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“Be wary of any belief, ideology, dogma, or tradition that promotes division between you and your fellow human beings.”

~ Hemley Gonzalez

love doesn’t divide that which was never separate, which includes all things. all things in their true nature, are union. so that which divides, is not from love. disunion is not from love. love is the awareness shining light on the darkness of delusion, revealing what is & always has been – love – vast & infinite, intimate & present, always.

~j

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#love #sacred #NoDivision #awareness #interdependence #infinite #intimate #presence #WilliamBlake #HemleyGonzalez #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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this Christmas, may we see with clear eyes the significance of the Christmas story – that the Christ came into the world as a baby in poverty, who then with his family became refugees fleeing persecution. that this child named Jesus, would grow into a man who preached of a God of love, a love that includes the outcast, the marginalized, & oppressed. may we also embody such love, that we too heal the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, & open our hearts to those who are rejected by seats of power.

may there be an end to the insanity in our world that is greed, mass death & destruction, so that there may be peace.

may the barriers of our ignorance, greed, & aggression be undone by awareness, open-heartedness, & wisdom, that we may embody true love & peace for a world in need.

Merry Christmas 🎄

~j

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time to clock in.

let’s love this world into awareness, empathy, generosity, tenderness, compassion, equity,  & peace.

~j

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#TheWork #love #NoOneLeftOut #OpenHeart #path #practice #ThomasMerton #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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may we embody the world we want to see.

~j

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#kindness #peace #love #OpenHeart #embodiment #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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there is the darkness of delusion, fear, aggression, violence & hate, but these are not the rich darkness of which the mystics have spoken of for thousands of years.

the rich darkness of which they speak is the deep darkness of mystery, silence, & presence where from light & life springs forth.

there is a balance in nature, in life – an ebb & flow, where even the darkest & longest of nights, holds within it the promise of ever-growing light in the days ahead.

blessed Winter Solstice to you, friends!

~j

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#WinterSolstice #darkness #mystery #balance #OpenHeart #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #photography

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thank you, dear friends for all the kind, generous, beautiful birthday wishes!

50 years on this earth. how can i not be grateful, w/ a myriad – a lifetime – of experiences in relationships & learning & growing. these 50 year old eyes are weary & at times exhausted w/ constant change & the state of the world. but at 50, i find myself more resilient & resolved as ever to align w/ love, to embrace kindness & tenderness, & to act w/ fierce compassion for a world in need.

i am a little late in posting my gratitude, because i’ve been in the middle of a big move to Arizona, where i now reside w/ family for the indeterminant future. the last few weeks have been a whirlwind as we made our way here. i do hope to make my way to California for many visits, & perhaps, depending on where life opens & takes me, returning to reside once again. California will always be home in my heart, though it is my practice to make wherever i am my home. as Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh said, “I have arrived, I am home.”

this is a practice.

for anyone who may find themselves out this way, or for the purposes of mail, private message me for my new address.

grateful for you all, buoyed by your love & presence.

~j

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“Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate.”

~ Deepak Chopra

letting go or letting be doesn’t have to be an act of indifference, of not caring. it can be an act of wisdom & care where we are aware enough to know that ultimately we are not in control, that there are many conditions creating a situation or problem. 

so with such awareness, we don’t hold things with a tight grip, & we also don’t push things away. rather we hold things lightly with an open hand, & we do so with tenderness & care, which is an act of love.

~j

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#LetGo #LetBe #AllowLife #OpenHeart #wisdom #love #path #practice #DeepakChopra #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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it’s so easy to get pulled into the chaos & frenzy, the fear, the grasping & aggression, the darkness. it can feel like that is all there is.

but it isn’t. there is also light. love & beauty, kindness & calm, courage & compassion. these are also available in so many moments & corners of this life.

with meditation, practicing just sitting & breathing, listening, allowing for space both in heart & mind in the moments that we can,  we begin to see with more clarity the full picture, & where we can do good, be of benefit, & shine light.

~j

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#darkness #light #meditation #OpenHeart #steady #calm #love #courage #compassion #StillSmallVoice #path #practice #IndigoGirls #JinpaLhaga #JMWart 

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fascism lacks the true power of awareness, so it depends on lies, division, oppression, violence, & fostering despair. this leads to immense harm. it’s a hell. but even in hell we the capacity & responsibility as best we can to embody love for a world in need, to look at the patterns that led to such harm & do the difficult work of undoing them and planting new – different seeds for a more beneficial future.

we can choose differently than fascism in our own lives, recognizing & living in awareness of our interdependence. living in truth, empathy, kindness, tenderness, compassion. this can be our practice in such times.

this also is a form of resistance to fascism.

~j

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#fascism #falsity #harm #awareness #interdependence #RightSpeech #RightAction #OpenHeart #path #practice #bodhisattvas #ShunryuSuzukiRoshi #JinpaLhaga #JMWArt

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a beautiful source of light that i am fortunate to call a friend, reached out & asked recently, “How’s your heart?”

my answer:

heavy

open

resilient

& determined 

determined to continue serving love.

let’s continue together in the face of whatever is ahead.

~j

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#OpenHeart #love #resilience #determination #friendship #community #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #BWphotography #photography