Found Exhortation
Freedom Plaza, August 12, 2018
Sadhana
Sadhana
After a full work day and a Board meeting at William Penn House, I joined those at the Supreme Court affirming their engagement, crying out their resolve, their outrage, their grief, their hope.
United States Supreme Court, July 9, 2018 (chanting, “hey, hey, ho, ho, the patriarchy has got to go…”
Tandava
Blossoms and Signs Around Town
I had previously committed to volunteering at the Lantern at the same time as the demonstration at the White House against the separation, incarceration, and deportation of those seeking asylum. I left the house an hour early and got off the bus at Farragut Square instead of taking it all the way to Georgetown. Volunteers were actively coordinating and people were starting to gather.
I talked to people who were heading over as I walked on to the Lantern, and I brought the demonstration with me.
Puja
Families Belong Together Prayer Vigil, June 29, 2018
Signs Around Town
Practice Every Day
It isn’t sadhana unless it is steady, repeated, and over a long period of time (though form or emphasis might change).
United States Supreme Court, June 28, 2018
What’s Your Sadhana? Your Dharma?
I took formal leave at lunchtime long enough to stop and recognize those willing to be arrested to speak out against fracking and fossil fuel pipelines and for renewable energies.
Outside FERC, June 25, 2018