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“There’s a growing list of things we’ve known and forgotten. Things they’ve pushed us to forget. Things like freedom. I mean it’s so confusing isn’t it? So much going wrong, so much to say, and all of it happening so quickly. The pace of repression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It is easier to hide behind forty atrocities than a single incident. but they have a fight on their hands don’t they? Our elemental rights are such a simple thing to hold, they will have to shake the galaxy awful hard to loosen our grip.”

~ Karis Nemik 

(Star Wars: Andor)

in solidarity with all who are marching & protesting for democracy today, April 5th 2025 for “Hands Off!”

may our commitment to love, to each other, to our democracy buoy us in these challenging times. may we, in our words & actions, be light in the darkness, embodying love, healing, & hope.

~j

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#HandsOff #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreedomOfAssembly #PeacefulProtest #love #light #hope #SitDownRiseUp #MeditateAndResist #MindfulResistance #RebelSymbol #StarWars #Andor #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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it is so vitally important, when facing a spiritual crisis as we are, to bear witness to suffering. to be courageous enough to look clear eyed into the darkness of indifference, destruction, & harm, & allow it to break open our hearts. to allow our hearts to break open, to allow our hearts to be moved by the suffering we see, is to allow for empathy. we shine our light into the darkness. this is what makes us human instead of monsters. there are a lot of monsters right now, who unable to move through their own fears, losing their humanity in greed & abusive power, are causing immense harm. let us who are aware, open-hearted & brave, live now as the future we hope to see – a future of embodying love, guided by wisdom & principles of equity & justice, filled with hope, working towards peace.

~j

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#HeartWork #HeartRevolution #OpenHeart #love #BearWitness #suffering #darkness #light #RealChange #transformation #MelvinMcLeod #JinpaLhaga 

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the truth of interdependence & the value of our time & how we can benefit this world with that time is at the forefront of my mind in light of all that is happening. for whom do i cast my vote, for whom do i speak up & stand up with in solidarity? what words & actions am i putting forth into the world, like seeds being planted? how am i tending to the conditions that support those seeds, so the future may be healthier, happier, & more peaceful for generations to come? am i aligning with love or cruelty? 

happy 91st birthday to the subject of my first book report as a child in school, my first hero who continues to be heroic, the aware & wise, Dr. Jane Goodall.

~j

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#DrJaneGoodall #JaneGoodall #interdependence #PlantingSeeds #TheLongArc #SitDownRiseUp #MindfulResistance #MeditateAndResist #OpenHeart #JinpaLhaga 

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this is the attitude, the perspective, the mantra of this moment. not just because it is needed, but because it is true.

you are here, with your unique embodiment of life & love, with your talents & skills, with learned wisdom passed from ancestors & a lifetime of experience leading to this moment. your open heart, your empathy, your desire for connection & happiness & peace, motivated by the love you have for those close to you are all part of what makes you strong & valuable in this moment.

breathe. keep your heart open. do what you can, with what you have, where you are. 

~j

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#GoodTrouble #CoryBooker #community #interdependence #bodhisattvas #SitDownRiseUp #MindfulResistance #MeditateAndResist #JinpaLhaga

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I have a very strong feeling 

that the opposite of love 

is not hate – it’s apathy. 

It’s not giving a damn.

~Leo Buscaglia

are we giving a damn yet?

are we choosing love over abuse of power & cruelty? over othering, marginalization & oppression? over greed, over-consumption & the mindset of empire?

are we courageous enough to let it all in & allow our hearts to break open?

with an open heart & steady mind, we can bear witness to the suffering of this world. with an open heart & steady mind, we can be receptive to the calls for help & can engage fierce, wise compassion to be of benefit for a suffering world, a world calling for our tenderness & care.

there is so much beauty here, may our words & actions contribute.

~j

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#GiveADamn #empathy #love #compassion #OpenHeart #LeoBuscaglia #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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some highlights from Senator Cory Booker’s tour de force floor speech still ongoing after 20 hours. this moment shouldn’t be underestimated as simply performative. of course it is performative in the same way protests are & boycotts are & speeches & sit ins are, etc.

but these are the tools of nonviolent action, of shining a spotlight onto the existential crisis we are in. words have power! words can speak truth to power! words can highlight harm, convict hearts, galvanize community, & call upon us to put love into action w/ fierce compassion.

may the words & presence of Senator Cory Booker be blessed & bring great benefit to our country & the world at this necessary time.

~j

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#CoryBooker #filibuster #SitDownRiseUp #MindfulResistance #democracy #OpenHeart #FierceCompassion #JinpaLhaga

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this is happening. 

people with legal status, with same constitutional protections as citizens, not charged with any crimes being picked up and disappeared to El Salvador with little to no transparency, no due process, no access to attorneys, or chance to defend themselves. 

this is unconstitutional and illegal, but the admin doesn’t care. the admin is admitting it – defying court orders as they do.

we, each of us, must ask if this is  what we want our country to be. if we voted for this admin, is this what we voted for? we have a moral imperative to choose love or cruelty. we cannot abide both.

may hearts open, may wisdom arise.

~j

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#fascism #TimothySnyder #cruelty #love #ChooseLove #OpenHeart #JinpaLhaga 

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today is #TransDayOfVisibility.

can you imagine the courage, resilience, & self-love it takes to be authentically yourself even while your own government targets you for marginalization & oppression?

if you are the 1% or so of US population who identifies as transgender, then you don’t have to imagine it, you are living it.

so much love & respect for my trans friends. i am in awe of your presence & willingness to be. you are growing this world into loving unconditionally, which in the end, is the highest quality of being.

there will be push back from those who don’t understand & fear what they don’t understand. may their hearts open, & may the rest of us speak up & stand with you in solidarity.

you are sacred, beautiful, & worthy of this life.

~j

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#sacred #life #love #OpenHeart #TransRightsAreHumanRights #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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When you feel overwhelmed and busy, remember that you are not powerless. When your mind rests, the world also rests.

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Haemin Sunim

it’s okay to stop. it’s okay to simply rest & allow space for the alchemy of your life to process & transform, to cultivate steadiness, clarify, & resilience. your steady, spacious, wise presence will transform life around you, benefiting a world in need. the spaciousness within you, the spaciousness that is you, is power.

~j

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#stillness #rest #spaciousness #steadiness #resilience #clarity #wisdom #JustSit #practice #MindfulResistance #MeditateAndResist #SitDownRiseUp #HaeminSunim #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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there is a choice being made between a path of cruelty or a path of love.

we cannot serve two masters.

choose love.

~j

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#ChooseLove #love #OpenHeart #TheLongArc #PlantingSeeds #SitDownRiseUp #MeditateAndResist #MindfulResistance #JinpaLhaga #JMWart