Joan Halifax

Overview

Joan Halifax born Hanover, NH June 30, 1942. Zen master (rōshi); anthropologist; activist against Vietnam War and for civil rights, 1960s. Founder and Abbot of Upaya Zen Peacemaking Center, Santa Fe, 1990.

Quotations

"US, do not bomb Syria. Violence does not end with violence. . . as one person said: war is so over! feed people. educate people, love people. communicate, reach across lines, send instead of guns, send bread, send women, send books, send the strength of our hearts, not fear, not retribution. eye for an eye is not the way." (Facebook, September 9, 2013; Wikipedia photo with Dalai Lama)