There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.~ Deng Ming-Dao

when we perceive our world with a beginner’s mind, with eyes of curiosity and wonder, there is nothing that is ordinary, each breath is a miracle, each moment has a newness and freshness to it, an opportunity to greet this world with open hearts, with interest and love.
we begin to realize we already dwell in the sacred. the Absolute is here and present within the Relative. these aren’t just places or states of mind and heart reserved for another time, a later date. these are available here and now.
~j

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Life bursting open

Through sunrises and sunsets

Here we learn to love.

~j

it’s this moment. it’s this time. it’s this place where the magic happens. what magic? the opportunity to love, to respond to and relate to a suffering world with an open heart and steady mind. if not now, when?and when we feel we fall short of this, with gentleness we begin anew. if not now, when?
~j

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What good is it to live with nothing left to give, forget but not forgive, not loving all you see?~ Coldplay

loving all we see…

loving all we see is not an approval of what is harmful, what is cruel, what is injustice or inequality, or what is violent and destructive.
loving all we see is our response to a world with injustice and inequality, with violence and destruction, with harm and cruelty.

loving all we see is loving justice, loving equality, and working toward these things, bringing what is healing to the world.
our love is an offering of heart, of hope, of peace.

our life is an offering, loving this world into healing, into equality and justice, into peace.

all of this world needs our love, so we love it all.
~j

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today is Bodhi Day, for Mahayana Buddhists. a commemoration of the day Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) sat under the bodhi tree and night sky, and in the early morning hour, awakened.

may we all find our stillness, our connection to all life, and may we wake up in heart and in mind, so we may be of benefit to a world in need.
~j

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there is an emphasis on breath in Buddhist meditation, Taoist meditation, Tai Chi, Yoga, & other spiritual traditions. breathing happens naturally & involuntarily, so we seldom even think about it until it is inhibited perhaps through illness or environment circumstances.

although breathing happens involuntarily, most of us do not breathe in a beneficial way. we breathe in short bursts, usually because we are hurried & stressed, w/ busy bodies & busy minds. this becomes habitual & patterned. this short breathing is mostly in our chest/shoulders going up & down & doesn’t use our full lung capacity.

watch a baby breathing & we see something different. we see the belly rising & falling. a relaxed diaphragm allows the lower lungs to fill up w/ air as well. w/ intention we can relearn to breathe this way, which benefits the health of our bodies & minds.

by placing our attention on our breathing, we can bring both body & mind back together. we can even enjoy our breathing. as we relax into our breath, our bodies relax as well. if the feeling of this is too strong at first, we can just lightly touch the feeling of our breathing w/ our attention without too much emphasis.

there’s a Taoist practitioner/teacher (George Thompson) that i follow & really enjoy who spoke about proper breathing recently & gave 3 suggestions/practices for proper, beneficial breathing:
+Breath Slow
Default: 5 seconds in / 5 seconds outDestress: 4 seconds in / 7 seconds hold / 8 seconds out
+Breathe Deep
Use your intentionRelease stomach tension
+Breath Through Your Nose
When? All day, every dayHow? Use intention to habituate

~j

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we may come to meditation practice with thoughts of attaining enlightenment, or adding some sort of special abilities. however, the practice isn’t a practice of attainment or addition. rather, the practice is a path of coming home to ourselves, of coming to know who we really are. it is an unravelling of habits and patterns, it is a practice of inviting what has been running wild, to now settle and relax, of allowing what has been closed to now open. and when we do settle and we do open, when we allow all else to drop away, what we find is that we are quite tender and kind, that at our core there is a natural connectedness and movement, a flowing of love and compassion.

let go and let love flow.~j

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“Hell is not punishment, it’s training.”
~ Suzuki Roshi

i love this quote and it also challenges me. when things are going wrong, when it feels like the world is caving in, when it is hot and heavy, i’m more likely to whine and feel bad for myself. how about you?

but is whining and feeling bad for oneself, responding with love?

in Buddhist cosmology, the remedy or response to the Hell Realm is to practice Lovingkindness. for others and for ourselves. we include ourselves in Lovingkindness practice. the practice is one of opening the heart and reorienting the mind. we can learn to hold all that is hellish with tenderness, with gentleness, with kindness, with warmth. the ground is then prepared, so that we can respond to circumstances in a way that is motivated from genuine self-care and care for others, in a way that is loving and compassionate.
i think back to my Christian upbringing, where i was taught that after his crucifixion, prior to his resurrection, Jesus descended into hell and set the captives free. how could he have done this in any other way, but love?
love is always the answer. love is the training. opening our hearts, reorienting our minds, ending harm and destruction, bringing healing to a world in need.

we won’t just need this in the times ahead, we need this now.
this is the path, this is the practice. we respond to this world, by saying:
“i am here to love.”

~j

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Happy Hanukkah to all of my dear friends who observe and celebrate!! 🕎

we can all benefit from this Festival of Lights and remembering that one light can light many. it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by darkness to forget that there is a light that shines within each of our own hearts.

if we can practice remembering that this light shines within our hearts, if we can practice keeping our hearts open to share this light, then this light has the possibility of shining to the ends of the earth and beyond, benefiting all people and the entire world.
may it be so.

~j

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JMWart SALE continues through the 30th!
20-60% off 🙂

upon check out use code: CYBER5

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original art as various art prints and on a products such as clothing, home & living, stationery & office, accessories, pins and stickers!

delivers between Dec 3-10 w/ Standard Shipping.
Express Shipping also available.*note – delivery times may change depending on when you order 😉
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hello friends!

my online Redbubble store JMWart is having a 5 days of savings SALE!

Nov 26-30

20-60% off sitewide!

for savings, upon checkout use code: CYBER5

Delivers between December 3-10 w/ Standard ShippingExpress Shipping also available.

ALL ORIGINAL WORK. unique contemplative art, photography, along with fun, quirky illustrations on various prints and products including:
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