaced when Big Law first began working in person after pandemic lockdowns: a “bank” of remote days. The notion, announced by both Davis Polk & Wardwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is both a nod to how work has changed and an effort to win over skeptical lawyers who would rather have more flexibility, analysts said. But, others added, it probably won’t be a big factor in a lawyer’s choice between two firms.
A Call to Action: Stay Calm and Carry On (Legally) In the Wake of Anti-DEI Directives
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The Solution Sparkles with Butterflies
Designing Plant Communities for Screening Winter 2022 John, Linda, and the Fennel Community With the familiar weight of the iPad balanced in my left hand, I gestured with my right at the collage of plant images on the screen.
We Are All Thay’s Continuation
Six women from the Order of Interbeing and Deer Park Monastery reflect on the impact of their beloved teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, following his death. Thich Nhat Hanh, known as “Thay,” by his students. Photo by Duc. The Miracle of the Practice By Juliet Hwang, True Emerald Ocean Juliet Hwang, photo by Ron Forster. My father brought me to the practice. I grew up in a house shattered by violence, addiction, and mental illness.
Pacific Horticulture | Organized chaos—Food, Roses and a Jungle Retreat
By: Leslie Davis Leslie Davis, Willamette-blooded, Douglas fir and fern raised, makes gardens for nature’s winged-ones: bumblebees, chickadees, and your burdened mind flying free. Find… More From This Author Summer 2021 #LifeNotLawn Approaching from any direction, this corner landscape blazes with color in high summer, and beckons you in winter with subtle silver foliage and tawny waving grasses. It’s unlike the yards on the other three corners and, most noticeably, there’s no lawn.
The Beauty of Organized Chaos
Expand Prev Next See All Issues Lawn-Free and Lively By: Leslie Davis Leslie Davis, Willamette-blooded, Douglas fir and fern raised, makes gardens for nature’s winged-ones: bumblebees, chickadees, and your burdened mind flying free. Find… More From This Author Choosing Beauty Isn’t it interesting—and I recognize a privilege here in the ability to choose—how beauty expresses care, how color and design draw you, attract you to choose one thing over the other. You’re a sensory being.
Representation, Tokenism and Diversity in Publishing
Illustration: Daisy de Villeneuve (“Diversity in Publishing– still hideously middle-class and white? The Guardian) Last year I had a personal essay about motherhood published online in a top-tier media outlet. I’m a white female writer and was surprised the publication used an image of a woman and child of color to go with my essay. My first thought was, That’s cool — my story must be universal. The editors thought my piece might resonate with women of color.
A half-century after ‘Mister Rogers’ debut, 5 facts about neighbors in the U.S.
(Fotos International via Getty Images) More than 50 years after the first episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Fred Rogers, the creator and host of the popular children’s TV show, is being memorialized on the silver screen.
College faculty have become more racially and ethnically diverse, but remain far less so than students
Racial and ethnic diversity has increased among college faculty in the United States over the past two decades, but faculty are still much more likely than students to be white. In fall 2017, about three-quarters of postsecondary faculty members in the U.S. were white (76%), compared with 55% of undergraduates, according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). In contrast, around a quarter of postsecondary faculty were nonwhite (24%), versus 45% of students.
Two-thirds of Americans favor raising federal minimum wage to $15 an hour
Note: See this post for more recent findings on views of a $15 minimum wage. By a wide margin, Americans say they favor raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. But there is a deep partisan divide in views of this proposed policy – a version of which recently passed the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, though it is unlikely to be taken up by the GOP-controlled Senate.
A growing number of American teenagers – particularly girls – are facing depression
Depression is on the rise among American teenagers, and this is particularly true for teen girls. (aabejon via Getty Images) Depression has become increasingly common among American teenagers – especially teen girls, who are now almost three times as likely as teen boys to have had recent experiences with depression.
Engaged Parenting as Spiritual Practice
For years, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis felt she was too busy being a mother to practice Thich Nhat Hanh’s tradition of “Engaged Buddhism” properly. Eventually, she discovered that parenting itself is a form of Engaged Buddhism. When I first learned about Buddhist practice, I immediately saw its parallels with parenting. The two practices share the same basic tenets for living an ethical life. We are asked to transform suffering. We practice non-violence, loving speech, and deep listening.
Leaving the Shore of Illusion
by Leslie J. Davis Photo by Simon Rae. In the Plum Village Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, during our evening sitting meditation practice, we recite an Evening Chant: With posture upright and stable, We are seated at the foot of The Bodhi tree. Body speech and mind, are one, in stillness; There is no more thought of right and wrong. Our mind and body dwell in perfect mindfulness. We discover our original nature, leaving the shore of illusion behind.
Dynamin Is Required for Efficient Cytomegalovirus Maturation and Envelopment
ABSTRACT Cytomegalovirus secondary envelopment occurs in a virus-induced cytoplasmic assembly compartment (vAC) generated via a drastic reorganization of the membranes of the secretory and endocytic systems. Dynamin is a eukaryotic GTPase that is implicated in membrane remodeling and endocytic membrane fission events; however, the role of dynamin in cellular trafficking of viruses beyond virus entry is only partially understood.
Motherhood gave me an identity crisis. Here’s how I overcame it.
When my kids were young I home-schooled them, working long freelance shifts at night while they slept. This added up to spending a lot of time at home and a lot of time with my kids. A lot of time with my kids. I loved it. And it wore me down. I craved alone time so I could lasso my loose edges back from the bodies and emotions of my children and pull them back into myself. I was completely intertwined with my children and desperate for a separate self. I wanted to be me again.
Motherhood gave me an identity crisis. Solving it was simple, but it wasn't easy.
"Where are you, Mama? Are you lost?" my 4-year-old daughter once called from the yard. I was sitting behind a plant pulling weeds, and she couldn't see me. For her, I was miles away, lost in the wilderness. "Don't get lost, Mama," she said. I have two kids, a son and a daughter who are now teenagers. When I first became a mom, it was June 2000. I was 33 years old and thought I was emotionally mature enough not to lose myself and my hard-earned independence to motherhood.
Leaving the Shore of Illusion
As a child, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis escaped her painful reality by daydreaming. Through meditation, she’s learned to resist the urge to escape into her mind and focus on the present moment. In the Plum Village Buddhist tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, during our evening sitting meditation practice, we recite an Evening Chant: With posture upright and stable, We are seated at the foot of The Bodhi tree. Body speech and mind, are one, in stillness; There is no more thought of right and wrong.
Three Questions for Coming Back to Now
While hiking, Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis suddenly found her mind miles ahead of her body. She offers three questions you can ask yourself to reel your running mind back to the present moment. On a recent personal retreat, I hiked into Horn Canyon in the east end of Ojai, California. Due to the severe drought, it had been years since water had flowed alongside the trail there, but now I was delighted to cross the creek a few times, jumping from rock to rock.
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