Comments on The Zen of JenTypePad2019-01-02T15:43:32ZSpencehttps://atheistnbeliever.blogs.com/atheistnbeliever/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://atheistnbeliever.blogs.com/atheistnbeliever/2019/01/the-zen-of-jen/comments/atom.xml/Free Spirit commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4a69896200b2019-04-30T07:20:56Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZFree SpiritFree Spirit Quotes I know that no one is my judge. I live according to my own conscience and value...<p>Free Spirit Quotes</p>
<p>I know that no one is my judge.<br />
I live according to my own conscience and value discernment <br />
which is governed by The Great Spirit.</p>
<p>............................</p>
<p>O' Great Spirit<br />
Help me always to speak the truth quietly,<br />
to listen with an open mind <br />
when others speak,<br />
and to remember the peace <br />
that may be found in silence.</p>
<p>Cherokee Prayer</p>
<p>............................</p>
<p>By being yourself,<br />
You put something wonderful in the world<br />
that was not there before.</p>
<p>............................</p>
<p>The Great Spirit Prayer</p>
<p>Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, whose breath gives life to all the world. </p>
<p>Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom. </p>
<p>Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. </p>
<p>Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. </p>
<p>Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. </p>
<p>Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me. </p>
<p>Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock. </p>
<p>Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the intention of helping others. </p>
<p>Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me. </p>
<p>I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy, Myself. </p>
<p>Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes. </p>
<p>So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame. </p>
<p>— translated by Chief Yellow Lark<br />
............................</p>
<p>Posted by Jen</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4819229200d2019-04-29T05:10:50Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenDisappointment Quotes “Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them.” “Disappointment...<p>Disappointment Quotes</p>
<p>“Sometimes we expect more from others because we would be willing to do that much for them.”</p>
<p>“Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.”</p>
<p>“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.”</p>
<p>“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”</p>
<p>“You can’t really disappoint yourself. You can do stupid stuff that can lead you to bad consequences, but knowing that you are who you are can ease the pain.”</p>
<p>“We are our own sculptors. We chisel away to create our life’s work but sit down in disappointment when a part is not properly done. Remember, it is a work in progress, there is still much to do.”<br />
</p>Spence Tepper commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a458096d200c2019-04-28T02:51:04Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZSpence TepperHi Jen No. I love your quotes. You speak to my soul. Not sure who the other Jen is. They...<p>Hi Jen<br />
No. I love your quotes. You speak to my soul. <br />
Not sure who the other Jen is. They lack your confidence and spirit. </p>
<p>It shines through in every word and quote you choose. If you were a philosophy... The Zen of Jen, please consider me your disciple. <br />
</p>Psychic Warrior commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47fdd91200d2019-04-24T05:56:10Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZPsychic WarriorHi Spence, Something strange happening on the Churchless site. I'm not going to post there or here any more. If...<p>Hi Spence,</p>
<p>Something strange happening on the Churchless site. I'm not going to post there or here any more. If you get any strange comments using the name 'Jen' its not from me. So annoying, but anyway you probably are a bit tired of me posting quotes all the time.</p>
<p>Cheers <br />
From Jen<br />
</p>Warrior commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47fc138200d2019-04-23T22:13:53Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZWarriorThe Warrior's Quest An Inner Journey for personal meaning and fulfilment... To open deeply, as a genuine spiritual life requires,...<p>The Warrior's Quest<br />
An Inner Journey for personal meaning and fulfilment...</p>
<p>To open deeply,<br />
as a genuine spiritual life requires,<br />
we need tremendous courage<br />
and strength,<br />
a kind of warrior spirit.</p>
<p>Jack Kornfield</p>
<p>Only as a warrior can one withstand<br />
the path of knowledge.<br />
A warrior cannot complain or regret anything.<br />
His life is an endless challenge,<br />
and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad.<br />
Challenges are simply challenges.</p>
<p>Carlos Castaneda</p>
<p><br />
To achieve the mood of a warrior<br />
is not a simple matter.<br />
It is a revolution.<br />
To regard the lion and the water rats<br />
and our fellow men as equals<br />
is a magnificent act<br />
