Summary: During the last talk of the 2020 Spring Practice Period, “Honoring Women of the Way,” Roshi Joan Halifax expresses her deep gratitude for all the teachers and people at Upaya for creating an extraordinary ango during the pandemic with over 900 participants touching in via Zoom for Dharma talks, zazen, and practice interviews. “Your commitment,” she says, “to be in compassionate containment is not only for our well being, it’s for the well being of every person we might encounter outside of our community, so, I am so grateful.” She then shares the story of The Old Woman’s Rice Cakes. She situates us all within the challenging yet grateful shoes of the scholar Deshan, who finds himself “thrashed” upon the threshold of his journeying.<br> <br> For the “Sesshin – Teachings of our Women Ancestors, Spring 2020” Series description, please visit <a title="Sesshin: Introduction to Spring Sesshin 2020 (Part 1 of 6)" href="https://www.upaya.org/2020/05/palma-overley-halifax-introduction-spring-sesshin-2020-1-6/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Part 1</a>.<br> To access the entire series, please click on the link below:<br> <a title="Upaya Podcast Series: Sesshin - Teachings of our Women Ancestors, Spring 2020" href="https://www.upaya.org/2020/05/palma-overley-ohara-schireson-hubbeling-halifax-sesshin-spring-2020-6-parts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upaya Podcast Series: Sesshin – Teachings of our Women Ancestors, Spring 2020</a><br>
