openheartedness in this moment.

The shadows we regard as our adversaries then become our most profound teachers. We learn to meet them with grace and serenity. In that calmness we begin to understand that peace is not the opposite of challenge and hardship. We understand that the presence of light is not the result of darkness ending. Peace is not found in the absence of challenge, but in our own capacity to be with hardship without judgment, prejudice and resistance. We discover that we have the energy and faith to heal ourselves and the world through openheartedness in this moment. Soul Food, Jack Kornfield & Christina Feldman Jizo figure at BodhiManda in Jemez Springs, NM Suzanne Arms photographer