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“Without darkness, nothing comes to birth – and without light nothing flowers.” 

~ May Sarton 

can we hold it all, the light and the dark, with love?

may it be so.

~j

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#YinYang #Life #AllOfIt #Tao #Balance #Flow #Love #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #TheLongArc #PlantingSeeds #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #art

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it is in the 

tenderness 

of my heart 

that i found 

my true strength

which is 

love.

~j

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#Love #Tenderness #OpenHeart #Strength #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #Art #Calligraphy

…sitting with all that is today, this moment.

creating space in my heart this day, for the memories, the families and all so directly affected, and a world still suffering. 

in the end, may the Love that is, outlast the fear that can be.

~j

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#September11th #September11 #911Anniversary

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we don’t have to look too far.

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#Sacred #Ordinary #Life #Love #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #AbrahamMaslowQuotes

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BALANCE.

may we have 

the capacity of heart 

to hold the entire world 

and all of life 

and the wisdom of mind 

to let go.

may we hold 

all of life with love 

and with love, 

may we let go.

~j

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#Balance #Love #Wisdom #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart

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i saw a friend post today about their friend who recently ended their life. it brought to mind friends who i have lost to the darkness of suicide along with my own ideations as a closeted teenager.

the lie that such deep depression sows is that we are alone in our pain, alone in our suffering. nothing could be further from the truth. 

and while we cannot make anyone see this or save anyone from such demons, we can do our part to shine light on the truth that no one is alone. 

we can be a hand to hold, an ear to listen, a presence of love, and a voice to remind those around us:

you are not alone. 

you are life itself.

there is help available.

~j

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Call 988, The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

#Suicide #MentalHealth #Depression #Life #Death #NotAlone #Interdependence #Presence #Help #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #Art #Calligraphy

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“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life.”

~ Hermann Hesse

hug a tree 🤗🌳

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#trees #nature #life #wisdom #path #practice #JinpaLhaga #JMWart #photography #BWphotography #HermannHesseQuotes

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we are not our emotions. 

emotions are like clouds floating across the sky. 

some are slower or faster than others, but they come and go regardless.

allow them to come and go without attachment. 

YOU ARE THE SKY.

~j

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#emotions #impermamence #thoughts #nonattachment #OpenHeart #SteadyMind #freedom #path #practice #JinpaLhaga

time.

such a funny, subjective thing. perception plays such an influential role in our experience of it.

my dad passed away, a week ago today. looking at the calendar confirms it to be so, yet it has been simultaneously the quickest and longest week ever. 

each morning, i’ve offered lovingkindness practice to him – may you be happy, may you be at ease and have peace, may you know you’re loved, may you be free from all suffering. it’s not just for him. it’s for all of us. it’s for connection.

my heart is filled with loss, with gratitude, with love. there’s so much love. vast, not bound by time or space, life or death.

allowing it all, keeping my heart open, and holding it all in my heart and practice with love.

~j

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#life #death #time #love #metta #OpenHeart #path #practice #JinpaLhaga

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the resilience of love.

the resilience of light.

the resilience of beauty.

always available.

~j

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#Life #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #IzumiShikibuQuotes