"the bodhisattva guan yin disguising herself out of deep love and compassion"
"the power of friendship, the loving pulsing fundament of the social fabric, dreams, and worlds to come"
"clear, sharp, precise ambition, strength and power deployed with loving intention for the benefit of all beings"
"a long road forks suddenly- we are on the verge of a new era - a hell realm to the left, a heavenly realm to the right- which way to go?"
"the problem reveals itself as opportunity, the situation discovered to be a game, risk transmutes into curiosity"
"dancing fluidly, pulsing love into hearts of many, untangling and reweaving the folds of time into blessed shapes"
"understanding the present experience, this very moment, to be intrinsically erotic"
"a mirror, the union of introspective self-knowledge and attentive listening to the needs of the world, resulting in harmonious resonant action"
"suddenly recognizing that the universe is filled to the brim with vibrant magic"
"with each moment, each breath, each step - embodying one's highest wisdom, pouring love outwards in every direction"
"sitting down under a tall oak as a fresh breeze passes, clarity of purpose descends"
"gentle waves cresting on the beach under a foggy evening moon"
"a man with white wings and lion face and mane"
"the subtle, folded complexity of the human heart, breaking and healing, bleeding and beating, beautiful and tragic"
"total faith in the direction of one's path and life, patiently accepting this moment as the perfect next step"
"accepting vows, ground trembling with joy, trusting they are the true way towards perfect and complete buddhahood"
"turning towards the problem, recognizing it as opportunity, fueled by courage, quietly blessed by the chance to grow and learn"
"feeling the trees breathing, their trunks my lungs, their roots my limbs"
"squeezing in some dancing between things, blessed grass, blessed sunset, feels dripping down my limbs into the ground, awareness returning, presence, healing, all is well"
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i have thought a lot about which kinds of group interactions i like and which ones i don't
so far, i'm learning that i like group interactions that:
a) are with people i already know and have shared context with, feel safe around
b) have a clear purpose that is actively related to my goals and interests
c) are well-held with an explicit, intentional structure by a clear leadership figure
i really prefer group events that start with check-ins, that acknowledge each person's mood and circumstance, that demonstrate they care about the people in the group as they are that day
it also helps if i'm already in a good mood when the event happens, because group interactions tend to amplify my existing mood.
Mary and I are launching the second round of our Give Your Gift cohort program! Give Your Gift is a six week program designed to help nine badass, cool, loving and beneficent people plan, create and offer a fun service project to the world!
(info and links to follow)
During Give Your Gift, participants will plan, create, and offer a service project to the world—a project that is fun, growth-oriented, and will be of tremendous benefit.
The program includes weekly sessions on topics like Values, Productivity, and Strategy; two joint coaching sessions with myself and Mary; and ongoing access to our Give Your Gift community Discord server.
i want to share a concept about relationships, which i learned in a very specific context, but transformed how i see relationships everywhere
there are relationships! we all have them! there are many kinds of relationships! friends, acquaintances, romantic partners, collaborators and business partners, peers, etc.!
whatever kind of relationship you have with anyone, it has various affordances, including making REQUESTS!
tasshin's talking points on love, curiosity, and empowerment, spring 2023 edition
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what the universe is, fundamentally, is love, trying to understand and express and expand itself—to come into contact with that, to feel that, to live it, is to be in divine harmony with the cosmos itself, a conscious agent of its will and love
you become an adult when you notice life has tradeoffs, when you deeply accept that as inescapable fact, and begin to intentionally choose which tradeoffs to make
there is the childhood of ignorance of tradeoffs, the rebellious youth of pretending they don't exist, and the maturity of accepting them as fact
you were once ignorant of their existence—no longer. now you see them everywhere, you witness them honestly, you weigh them carefully