meditations

just because…

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Just because 

you feel certain, 

doesn’t mean you are in the right.

Just because 

you have heard the song of truth, 
doesn’t mean you’ve got the only moves.

All of us can dance 
and the floor is open to everyone.

So

Take a deep breath, 

then another, 

and sit down here 
at this table of 
communion and humility.

All you need to bring with you, 

is your beautiful, 
wounded heart 
and
the willingness to listen…

~j

Thich Nhat Hanh mantra…

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  Breathing in,

I see myself as a flower.
Breathing out, I feel fresh.
Breathing in,
I see myself as a mountain.
Breathing out, I feel solid.
Breathing in, I see myself as space.
Breathing out, I feel free.
~Thich Nhat Hanh

are we willing?

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Are we willing to listen?

Are we willing to see?

Our response to suffering, whether in Nepal, or Baltimore, or the arguments presented to the Supreme Court on this day, reflects our humanity and our ability to look and listen beyond our own perspective and our own initial emotional responses, from a place that reflects our interdependence, our capacity for compassion, and service to the principle of alleviating this world from suffering from where we are in this moment, with what we have in this moment, and who we are in this moment.
#interdependence #compassion #WeAreOne #Presence #look #listen #serve #Nepal #Baltimore #Equality #wisdom #peace #Life #Love

Nepal Earthquake Relief…

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please consider giving some assistance  to Nepal and surrounding areas affected by this devastating earthquake, through a vetted, reputable charity. Charity Navigator is a wonderful resource to investigate. 

I have chosen Global Giving. they are well regarded, working with local groups to affect relief and assistance fast with first responders, health and food aid and into the long term. they have set up a specific funding page for the Nepal earthquake. #Nepal #NepalEarthquake

http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/nepal-earthquake-relief-fund/

Donate Here

Nepal Earthquake, prayers…

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prayers for Nepal for rescue, aid, relief, fresh water, generosity, healing and peace. 

more than 1400 lives lost. many many injured. many with whereabouts unknown, many possibly buried with nightfall, rain, cold and aftershocks complicating the situation. hold them in your heart and prayers and give as you are able. peace ~j

#Nepal #NepalEarthquake 

Planetary, the film…

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in honor of Earth Day and in celebration of this beautiful gift that is this planet I watched (and subsequently purchased) this exquisite movie and wholeheartedly recommend that watch it. you can rent rather than purchase 🙂

namaste ~j

#PlanetaryTheMovie #Planetary #Earth #Interdependence #WeAreOne #PlanetaryCollective

one on one…

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Why do I consider it so crucial to balance the outer aspects of nonviolence and compassion with the inner support of contemplative practice? Because in the end, all politics are local, and we cannot love life and humanity if we do not love each other, one on one.

~ Lama Surya Das

windows…

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window to love

sometimes it is just enough to know you have the capacity to love,
to be moved by someone, to feel.
even that can be a window to the deeper love.
the love that carries us all.

may you know that you are worthy of such love
and that your love is a gift to this world.
you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t.

~j
02.14.15