force for healing…

Only with a calm, clear mind can you be a force of healing in the world, free from your own suffering, and liberate those in pain.    ~ Kino MacGregor
(breathing in)

Calm Body

(breathing out)

Calm Mind

~Thich Nhat Hanh
#healer #healing #CalmBody #CalmMind #calm #meditation #practice #bodhisattva 

happy 80th birthday Pema Chödrön…

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
#PemaChödrön #PemaChödrön80thBirthday

#wisdom #teacher #practice #meditation #Shambhala #Buddhism 

it’s just one breath…


 

hello friends!
for those who may not know already, i’m participating in Sharon Salzberg’s 28 Day Meditation program, Real Happiness. it is free and beneficial to those just starting their meditation practice and also for those of us who have been meditating but can use a nice refresher or perhaps a refining of skillfulness in our practice (that’s me for sure!)
today’s meditation focus was Hearing Meditation. i probably won’t write on this meditation challenge daily due to other commitments and lack of time, but I wanted to share a phrase that came up in yesterday’s guided meditation (Breathing Meditation), the first day of the challenge. i keep coming back to Sharon’s wonderful phrase in the meditation, “It’s just one breath.”
breath by breath we build a practice.
i think it so perfectly and beautifully describes the grace of this practice. what a wonderful mantra to hold in our hearts and share. I came back to the phrase again last night and was inspired to paint an Enso with the phrase.
if you wish to participate in the Real Happiness 28 Day Meditation Challenge, you can still sign up until February 6th! just go to Sharon’s website, www.sharonsalzberg.com
wishing you wellness and happiness on this journey!
~j

February 2nd 2016