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Sidney Burris

Death of a Friend

During the early Fall of 2017, an old friend of mine died. He lived in Gloucester, Virginia, near the coastal region between the…

11 min readJun 21, 2023

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Death of a Friend

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Sidney Burris

What Makes a Good Book a Good Book Anyway?

My daughter asked me the other day: So what makes a good book a good book anyway?

4 min readMar 24, 2022

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What Makes a Good Book a Good Book Anyway?

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Sidney Burris

Pandemic Reading: A Letter to My Daughter

Dear Elizabeth:

4 min readAug 31, 2021

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Pandemic Reading: A Letter to My Daughter

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Sidney Burris

A Letter to My Daughter on Finding Joy While Surviving the Pandemic

Dear Elizabeth:

6 min readAug 16, 2021

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A Letter to My Daughter on Finding Joy While Surviving the Pandemic

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Sidney Burris

Green Tara: Three Things I Learned after a Year of Pandemic Practice

A year ago, I wrote a piece about the Dalai Lama’s advice to a group of Chinese Buddhists who wanted to know what specific practice they…

3 min readApr 26, 2021

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Green Tara: Three Things I Learned after a Year of Pandemic Practice

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Sidney Burris

January 6, 2021: What I Want My Daughter to Know about the Siege on Our Capitol

Dear Elizabeth:

6 min readFeb 24, 2021

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January 6, 2021: What I Want My Daughter to Know about the Siege on Our Capitol

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Sidney Burris

Weathering the Pandemic of 2020: Five Small Sermons for My Eleven-Year-Old Daughter

What follows are five small sermons that would cause my daughter to roll her eyes if I delivered them to her in the car now, where I still…

6 min readJan 24, 2021

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Weathering the Pandemic of 2020: Five Small Sermons for My Eleven-Year-Old Daughter

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Sidney Burris

A Letter to My Daughter on the Day that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Were Projected to Be the…

Dear Elizabeth:

4 min readNov 8, 2020

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A Letter to My Daughter on the Day that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Were Projected to Be the…

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Sidney Burris

While We Await the Results of Election 2020

Buddhist teachers talk a lot about impermanence. And we all know what that means, right? Things come, and things go. We’re born, and we…

4 min readNov 4, 2020

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While We Await the Results of Election 2020

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Sidney Burris

One Week to Go: A Daily Chronicle

In one week, Americans will have their last opportunity to vote in the 2020 presidential election. It will be a stressful week…

19 min readOct 27, 2020

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One Week to Go: A Daily Chronicle

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Sidney Burris

Sidney Burris

Essayist, poet, teaching nonviolence & engaged meditation. Founded a Tibetan oral-history project. Hangs with Tibetan monks, a brilliant wife & rakish daughter.

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