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Planting Life 2025: Corn, Cosmos, and the Sacred Architecture of Time (Part 2)


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In this session of Planting Life, Mayan archaeoastronomer Alonso Méndez reveals the profound astronomical knowledge embedded in ancient Mesoamerican civilization. Drawing from his decades of research at Palenque, Méndez traces how corn became not just sustenance but the foundation of an entire cosmology that linked human life cycles to celestial movements. He explains the remarkable relationship…

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Podcasts | Upaya Zen CenterBy Joan Halifax | Zen Buddhist Teacher Upaya Abbot