it is all right here
wind dancing through sleeping trees
birds singing, “Wake up!”
~j
02.26.17
this moment
don’t run away…
be. with. your. life.
~j
the work of a bodhisattva…
the best season of your life…
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.
If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,
this is the best season of your life.
~
Wumen Huikai
#ThisMoment #OpenHeart #NoEscape #AllGift
this exquisite passing life…
this exquisite passing life. bows of gratitude…
“It is the radical transience of the world that makes it both tragic and beautiful, like the cherry blossom in Japanese aesthetics. The tragedy is that nothing actually exists; it is all passing away the instant it forms. The beauty is that we have the means to be aware of this, a moment to know the profound poignancy of this tiny corner of reality.”
~ Andrew Olendzki
listening…
if what is presented in Buddhism -that we are interconnected and all things are impermanent and changing – is indeed true, then our most grateful and honorable response is to aspire to and practice toward authentic engagement with life. in other words…Presence. to be Present, we can practice a most beneficial skill…Listening. and the first step toward skillful listening is to stop talking.
~j
#RightListening #StopTheChatter #presence #relationships #communication #practice #listening #authenticity #ThisMoment #impermanence #interconnection #change #life #meditation #Buddhism
home is here in this moment…
home
is here
in this
moment
~j
“I have arrived, I am home.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
#Enzo #zen #home #ThisMoment #presence #mindfulness #CalmAbiding #peace
Nirvana…
“If there’s any possibility for enlightenment, it’s right now, not some future time.
Now is the time.”
~ Pema Chodron
“I have arrived. I am home.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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
