rock talk

on a spiritual path, the most important elements are: 

1- connection with people 

2- mind-body-spirit physical practice (ie. yoga, chigong, etc) 

3- sitting meditation practice 

rocktalk

leap

says the rock

lying in wait 

on roadside 

it's all interconnected

says roots locked together 

under rock across road

ants living and crawling underneath 

web of life

left-alone things GROW clipclop WAIT

RIPENING in sunshine, shadows, mindfields, spirit Oceans, and 

body ELECTRIC thunder lightning brainSTORM spiral

kundalinicious AWAKENINGS

burst into flame 

wristlove

rock talk

all is full of motion

change is a constant 

accept the imperfection

it is perfect 

nothing stays the same 

beneath nothing

flows  everything 

look

deeper

dialogue with rocks

it's the small things 

that you walk by everyday 

it's the everyday moments 

strewn about like dust particles in the sun 

that coalesce into something whole 

all the little pieces 

that dance together 

merging, separating, and weaving seductively 

the rhythms of our lives 

my new project: 

daily rock dialogues 

i intend to share online as much as possible 

and for the rest- i am working on myself 

your inner nature 

explodes to reveal its own brightness 

constantly evolving and expanding 

notice the small things 

give thanks 

connect with one small thing,

connect with the whole Universe

wrist

my body breathing 

each heartbeat beat thump pull drawing me 

deep deep dark deeper into my

self

dream of a shadowy landscape 

owl chasing bat 

flying at me 

i birdcall out a warning 

so they don't fly into me 

i saw where i need to go 

a brief flash of knowing before all went dark 

i hold onto that sense of knowing 

body filled with sensations of the dampness of earth

smells of rich soil and fermenting leaves 

moonlight in my heart

guiding me 

stillness and echoes 

stardust and ashes 

i know where i am going 

wrist- healing slow yet fast 

just right 

teaching again on saturday 

vocal opening/ improvisation 

and spirited yoga 

sunset now, moon in front, sun in back, blue sky transitioning, birdsong and car echoes a blanket over my sticky skin, sweating all day from slow dancing to my breath and inner shifu, drums roaring in my chest, no escape 

welcome to the now of all pain, balance, joy, love, bliss, anger, chaos, still sweetness 

open to flow

taiwan is chigong: flow

black and white balance 

harmonious interplay of lights  and shadows

looking in, smiling out 

crying lots, laughing more 

a daily celebration of moments

deep breaths and mindful nonmind states 

open wrist

so here's what my cut-open wrist and the metal looks like... a nurse
took photo w cellphone during surgery

beautiful? haha- we are one thing on outside, another on inside-
amazing body, precious life

how does metal look to u?

after surgery, my hand looks like this now, all sewn up

after 8-10 days, doc says i can wash wrist again, and cut should be
healed by then

i will be working on restrengthening and re-stretching arm and hand
muscles and such, as soon as i can - probably after cut is totally
resealed

am still practicing chigong 4 hrs daily- much more gently- and
leg-asanas... and getting intimate w left hand

love u all - thanks for all your helpful and loving words, wisdom, and love
jiling

wrist surgery tomorrow- 明天開刀

death leads to birth

new cycles 

new transformations 

tomorrow, new moon

metal out of my wrist

it is time! 

dear wrist- i am sorry this ever happened

please forgive me- and my karma 

thank you for all the ways you bless my life (so very very much) 

and- i love you!

blessings abundantly swirling all around- 

prayers from all over

thank you dear friends for your love and support 

a new (old) wrist

a new life beginning- yes! 

brand new start

i embrace this change

life river flowing calm yet strong!

today's sanyi hike

beautiful day

enjoyed in the company of beautiful friends

gratitude abundant! 

October 15 wrist surgery

SUMMARY= I am getting wrist surgery to take metal out of my right
wrist on October 15... please pray for a smooth surgery and my speedy
wholistic healing! Thanks. Read on if you wish. : )

我在十月十五號動手術， 把鐵片拿出我的右手腕。 請為我禱告！ 感恩。


THE WHOLE EMAIL=

Namaste, beautiful dear friend!

Happy full moon, happy autumn, happy Chinese Moon Festival! May the
fullness of the moon tonight reflect the fullness of your life. May
you be healthy and happy in all ways and full enough to... empty your
overflowing bowl. Sit as an empty bowl in trust and prayer that you
will be filled up again, even more lusciously than before.

I am ready to empty my bowl.

Metal in my wrist--- time to take it out, let it go, break myself down
again, nourish and build myself back up even stronger. I learn, we
learn... what?

Surrender.
Surrender.
Surrender.

On October 15, my right wrist is getting cut open again, metal plate
and screws removed from my radius bone with loving fingers and precise
tools: goodbye metal--- hello pure bone, sweet flesh, whole being.
Hello, surrender. Hello, empty bowl. Hello, new life.

The healing process afterwards: dull-looking cocoons contain
hibernating caterpillars dying and rebirthing to one day become
butterflies--- nothing is ever only what we can see. Look below the
waters. Feel beyond the surface. Relax, feel, and surrender. Allow
yourself to be moved. Squint your eyes, blur your vision, and allow
your Visions.

Intention and alignment with Spirit/ Creator are the root and stem of
all magic and healing. Please pray for me on October 15 for my 9 AM
surgery (USA Eastern time is 9 PM on October 14; 7 PM for USA Western
time). Please pray as well, for the moments, days, weeks, and months
afterwards of patient loving healing for full recovery of my right
wrist, as I rest and rebuild myself to radiate as brightly as possible
for the unwritten script of the rest of my life--- as a butterfly.

With all my Heart: Love you. Thank you. Bless you.

