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“We can’t lose our heads. 

Oh, Bodhisattvas! 

Losing your head doesn’t help – 

Instead, extend your hand,

Offer your words, your wisdom, your effort. 

That’s what a Bodhisattva does, day in and day out,

Serving all of life.”

~ 

Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara

we practice to be of benefit, to ourselves and others, a life as an offering. during challenging times, we can lean into our practice, take refuge in our practice of having a steady mind and an open heart, and then get up off the cushion and offer it. just offer it back to life, to others who are suffering, in whatever ways we can.

~j

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*quote from, “A Little Bit of Zen: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism” by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara 

pictured: statue of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva

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