of a warrior's spirit.<br />
It takes power to do that.</p>
<p>Carlos Castaneda</p>
<p>Be strong<br />
when you are weak.<br />
Be brave<br />
when you are scared.<br />
Be humble<br />
when you are victorious.</p>
<p>The Wisdom Warrior</p>
<p>Posted by Jen<br />
</p>Seeking commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4a39d67200b2019-04-21T21:49:30Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZSeekingWhen you finally let go of who you believe yourself to be and all concepts are abandoned entirely, your beautiful...<p>When you finally let go of who you believe yourself to be<br />
and all concepts are abandoned entirely,<br />
your beautiful presence of emptiness<br />
can be realised at once.</p>
<p>Emptiness isn't the emptiness that one might imagine,<br />
for in truth, it lacks no-thing.<br />
To be empty is to be filled with <br />
absolute and infinite potentiality,<br />
which is the essential essence<br />
of your true Self.</p>
<p>You are this emptiness;<br />
an absolute presence of blissful nothingness.<br />
Unbound and Free.</p>
<p>Zen Thinking</p>
<p><br />
What the superior man seeks is in himself;<br />
What the small man seeks is in others.<br />
- Confucius</p>
<p>Posted by Jen<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47e99b5200d2019-04-20T22:36:11Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenTwisted Quotes... She is fire and ice and water Fire makes her brighter than the stars Ice protects her and...<p>Twisted Quotes...</p>
<p>She is fire<br />
and ice<br />
and water<br />
Fire makes her brighter than the stars<br />
Ice protects her<br />
and water cleans her mess<br />
Only chaos<br />
and twisted thoughts<br />
Still you cannot tame a STORM<br />
.....</p>
<p>I like people with depth,<br />
I like people with emotion,<br />
I like people with a strong mind,<br />
an interesting mind,<br />
a twisted mind,<br />
and also someone that can make me smile.<br />
.....</p>
<p>Scorpio<br />
knows how dark and twisted<br />
this world can be<br />
that's why they are<br />
always on alert.</p>
<p>A Scorpio always<br />
knows what's going on around them<br />
even if you tell them<br />
half of the story.<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47e439f200d2019-04-20T00:00:21Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenZen is all about focus, where we put our attention. I like this quote... "Zen is something words can never...<p>Zen is all about focus, where we put our attention. I like this quote...</p>
<p>"Zen is something words can never adequately define, and when we reach for it, it is gone, but when we’re still, it’s always there. In fact, it’s all around us, but if we search we won’t find it. If we pay enough attention, we realise the power within us and everyone else."<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47d6d54200d2019-04-17T21:55:23Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenMessage to self... It is important to be self-aware to know why you do the things that you do. Self...<p>Message to self...</p>
<p>It is important to be self-aware to<br />
know why you do the things that you do.<br />
Self awareness is the process of having a clear<br />
perception of your personality,<br />
including strengths and weaknesses, <br />
thoughts, beliefs, motivation and emotions.</p>
<p>- psych-facts.tumblr.com<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4a1aa8e200b2019-04-16T21:18:02Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenI believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if...<p>I believe in everything until it's disproved.<br />
So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. <br />
It all exists, even if it's in your mind.<br />
Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real<br />
as the here and now?<br />
- John Lennon</p>
<p>The light at the end of the tunnel is not an illusion<br />
... the tunnel is.</p>
<p>A thousand times we die in one life.<br />
We crumble, break and tear apart<br />
until the layers of illusion are burned away<br />
and all that is left, <br />
is the truth of who and what we really are.<br />
- Teal Scott</p>
<p>Mirror is my best friend<br />
because when I cry<br />
it never laughs...<br />
- Charlie Chaplin<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47ca342200d2019-04-15T23:22:39Z2019-09-06T04:25:46ZJenSpence you do make me smile, nice reply! Once when I was floating on a moon beam I saw Einstein...<p>Spence you do make me smile, nice reply! Once when I was floating on a moon beam I saw Einstein who called out to me from his beam of light and introduced himself and even knew my name!</p>
<p>Of course I had to look up Objective Poetry and Subjective Poetry, its what I do and what I learn from...</p>
<p>"Objective Poetry is impersonal and Subjective Poetry is Personal. In the former the focus of attention is something that is outward – a praiseworthy act, a thrilling occurrence, a beautiful sight; in the latter it is the poet himself: whatever the subject may be, his mind is centred on his own thoughts and feelings."</p>
<p>Well that makes sense to me, when I search for poems its the subjective poetry that attracts me, because I am all about my own thoughts and feelings, I am a dreamer of dreams ;)<br />
