please #VOTE from a space of #dignity, #decency, #compassion, and #courage tomorrow, Nov 8th.

may #OpenHearts and #sanity arise, and prevail.

~j

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#MidtermElections }midterms #elections #path #practice #EngagedBuddhist #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

no doubt the reach of technology and technical platforms has enormous influence and power. we should be aware of this and act with responsibility. 

however, may our awareness also open to the ultimate power and influencer, which is love. love is here, present and moving. the ground beneath the ground, within and beyond beginningless time. we are a manifestation of this love, and embodiment of this love.

this embodiment of love, recognized and embraced, bears fruit – reverence, respect, compassion. this, over time, changes the world. heart to heart, family to family, community to community, society to society. the whole world has the potential to be transformed by the power, influence, and movement of love, through those who embrace and choose to speak, act, and live as love.

our vote can be an extension of our love, a fruit of our willingness to live love.

may these midterm elections be a representation of such love in action for the benefit of ourselves, others, and all life.

~j

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#vote #midtermelections #democracy #compassion #reverence #respect #love #life #interdependence #benefit #OpenHeart #sanity #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #JinpaLhaga #PaulHawkenQuotes

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love goes to the root! 

love treats the symptoms AND the underlying infection. 

if we want to be instruments of love, embodying #love through our #compassion, then we too are interested in getting to the root of #suffering and all of its various symptoms.

our #vote is one way we can address both in a civil society.

may we be #healers and exercise our love through compassionate #voting next Tuesday, Nov. 8th.

~j

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#midterms #elections #interdependence #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #JinpaLhaga #WilliamSloaneCoffinQuotes

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i was listening to U2’s song “One” yesterday and these lyrics struck me. they recognize each of us as a unique expression of life, yet somehow still part of the whole. we “get” to carry each other is a recognition of how life is – interdependent.

carrying each other is love. carrying each other is mutual compassion. carrying each other is something we can actively choose to do in big ways, even as we already do so in small ways unrecognized.

our #VOTE can be a big way to carry each other. are we #voting to help others as well as ourselves, especially those who may not have as loud a voice or a seat at the table? are we using this right, this privilege, this responsibility to further kindness and decency or add to cruelty and harm?

#midterms #elections are next Tuesday, Nov. 8th. 

let’s use our voice, our vote to carry each other.

~j

#one #OneLove #CarryEachOther #empathy #compassion #OpenHeart #path #practice #EngagedBuddhist #JinpaLhaga #U2 #U2quotes

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i find myself often wondering what those who are near to me and passed on may think of where we find ourselves today.

i think of my late grandfather, who as my mom has shared with me, loved history. he was an army veteran, he fought against fascism in World War II. what would he think of the dark, desperate cloud of fascism asserting itself once again in our world globally, including here in the US?

i think of my late friend, Josiah, gone from this world and life far too soon, who lived with such love for life and saw the sacredness inherent in it, who valued gentleness, beauty, openness, and creativity. what would he think of the indifference, the aggression, and cruelty? how would he see the role of light bearers in the slow creep of darkness?

may we remember the past and learn, may we see the inherent sacredness of life calling our hearts to gentleness.

may hearts open, may our light shine, may sanity arise.

#VOTE

~j

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#midterms #elections #history #fascism #democracy #life #love #OpenHeart #gentleness #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #JinpaLhaga #JosiahAkoyaElkins

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breathe. 

we can begin by just breathing and coming back to ourselves, to this moment, to our heart, to our mind.

from such space we can ask ourselves:

what do i value for this world?

what do i value for this moment? for the future?where can i offer my voice, my vote, to encourage it to be so?

please #VOTE from a space of #dignity, #decency, #compassion, and #courage on November 8th.

may #OpenHearts and #sanity arise, and prevail.

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#breathe #RegisterToVote #midterms #elections #democracy #SitDownRiseUp #EngagedBuddhism #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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Walk towards the good.

Don’t be distracted by fear, by rage.

Walk towards the good.

In places, that path is wide.

In places, perilous. Walk.

~ John Patrick Shanley

good advice for life. 

and good advice for social media engagement, yes?

(i’m talking to you Twitterverse…)

may our practice of love be marked by clarity, focus, buoyancy, open-heartedness, and resilience today and in all the days ahead.

#VOTE

~j

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#TheGood #clarity #focus #buoyancy #OpenHeart #resilience #love #path #practice #EngagedBuddhist #SocialMedia #Twitter #JinpaLhaga #JohnPatrickShanleyQuotes

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Walk towards the good.

Don’t be distracted by fear, by rage.

Walk towards the good.

In places, that path is wide.

In places, perilous. Walk.

~ John Patrick Shanley

good advice for life. 

and good advice for social media engagement, yes?

(i’m talking to you Twitterverse…)

may our practice of love be marked by clarity, focus, buoyancy, open-heartedness, and resilience today and in all the days ahead.

#VOTE

~j

⭕️♥️🙏🏻

#TheGood #clarity #focus #buoyancy #OpenHeart #resilience #love #path #practice #EngagedBuddhist #SocialMedia #Twitter #JinpaLhaga #JohnPatrickShanleyQuotes

please #VOTE from a space of #dignity, #decency, #compassion, and #courage on November 8th.

may #OpenHearts and #sanity arise, and prevail.

⭕️♥️🙏🏻

Posted @withrepost • @joanhalifax Roshi Joan: Why and how we vote: The Four Embracing Actions of the Bodhisattva and ending political violence

early Sunday morning vibes to start the week…

may we have the capacity to meet this moving world, along with others and ourselves in all situations, with a strong back and open heart. 

the world needs us to show up with empathy, kindness, and compassion, even when others do not and in delusion cause harm. 

let’s shine our light, friends, and love love love.

~j

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#luminous #StrongBack #OpenHeart #love #empathy #FierceCompassion #path #practice #EngagedBuddhism #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #VOTE