I've worked in the prison system, on death row and maximum security. I did that work for six years. I've worked with some of the most difficult people in our society. Buddhism was accessible and helpful for these individuals. — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
We have even done a weekend on Japanese grammar! Not that I know anything about Japanese grammar, but it was Kaz's idea, and it… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Developing our capacity for compassion makes it possible for us to help others in a more skillful and effective way. And compassion helps us… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way. — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
We have been teaching together [with Kaz] now for more than twenty years in sesshins, in international travel programs in Japan and China, as… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
All are interconnected...the environment; rights of the dying; care of caregivers; education and medical care for peoples of the Himalayas; prison work; those living… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“Within and around the earth, within and around the hills, within and around the mountains your authority returns to you.” — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“Some of us are drawn to mountains the way the moon draws the tide. Both the great forests and the mountains live in my… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
I am working on a technical paper on compassion. So I am reading everything I can on the subject, including my own mind and… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear. — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
The roots of all living things are tied together. Deep in the ground of being, they tangle and embrace. This understanding is expressed in… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
I remember having a discussion with [Kaz] about his translation of the word shunyata as "boundlessness," instead of the more traditional "emptiness." I said:… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
![“We have been teaching together [with Kaz] now for more than twenty years in sesshins, in international travel programs in Japan and China, as well as intensives on Buddhism that focus on the work of Zen Master Dogen and Ryokan, as well as on many of the Mahayana sutras.” quote by Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a23/joan-halifax-11817_buddhism_we-have-been-teaching-together-with-kaz_210232.jpg)
![“[Kaz] is a great scholar, very funny - a true man of no rank!” quote by Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9d0/joan-halifax-11817_men_kaz-is-a-great-scholar-very-funny-a-true_589104.jpg)
![“I remember having a discussion with [Kaz] about his translation of the word shunyata as "boundlessness," instead of the more traditional "emptiness." I said: "Kaz, everyone is used to the word emptiness for shunyata. This might not sit well with people. He said: "Translator's prerogative!" Then he…” quote by Joan Halifax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/410/joan-halifax-11817_assuming_i-remember-having-a-discussion-with-kaz_727693.jpg)