Posts by Uma Kleppinger
Personal Equity Statement
My commitment to equity is deeply rooted in personal experience and professional growth over more than two decades in Portland. As a white-bodied, neurodivergent individual who has experienced housing insecurity, I’ve navigated complex societal structures that have illuminated the pervasive nature of systemic inequities. These experiences have shaped my understanding of intersectionality and fueled my…
Read MoreDo Not Squander Your Life
One morning, during the predawn zazen—in between the velvet, inky silence and the deep, sonorous tones of the rin-gong—there is an especially long meditation period, or so it seems. Time seems fluid here, elastic. A minute feels like an hour. An hour is a lifetime is the blink of an eye. Time is everything and has no meaning at all.
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