</p>Spence Tepper commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47c73ee200d2019-04-15T14:35:14Z2019-04-15T14:35:14ZSpence Tepper The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society...<p>The intuitive mind is a sacred gift<br />
and the rational mind is a faithful servant.<br />
We have created a society that honours the servant<br />
and has forgotten the gift.<br />
- Albert Einstein</p>
<p>Beautiful. Thank you Jen. </p>
<p>It was when Einstein imagined riding on a beam of light that he saw some of the intimate details of how energy, matter and light function. </p>
<p>The Subjective can be a gateway to the objective. And vice versa. Objective things can stir the imagination when they resonate subconsciously with deeper things within. </p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47c4d55200d2019-04-15T05:23:39Z2019-04-15T05:23:39ZJenHi Spence, I am a mystic and a dreamer ... just felt like looking for some inspirational quotes ... Sometimes...<p>Hi Spence,</p>
<p>I am a mystic and a dreamer ... just felt like looking for some inspirational quotes ...</p>
<p>Sometimes life is about risking everything <br />
for a dream no one can see but you.</p>
<p>The intuitive mind is a sacred gift<br />
and the rational mind is a faithful servant.<br />
We have created a society that honours the servant<br />
and has forgotten the gift.<br />
- Albert Einstein</p>
<p>The most beautiful experience we can have<br />
is the mysterious.<br />
- Albert Einstein</p>
<p>All that you think<br />
is rain is not.<br />
Behind the veil <br />
angels sometimes weep.<br />
- Rumi</p>
<p>Consciousness sleeps in minerals,<br />
dreams in plants,<br />
wakes up in animals, and<br />
becomes self-aware in humans.<br />
- Rumi<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4522fe1200c2019-04-12T21:45:23Z2019-04-12T21:45:23ZJen“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein “It...<p>“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” <br />
― Albert Einstein</p>
<p>“It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!” <br />
― Friedrich Nietzsche<br />
</p>Philosophy commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a49d42ca200b2019-04-06T02:10:50Z2019-04-06T02:10:50ZPhilosophyExcerpts from The Book of Mirdad (an allegorical book of philosophy by Lebanese author Mikha'il Na'ima) Set no limits to...<p>Excerpts from The Book of Mirdad (an allegorical book of philosophy by Lebanese author Mikha'il Na'ima)</p>
<p>Set no limits to yourselves.<br />
Spread out until there are no regions where you are not.<br />
Spread out until the whole world be wherever you may chance to be.<br />
Spread out till you meet God wherever you meet yourselves.<br />
.....<br />
Refrain from speaking much.<br />
Out of a thousand words uttered there may be one, and one only, that need in truth be uttered.<br />
The rest but cloud the mind, and stuff the ear, and irk the tongue, and blind the ear as well.<br />
How hard, oh, how hard it is to write the word that need in truth be written!<br />
.....<br />
You walkers on the Earth, how measure you the distances you walk with paces and with leagues? <br />
Whether you saunter or gallop, are you not carried on by the speed of the Earth into the spaces and regions whither the Earth herself is carried?<br />
.....<br />
The wheel of time rotates, but its axis is ever at rest.<br />
God is the axis of the wheel of Time. Though all things rotate about Him in Time and Space, yet is He always timeless and space-less and still...<br />
In the axis all is peace. On the rim all is commotion. Where would you rather be?<br />
I say to you, slip from the rim of Time into the axis and spare yourselves the nausea of motion.<br />
Let Time revolve about you; but you revolve not with Time.<br />
.....<br />
What the non-yearner gains - or thinks he gains - in bulk the yearner gains in lightness of spirit and sweetness of understanding.<br />
.....<br />
Think not any effort wasted. Some seeds lie buried in the ground for many years, but quickly come to life when stirred by the breath of the first favouring season.<br />
The seed of Truth is in all men and things. Your work is not to sow the Truth, but to prepare the favouring season for its springing up.<br />
.....<br />
When you rule your heart, what matters it to you who nominally rules your body?<br />
When all the Universe is yours, what matters it who has dominion over this or that tract of the Earth?<br />
.....<br />
So does Unity unconscious of itself beget Duality, that through the friction and the opposition of Duality it may be made to understand its unity.<br />
Not a punishment is Duality, but a process inherent in the nature of Unity and necessary for the unfolding of its divinity.<br />
.....<br />
To the simplest of men the Over-comer appears as the simplest of men. To the highly evolved he appears as one highly evolved. <br />
But there are always sides of him which no man less than an Overcomer can ever feel and understand. <br />
Hence his solitude and sense of being the world yet not of it.<br />
.....<br />
The more you possess, the more you are possessed. The less you possess, the less you are possessed.<br />
