B MIND If enlightenment were easy, everyone would be enlightened. Meditation has its own pace. The practice brings you just the challenges you need and are able to handle at the right time. —Jan Chozen Bays,“Endless Practice”

If enlightenment were easy, everyone would be enlightened. Meditation has its own pace. The practice brings you just the challenges you need and are able to handle at the right time.

—Jan Chozen Bays,“Endless Practice”

/////////////We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ~Maya Angelou


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Our teacher Thich Nhat Hanh teaches on the classic Plum Village gatha
“I have arrived, I am home,
In the here and in the now.
I am solid, I am free,
In the ultimate I dwell.”


/////////////////Smelling the perfume of the rose,
oh wonderful moment!
Smelling bad smells,
I know the rose is there as well.
Can I smile to the rose?

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Being and Interbeing 

Stopping to let the sun shine on my face,
I feel my grandmother enjoying its warmth.
Seeing the presence of my ancestors,
I know their strength and joy is also mine.

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