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the authoritarian wants unity by conformity, surrounds their vision with only their uniform view of who, how, where, why, what things should be, filtered through their delusion. a vision devoid of the diversity of art, beauty, life itself! the authoritarian vision in its narrow blindness, is a vision aligned with despairing darkness & death. 

the saints & bodhisattvas, on the other hand, aligned with life, are diverse in their manifestation, their embodiments of & devotion to love, & their benevolent beauty. varied in tradition, varied in their moment of time, sprinkled throughout known history, keeping the light on, inspiring artists, & hope in the hearts of the movers & shakers & sitters, & all who seek to be in union with Love, & of benefit for a world in need.

~j

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#saints #bodhisattvas #CSLewis #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

…the people.

is ALL people, including all those currently under attack by this administration, through rhetoric & policy alike. a value professed of such deep consequence, so many years ago, & though with many steps forward, have yet to fully realize & embody – that this country holds the view that all are created equal. are we ready to finally fully realize this into reality for all who have not been considered equal or have equal opportunity to live free & thrive? we currently have leaders in power who do not hold this value, this principle, this call from long ago. we have leaders who, given the opportunity, would seem to embrace oppression over the masses while hoarding wealth & squandering resources, would be rulers who embrace cruelty & destructive ideology – but this is a country for the people & by the people. democracy is not a spectator sport, it is presence & paying attention, it is determination & engagement. it is union built upon a foundation of loving our neighbor, REALLY loving our neighbor without exclusion, which is challenging, nonviolent, sacrificial, necessary work. may we rise to this moment, on this 250th, to authentically embody a country of “we the people” without exclusion into the next 250, if we are willing.

~j

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#America250 #July4th #WeThePeople #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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i am not an evangelist for any path, but for love. i find deep meaning & purpose in Christian contemplation & mysticism, practice of the Mahayana Buddhist path, Sufi poets, Jewish wisdom, earth/nature conscious Indigenous wisdom, & mystics from all traditions. the “right” path is the path that continually challenges us to be evermore inclusive & expansive with our love, opening our heart, our awareness, & allowing space for wisdom to arise, that recognizes our interdependence, reduces/ends suffering & brings benefit to all in need.

may each of us find our way to the spiritual path that leads us deeper into love, & the wisdom that contributes to healing, restoration & life, rather than harm & destruction.

~j

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#love #path #RichardRohr #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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Even

after

all this time

the sun never says to the earth,

“You owe me.”

Look

what happens

with a love like that – 

it lights the whole

world.

~ Hafiz

belated well wishes, friends, for a blessed Summer Solstice. may these days of increased light remind us to increase the sharing of our light of love with the world.

~j

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#light #love#Hafiz #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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Love is our origin, 

love is our ground, 

love is our sustaining reality 

and love is our destiny.

Love and love alone is 

the substance of reality.

Everything else is 

smoke and mirrors.

~

James Finley

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#OneLove #love #JamesFinley #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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today is World Refugee Day.

“The refugee is not a number, he is a man, he is a woman, he is a child, a family, a people who are suffering. It is possible to see in the migrants of our time, as in those of every age, a living image of God’s people on their way to the eternal homeland.”

~Pope Francis

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#WorldRefugeeDay #PopeFrancis #LoveThyNeighbor #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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we cannot worship power & love our neighbor. we cannot worship power & also remain open-hearted & moved by compassion into service for the most vulnerable – the poor, hungry, sick, elderly, disabled, the orphaned, imprisoned, the foreigner, & those who have been cast out & pushed to the margins. 

love flips the table on hierarchy, on all of these constructed barriers, borders, & divisions. they are all passing.

love, however, is everlasting with no beginning & no end. where shall we plant our seeds? where shall we build our home? with power, already passing into decay? or with love? 

may we choose love.

~j

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#love #JamesTalarico #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

JUNETEENTH – Freedom Day – originated in Galveston, Texas, when Union Army General Gordon Granger proclaimed by order the freedom of enslaved people in Texas. this was 2 1/2 half years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

in 2026, we have a continued threatening movement of White Nationalism that has gained a seat at the table, implementing Project 2025 policy under Trump, w/ attacks on DEI & states making it difficult if not illegal to teach such history due to racism based in ignorance & fear, in an effort to control a fictitious narrative regarding US History. in the spirit of JUNETEENTH & the divine truth that a free life devoid of oppression & subjugation is an inherent right for all, we must continue to inform w/ the truth of our history (all parts – bad & good) through political engagement, education, & art.

of note – the US Congress w/ President Biden signing into law on June 17, 2021, made JUNETEENTH a Federal Holiday.

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today’s ceremony was a welcome salve in this timeline. reminders of decency & integrity, purpose & community can look like. a call forward to make it so. each of us in our own way, with our own abilities, meeting this moment & doing our part. the contrast of leaders & artists who welcome diversity in all its ways – knowing it makes us stronger – with devotion to building inclusive, accessible democracy for all, to what we have now is palpable.

today reminded me to have the audacity to hope.

~j

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#ObamaPresidentialCenter #democracy #hope #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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a good contemplation & practice for the conclusion of a day.

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#LetGo #love #HenriNouwen #JinpaLhaga #JMWart