Aye, be dispossessed of everything except your Faith, your Love, and your yearning for release through Holy Understanding.</p>
<p>Posted by Jen<br />
.....</p>
<p>Beautiful words, beautiful music...<br />
The Book of Mirdad<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOz-yGMMoT8" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOz-yGMMoT8</a><br />
</p>Nothingness commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4789eb2200d2019-04-05T22:59:59Z2019-04-05T22:59:59ZNothingnessNothingness You hide me in your cloak of Nothingness Reflect my ghost in your glass of Being I am nothing,...<p>Nothingness</p>
<p>You hide me in your cloak of Nothingness<br />
Reflect my ghost in your glass of Being<br />
I am nothing, yet appear: transparent dream<br />
Where your Eternity briefly trembles</p>
<p>Rumi</p>
<p>To seek is to suffer.<br />
To seek nothing is bliss.</p>
<p>Bodhidharma</p>
<p>You are the universe,<br />
expressing itself as a human<br />
for a little while.</p>
<p>Eckhart Tolle</p>
<p>Posted by Jen</p>Searching commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4789355200d2019-04-05T20:42:40Z2019-04-05T20:42:40ZSearchingWe learn from many teachers and then we move on. Its an ongoing search to find who we really are....<p>We learn from many teachers and then we move on. Its an ongoing search to find who we really are. Why not have faith in one's own self? </p>
<p>Its not ego. Its a slow path of self recognition. A slow meandering path of searching, finding and honouring one's own powerful inner being.</p>
<p>................</p>
<p>Check yourself.<br />
Sometimes you are the toxic person.<br />
Sometimes you are the mean, negative<br />
person you're looking to push away.<br />
Sometimes the problem is you.<br />
And that doesn't make you less worthy.<br />
Keep on growing.<br />
Keep on checking yourself.<br />
Keep on motivating yourself.<br />
Mistakes are opportunities.<br />
Look at them, own them,<br />
grow from them and move on.<br />
Do better, be better.<br />
You're human.<br />
It's okay.</p>
<p>From: Higher Perspective quotes</p>
<p>Posted by Jen</p>Gratitude commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a4783354200d2019-04-04T21:43:45Z2019-04-04T21:43:45ZGratitudeOne looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The...<p>One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers,<br />
but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.<br />
The curriculum is so much necessary raw material,<br />
but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant<br />
and for the soul of the child.</p>
<p>Carl Jung</p>
<p>Posted by Jen <br />
</p>Stillness commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a49cc83d200b2019-04-04T21:37:44Z2019-04-04T21:37:44ZStillnessReturning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature. The way of nature is unchanging. Knowing constancy...<p>Returning to the source is stillness,<br />
which is the way of nature.<br />
The way of nature is unchanging.<br />
Knowing constancy is insight.</p>
<p>Lao Tzu</p>
<p>The quieter you become,<br />
The more you are able to hear.</p>
<p>Rumi</p>
<p>Listen to silence.<br />
It has so much to say.</p>
<p>Rumi</p>
<p>There is a way between voice and<br />
presence where information flows.<br />
In disciplined silence it opens<br />
With wandering talk it closes.</p>
<p>Rumi</p>
<p>Posted by Jen </p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a44e7fb2200c2019-04-03T21:02:27Z2019-04-03T21:02:27ZJenThere was something formless and perfect before the universe was born. It is serene. Empty. Solitary. Unchanging. Infinite. Eternally present....<p>There was something formless and perfect<br />
before the universe was born.<br />
It is serene. Empty.<br />
Solitary. Unchanging.<br />
Infinite. Eternally present.<br />
It is the mother of the universe.<br />
For lack of a better name,<br />
I call it the Tao.</p>
<p>It flows through all things,<br />
inside and outside, and returns<br />
to the origin of all things.</p>
<p>The Tao is great.<br />
The universe is great.<br />
Earth is great.<br />
Man is great.<br />
These are the four great powers.</p>
<p>Man follows the earth.<br />
Earth follows the universe.<br />
The universe follows the Tao.<br />
The Tao follows only itself.</p>
<p>From The Tao Te Ching written by Lao Tzu</p>
<p>.........................</p>
<p>What is Tao...</p>
<p>Tao (pronounced "dao") means literally "the path" or "the way." It is a universal principle that underlies everything from the creation of galaxies to the interaction of human beings.<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47770f0200d2019-04-03T04:31:57Z2019-04-03T04:31:57ZJenLife is an illusion a dream; a bubble; a shadow. Nothing is permanent. Nothing is worthy of anger or dispute....<p>Life is an illusion a dream;<br />
a bubble;<br />
a shadow.<br />
Nothing is permanent.<br />
Nothing is worthy of anger or dispute.<br />
Nothing.</p>
<p>Buddha</p>
<p>Every morning we are born again.<br />
What we do today is <br />
what matters most.</p>
<p>Buddha</p>
<p>Hang on to nothing,<br />
as nothing truly is.</p>
<p>And this is true freedom ―<br />
being free from the mind's desire <br />
to control the uncontrollable.</p>
<p>To integrate this understanding into our lives,<br />