Jiling

PS- thanks so much for all your helpful insight regarding whether or
not to take out the metal! I feel very well-informed and supported in
my decision. If you have any suggestions for healing and wholing after
surgery, please share! Thank you SO much with all my heart!

PPS- yeah, I'm back in Taiwan. Doing the surgery and recovering here.
I'm in a great place- as always. Thanks, Universe. Don't know how long
I will stay here. Again, I surrender- and welcome Unknown--- with an
eye and intention out for a Home-home. : )

PPPS- I hope you fully appreciate just how amazing all the tiny parts
of your body are! Look in the mirror and say "Thank you" to your body-
and never take walking, talking, typing, or anything else for granted.
Always give thanks, and live fully embodied completely deliciously. :
) Enjoy!

snowy Himalayan peaks

some of the most beautiful Tibetan tanka paintings I have ever seen 

some of the most gorgeous snowy peaks I have ever surrendered to

north Indian Himalayan mountains- good times exploring with Lingjia (thanks for photos!) 

鳥兒心中的歌- heartsong bird story

rooftop melody

life is a miracle 

and i am grateful to be HERE 

taichong, taiwan

open!

big bag
empty bowl
open heart

yes, yes, and
yes

what makes you come ALIVE?
go and do that

(photos: 1- roof of old temple near Black Pagoda (烏塔) in Fuzhou, China
(福州). This mandala has infinite stories to tell- look closely, and see
yourself, and the whole Universe, reflected within. 2- I am overjoyed
to return to Taiwan, the gorgeous green island behind me, on the ship
from Fuzhou, China to Jeelong, Taiwan.)

The Fall: 6 years

six years ago

gravity grabbed little crow flying

and crashed her down to make her his own 

grinding her into mountain mush, blood and bone stew on stone

she lived 

now 

yoga teacher rises into headstand

arms shaking in arm balance postures 

two hands of uneven pressure

tears of focus and frustration 

soon enough 

second surgery to remove the metal from the first surgery

then no more surgeries

rest, recovery, deep dreams, solid strengthening 

and a burning inner fire

small suns radiating from belly, heart, throat, and head

eyes shining from face, hands, and feet

earth crow singing in the dead of night

take these broken wings and learn to fly 

powerful black wings shining forth all the colors of the rainbow

--
 ~~~~~~~
    jiling . 林基玲
    www.JazArt.blogspot.com 
    skype: Lin.JiLing
    china: 183.138.34551
    qq: 1521559095
    taiwan: 09.1291.1946
    usa: 626.344.9140

((( . fortune favors the BOLD . )))

pupate

wake up 

cells dancing 

on stage of life 

poetry manifest 

in each breath

creation and destruction 

shiva shakti 

balance 

push pull reach hold

allow surrender 

trust

giving more than receiving

living to serve 

i

am

yours

my dear fellow caterpillars 

sink down into the shadow 

weave it around you 

feel the fear

bask in the musky dark

be the still silent 

center

in the middle of the movement 

feel your insides 

wriggling and twisting

transforming and exploding

painful

pupation 

let the magic

shine forth

aching rays 

of screaming sunlight

streaming out

wings emerging

exploding

death of an old known 

birth of a new unknown known 

dear universe of gay great illuminitably everything 

nothing 

mountains that rise and sink with the rise and fall of my belly and chest

each in and out breath

cells dancing 

atoms imploding exploding exploring dances

dreaming within dreams of dreams dreamed

dreamer, who? 

dear birds drifting on drafts rising from ancient chasms

soaring cliffs steeply dropping down

roaring waterfalls caressing endless sunsets and moonrises

world of great magic beauty 

dear small still silent cocoons hanging old and dry on dead branches 

wake up

wake up 

wake up 

the

time

is

   N   O   W

--
 ~~~~~~~
    jiling . 林基玲
    www.JazArt.blogspot.com 
    skype: Lin.JiLing
    china: 183.138.34551
    qq: 1521559095
    taiwan: 09.1291.1946
    usa: 626.344.9140

((( . fortune favors the BOLD . )))

dragon

we're more than halfway through the auspicious year of the dragon,
that highly prophesized-about year 2012

time to embrace that dragon energy and spit some fire

laughter moon

round moon

we admire each other 

she, seemingly free in the sky

yet tied to the gravitational pull of the earth 

i, seemingly free here in shanghai 

yet tied to the endless samsara cycle of karmic patterns 

moon cycles are part of natural phenomena 

she must not go, "i want to end this pattern!" 

i seek to liberate from my cyclical patterns 

with a desire for "freedom" 

what is THAT really? 

(by the way- uploading photos in china has been a challenge...) 

--
 ~~~~~~~
    jiling . 林基玲
    www.JazArt.blogspot.com

    skype: Lin.JiLing 
    china: 183.138.34551

    qq: 1521559095

    usa: 626.344.9140

((( . love . gratitude . presence . )))

 

mailing address:

Jiling Lin, c.c. Kazu Koikeda, Annamaya
No.3 Taojiang Rd Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200031 China.

in CHINESE= 中国徐汇区桃江路三号 上海尔苑咖啡厅有限公司 和子

love

butterfly kisses naked under a waterfall
strangers turned best friends
watching sunset with students turned teachers to the still silence of
birdsong and laughter
climbing uphill for 2 hours through the rain, then turning around to
see a rainbow in the landscape down below
magic, magnificence, magnetism, and danger of screeslopes
sound of windhorse prayer flags sending out prayers in all directions,
to big storm-sending rain

love manifests in the most humble ways

Boudanath stupa- Kathmandu, Nepal

devotion comes in many forms and colors
just don't hurt others, raise yourself up, and it's all beautiful
what's your form of devotion?