Teacher Spider and the Golden Thread

“What if a thousand conversations around the edges of our lives helped stitch a web of change?”

In this dharma talk, accomplished peace negotiator and mediator John Paul Lederach shares his haiku on spiders to highlight some of the most important principles in peacebuilding.

Lederach, John Paul. “Teacher Spider and the Golden Thread.” Dharma Talk presented at the Socially Engaged Buddhist Training, March 10, 2021.

Recorded at and shared with the permission of the Upaya Zen Center.

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