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…and it’s a practice.

life will continually present the triggers that set us off and running. may we learn with practice to recognize we are running, to pause before running, and in that gap, to choose whether or not to run based on what is beneficial and doesn’t add to harm.

~j

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#path #practice #JinpaLhaga #IdilAhmedQuotes

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“resilient life ” enso

the potential for life is always present. life always finds a way.

even in a concrete sidewalk we’ll find a sprout of green making its way from darkness to light.

are we any different?

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#life #potential #resilience #green #growth #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art #Zen #enso

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“healing into wellness” enso

in Buddhism, the Medicine Buddha appears in color as Lapis Lazuli (blue), the same as the healing light that emanates from him. 

our world feels unwell at the moment, needing much healing.

may we, with our best efforts, contribute to healing.

may it be so.

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#illness #healing #wellness #MedicineBuddha #blue #LapisLazuli #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art #Zen #enso

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“wake up & flow” enso.

this is our life!

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#WakeUp #flow #life #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art #Zen #enso

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as this year ends and the new year begins, may we let go, may it be our practice let go.

may we let go of all that is destructive and harmful, all that is oppressive and insatiable with blind consumption, all that is fearful and filled with aggression and hate. 

may we let go of the desire to hurt or rob others of the joy of life. 

may we let go of the myth that vengeance is somehow justice and that mass death solves anything, or that we can bomb our way to peace.

may we let go of all that is not born of an empathetic, open heart – tender and raw, gentle and kind, compassionate and healing in word and action.

may we let go of all that isn’t love.

rising from the ash that once was ego and delusion, may all that is left, BE LOVE.

may it be so.

~j

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#LastPostOf2023 #NewYear #LetGo #impermanence #ego #delusion #OpenHeart #empathy #love #compassion #kindness #peace #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art

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a thought as this year draws to a close and a new year approaches.

no one can live our lives for us. it is up to us to step up to and live our lives, to dance with the divine, to explore the inner workings of our heart, and be that unique and authentic embodiment of love the world is missing.

grateful that your unique light is shining in this world.

shine bright, shine true, and let the gentle tenderness and warmth of your heart lead the way.

~j

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#OpenHeart #ShineYourLight #LoveYourlove #authenticity #unique #embodiment #love #gentleness #tenderness #warmth #light #meditation #contemplation #InnerJourney #YourLife #JinpaLhaga #RainerMariaRilke #RainerMariaRilkeQuotes

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each day, each moment, each thought and breath are an opportunity to choose to stay open, to be present, to allow for awareness to arise, to allow for love to be embodied, to choose peace instead of war, to choose healing instead of harm and destruction, to choose kindness instead of cruelty, to choose authenticity rather than deception.

may hearts open, may minds be steady, may wisdom arise, and may our lives be a benefit to a world in need.

~j

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#OpenHeart #WakeUp #ShowUp #HeedTheCall #wisdom #kindness #compassion #healing #peace #love #JinpaLhaga #PemaKhandro #PemaKhandroQuotes

over two thousand years ago, a baby was born to a poor refugee family in exile. this baby would grow into a man who embodied Love so completely that he was willing to offer his life over to wherever that Love led, even to death.

his message and emphasis of a life lived in service to love, upset the status quo. he prioritized loving people over tradition and rules. he met people where they were and loved them. he stood with the marginalized. he preached serving the needy and feeding the hungry, turning the other cheek and loving our enemies. he warned against obsessive wealth and greed. he cautioned against indebting others, and instead preached the alternative: forgiveness.

he taught that this was the way to know God’s heart, that such love saves us. a transformative message!

he taught from the bottom; he taught vulnerability. he taught that true power, transformative power, is paradoxically found in powerlessness.

unfortunately vulnerability and powerlessness, and loving our enemies just doesn’t fit nicely into our dualistic, hero narratives.

dying to ourselves, allowing us to be brought to new life through love, is scary. it’s easier to state a few beliefs and keep the status quo rather than surrendering to such transformation.

his words (and call), “blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” echos through our world unanswered. 

i sometimes wonder how our world would be now, if following Jesus’ teachings and living his message were emphasized rather than just worshipping him. 

we work hard at not loving, and even worse, many take Jesus’ message of love and weaponize it, oppressing others. 

“Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace…”

May it be so. May hearts open to the love and wisdom Jesus preached, not just on Christmas, but every day.

Merry Christmas to you, my friends. May your lives be blessed.

~j

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#Christmas #GoodNews #Jesus #JesusChrist #Love #Peace #Forgiveness #Service #OpenHeart #Wisdom #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art

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yes, you!

you have within you the deep abiding joy and beauty of life, the vast, luminous quality of awareness found within all nature.

Happy Christmas Eve, friends 🎄

~j

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#ChristmasEve #smile #joy #beauty #life #nature #love #OpenHeart #path #practice #haiku #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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neither pushing away 

or grasping.

knowing all falls away, 

i offer my presence.

when all falls away,

there is only presence.

here is love,

which has no beginning 

or end.

~j

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#OpenHand #OpenHeart #love #presence #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art #enso