Where did I find the dharma? This is a memorable dharma finding. In 2013, I went to Magnolia Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi for a retreat. Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastics built this monastery on a cotton field known for awful happenings and now remembered and reformed with peaceful practice. 

The recent Monday night teachings on equanimity and forgiveness have provoked me to dig a little deeper into my practice, into this “shenpa” or attachment of mine that shows up daily.