you must inquire deeper into the temporary nature of being.<br />
You must first see through life's illusion <br />
before you can free yourself from its false drama.</p>
<p>Zen Thinking<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a47754d4200d2019-04-02T22:11:23Z2019-04-02T22:11:23ZJenCreativity and Thinking Outside the Box... The boxes are the walls in your mind... Creativity requires the courage to let...<p>Creativity and Thinking Outside the Box...</p>
<p>The boxes are the walls in your mind...</p>
<p>Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.<br />
– Erich Fromm</p>
<p>Learn your techniques well and be prepared to let them go when you touch the human soul. <br />
– Carl Jung</p>
<p>The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. <br />
– Eleanor Roosevelt</p>
<p>I discovered that searching can be as interesting as finding. <br />
– Paulo Coelho<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a476e356200d2019-04-01T20:23:50Z2019-04-01T20:23:50ZJenThe key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. Lao Tzu No problem can...<p>The key to growth is the<br />
introduction of higher dimensions<br />
of consciousness into our awareness.</p>
<p>Lao Tzu</p>
<p>No problem can be solved from<br />
the same level of consciousness<br />
that created it.</p>
<p>Albert Einstein</p>
<p>If you observe awareness steadily,<br />
this awareness itself<br />
becomes the guru<br />
that will reveal the truth.</p>
<p>Ramana Maharshi</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a49b1bc9200b2019-03-31T22:16:01Z2019-03-31T22:16:01ZJenJust read C of C, now here is the opposite approach to life and all the stuff and nonsense we...<p>Just read C of C, now here is the opposite approach to life and all the stuff and nonsense we find ourselves in. I'm sincerely going to try to follow this, not easy, will have to read this often to remind myself, see if I can rewire and change the patterns in my brain :)<br />
...........................</p>
<p>Finding Beauty in Every Freakin’ Moment, No Matter What<br />
By Leo Babauta (Zen Habits)</p>
<p>How often are we anxious, frustrated, looking forward to something coming up, unhappy with ourselves, unhappy with others?</p>
<p>How often are we not happy with what’s going on in this present moment?</p>
<p>What if we could, instead, be completely in love with this moment?</p>
<p>What if, no matter what happened, we could find the beauty, joy, and gratitude in the moment as it happens?</p>
<p>Let’s make it so.</p>
<p><br />
The Commitment to Live Fully</p>
<p>When we reject pain, sorrow, anger and loss … we are saying we don’t want all of our lives. We only want the good parts.</p>
<p>What I’m suggesting is that we fully engage with each and every moment. We don’t run, reject or avoid.</p>
<p>We embrace life fully.</p>
<p>We live fully in the groundlessness of our uncertainty and loss, the groundlessness of our anger and sorrow, the groundlessness of our pain. Instead of wishing for a stable, perfect moment … we learn to love the groundlessness and uncertainty of the moment we actually have.</p>
<p>We allow ourselves to fully feel whatever we’re feeling, without rejecting it, seeing this groundless tenderness as the enlightened energy of our lives.</p>
<p>We see this tenderness in our heart, in the midst of groundlessness, as goodness that is in us and everything around us.</p>
<p>We become fully present with an open heart, in full surrender to everything we experience. We reject nothing, and embrace everything.</p>
<p>We see everything as the path to joy and beauty. Everything is filled with goodness, if only we learn to see it as such. If we don’t see it, we only need to look closer.</p>
<p>We see every difficulty as our teacher. Every struggle has a lesson, every loss is a master class in becoming open and letting go of attachment, every pain is a way to touch our tender hearts. Any struggle and any difficult person is a teacher, if we embrace them as such.</p>
<p>Whenever we find ourselves wishing something were different … we use this as a touchstone to coming back to the moment and being fully with it, not rejecting it. Coming back and finding the beauty and goodness. Coming back and seeing this as our teacher.</p>
<p>When we begin to live each moment fully, we start to open up to a vast spacious awareness and beauty. It’s as if we wake up out of a dream to see the incredible mountains that have been in front of us the entire time.</p>
<p>It’s love, this thing in front of us. We just need to step fully into it, and feel the heart-breaking beauty of this love that we call life.<br />
</p>Jen commented on 'The Zen of Jen'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a022ad3c659ec200b0240a44cf073200c2019-03-30T21:26:26Z2019-03-30T21:26:26ZJen“Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there...<p>“Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality.” – Alan Watts</p>
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<p>Dogen Zenji quotes:</p>
<p>“One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.”</p>
<p>"Do not follow the idea of others,<br />
but learn to listen to the voice within yourself."<br />
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