bear witness to the world as it is…
the earth and the marginalized and the oppressed are calling for our authenticity and participation.
~j
#RightSpeech #authenticity #honesty #reality #truth #BearWitness #integrity #wisdom #TheLongArc
meditations
do not hesitate to shine…
Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things.
~
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
shine on, dear friends. the world need your light, your kindness, your compassion, and loving heart.
~j
#WakeUp #Bodhisattvas #BodhisattvaVow #Service #FierceCompassion #Compassion #Kindness #Courage #Love #OpenHeart #TheLongArc #ChogyamTrungpaRinpoche #ChogyamTrungpa #Shambhala #JMWart
be the open heart the earth longs for…
be the open heart the earth longs for.
~
The Guruganesha Band
#OpenHeart #WakeUp #Bodhisattvas #Service #FierceCompassion #Compassion #Kindness #Courage #Love #TheLongArc
be empowered…
Each of us has enormous power. It can be used to help ourselves and help others.
~
Dipa Ma
#power #bodhisattva #heart #compassion #kindness #courage #service #wisdom #love #TheLongArc
all included, all of it…
Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough, and smooth – it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.
~
Pema Chödrön
#peace #capacity #expansive #allofit #allincluded #meditation #Shambhala #Buddhism #PemaChodron #wisdom #JMWart #dove #light
be free and let go…
here, we own nothing
here, there is nothing to hold
be free and let go
~j
#LetGo #LetGoAndFlow #NothingToHoldOnto #NothingToOwn #BeFree #wisdom
silence isn’t an option…
The law of love governs the world. Life persists in the face of death. The universe continues in spite of destruction going on. Truth triumphs over untruth. Love conquers hate.~ Mahatma Gandhi
I believe this to be true.
But I also believe love and life itself call on us to engage and perhaps even depend on our participation.
Nothing, No Thing, can be taken for granted.
There are times when silence just isn’t an option.
Speak and act in solidarity. With nonaggression, with nonviolence, yes. But also with inexhaustible, fierce, formidable compassion and commitment to justice and equality.
Can we hear the cries of the world?
Are we willing to answer?
~j
#WakeUp #OpenEyes #Bodhisattvas #BodhisattvaVow #Service #FierceCompassion #Compassion #Kindness #Courage #Love #OpenHeart #TheLongArc
who we are, what we stand for…
a reminder of who we are and what we stand for…~j
Inscription on the Statue of Liberty
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses, yearning to breath free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
Author: Emma Lazarus
#StatueOfLiberty #remember #OpenHeart #refuge #immigration #TheOther #ThereIsNoOther #compassion #kindness #generosity #courage #TheLongArc
you are needed…
principles, values, morals, ethics.their companion is our integrity and willingness to stand and to speak when such a time arises. the time is now.
~j
#WakeUp #OpenEyes #Bodhisattvas #BodhisattvaVow #Service #FierceCompassion #Compassion #Kindness #Courage #Love #OpenHeart #TheLongArc
get in the game…
we must be vigilant and tireless in our commitment. truth, goodness, kindness, compassion, and love require our participation. ~j
#Bodhisattvas #BodhisattvaVow #Service #FierceCompassion #Compassion #Kindness #Courage #Love #OpenHeart #TheLongArc
The Metta Garden 