home
is here
in this
moment
~j
“I have arrived, I am home.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
#Enzo #zen #home #ThisMoment #presence #mindfulness #CalmAbiding #peace
mindfulness
it’s just one breath…
just this sitting…
Breath. Rises and falls.
Just this sitting. There is peace.
Sun shines and birds sing.
~j
meditation is a practice…
meditation is a practice
coming back to reality ~
here i am.
this is my breath coming in
and going out.
~j
this is my body aching or at rest.
hearing the sounds of this moment.
taking care of oneself in this reality ~
i feel my body. i feel any tension or pain.
i hold it with tenderness and breathe into it
and breathe out of it.
and breathe out of it.
i hear the confusion in my mind.
thoughts racing nowhere.
i hold this feeling with understanding
and compassion.
letting go and coming back to my breath.
i hear the lovely sounds of life around me.
i am grateful and smile.
staying open to reality ~
my heart has the capacity to hold
the entire world and all of life.
my mind, the wisdom to let go.
my mind, the wisdom to let go.
i stay open to the present,
trusting life and my true nature,
trusting the capacity of my heart to
stay open and grow.
and in this space of understanding
and compassion
– in this openness –
i am able to be of benefit
to others’ well being
and their end to suffering
as well as my own.
~j
Thich Nhat Hanh mantra…
Breathing in,
I see myself as a flower.
Breathing out, I feel fresh.
Breathing in,
I see myself as a mountain.
Breathing out, I feel solid.
Breathing in, I see myself as space.
Breathing out, I feel free.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
beauty is waiting, love is calling…
the thing is, around every corner beauty is waiting to be seen,
anxiously calling our attention.
and love.
love is calling to be held close and to be given away.
beauty and love.
sometimes they are disguised as the wind dancing through and with the
willing, swaying trees.
sometimes they are disguised as the little ants working together in
purpose or in laughter from a good joke, or the taste of your favorite
food, or the look in your beloved’s eyes.
sometimes they are hidden in struggle and grief, pain and loss.
but they are always present.
can we see the beauty in our broken moments?
can we hold ourselves with love?
sometimes the beauty we find and the love we discover are in how we
respond to life.
we have the capacity of heart to respond to life with openness, with a
spacious quality that allows. love allows.
so we still ourselves.
becoming aware of our breath.
we listen with fresh ears.
we look deeply.
and we stay open.
everything is a miracle, every moment sacred.
~j
02.13.15
where will you rest your heart?…
talk to me of a place
that has known
no pain
find me a place
absent
of beauty
the wind
blows where she pleases
the ocean
settles and rages
here
is
where
we
are
here is heaven
here is hell
tell me friend
where
will you rest your heart?
~j
11.21.14
first ENSO of 2014…
first ENSO of 2014…
~j
just This…
is it possible for us to find happiness with just this?
with just this moment as it is?
with its frailty, its delicate and persistent heartache?
with its sadness and weight?
can i see also resilient beauty hiding in forms masked?
can i hear music that speaks of Love as no word can?
can i see life in death and wholeness in what otherwise feels broken and sick?
is it possible for me to find happiness with just this?
this is the beginning of our practice
this is our path
~j
Still Life…
“Life is precious and fleeting. Pay attention.”
~ Seido Ray Ronei
“Still Life”
this moment to breathe
when all soon will fade away
feel the sun and wind
this moment to love
when all soon will fade away
keep open, in haste
this moment to live
when all soon will fade away
death, there is no end
moment by moment
this moment is all there is
do not, do not waste!
~ j
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