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happy 80th birthday Pema Chödrön…

~ jaysen ~ 2 Comments

happy 80th birthday to beloved Pema Chödrön!!!celebrated by Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike, her humor, her life experience, and her grounded-practical wisdom has benefitted many including me.  

bows of gratitude for her life, her practice, and her teaching. may she continue to benefit the world!
some of my favorite books of hers:

When Things Fall Apart

Comfortable With Uncertainty

Practicing Peace in Times of War

Start Where You Are

The Places That Scare You
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Vesak…

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in life, all things changekeep your heart open with love

now, you are awake!
~j
commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama, (Shakyamuni) The Buddha.
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finding myself, I offer myself…

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Sitting quietly,one minute, one hour, no matter,

finding the quiet within
I find myself again and again.

Finding myself, I offer the quiet light

to those on the street, in the office,

all around me.

To the lost and suffering beings, to the

   bewildered

and questioning,

even to the bare tree with its leafless

branches filled with chirping sparrows.
~ Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara