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“Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical.” Pema Chödrön shares three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy.

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"In Vietnam there is a saying that when the father eats too much salt, the son has to drink a lot of water. Karma, or action, is like that. Not only do you have to suffer, your children have to suffer also." —Thich Nhat Hanh

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‘’Practice karuna, which means to wish others to be free from suffering’‘ -The Dalai Lama 🙏🙏🙏🪷🪷🪷 #Compassion #Mindfulness #Selflessness

Find a protest near you. We can't promote wildlife and save what little is left without addressing the political situation we find ourselves in. The radical right must be stopped. Get involved Get in this fight www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

More from today’s protest at Virginia’s state capitol in Richmond. #USprotests #Musk #protests #50501Protest

Mass protests today. May there be many many more, larger, stronger. About everything. In solidarity with my fellow resistors Do something Don't just sit there Take to the streets As often as it takes www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Ebb and flow and the passage of time. Gentle waves rolling in at Godrevy Beach. May your day be peaceful. 😊 #Cornwall #ocean #beach #coast #calm #peace #nature #life #coast #explore #walk #photography

A reminder to practice opening both mind and heart to all beings - animal, plant and mineral - around us 🙏🏽

"As we look around the world, we can now see a greater presence of women in leadership positions in Buddhism than ever before, but there is still a long way to go." —Lama Tsultrim Alliome

Buddhist insights: The world of all living things is but emptiness, And so Guanyin’s compassionate heart is at rest. Some Guanyins (Avalokiteshvara) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"An undefeated heart does not turn away from injustice." — Leslie Booker Tomorrow, Feb 4 at noon ET, join us for a dharma talk and guided meditation with Guiding Teacher of NY Insight, Leslie Booker, to explore love as a force for resilience and change.

A mother sea otter settles her baby to sleep 📹 Tammy Ascher

The only way we can defend our parks at this point is to protest. Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it. Because they do

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Thus the six syllables, om mani padme hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body,

"When we act on bodhichitta, we connect with our true nature—and with all of nature as well. We touch the earth, ego recedes, boundaries dissolve, and buddhanature manifests through our activities. no more dukkha. This is mahasukkha, the great sweetness of life."