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Poetry, photos, and reflections about the mystery and mindfulness of poetry emergent from a year-long experiment to write a haiku a day.

A book weaving thoughts and insights about the nature, challenges, and possibilities of constructive social change.

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Zen Brain conference in 2017, which explored the theme, "Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics."

A dharma talk shared with the Upaya Zen Center on the moral imagination and connectedness with self and other.

A speech delivered upon John Paul’s receipt of the Niwano Peace Prize in 2019.

A conversation with Krista Tippett exploring themes of the moral imagination, arts-inspired peacebuilding, and music and poetry in healing and reconciliation.

A dharma talk shared at Upaya Zen Center exploring the wisdom of haiku in relationship with peacebuilding.

A excerpts from a conversation discussing contemporary Mennonite peace witness with Sarah and Jonathan Nahar.