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Looking forward to chatting with UWest students about growing up between cultures and figuring things out as I stumble along. 😵‍💫🙃 Deep gratitude to Rev. Jitsujo Gauthier for the kind invitation!

We all fall short sometimes. But every day’s a chance to rise again. 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

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✨🪷 Discipline isn’t punishment. It is the kindest thing you can do for yourself and others. Every mindful choice we make is an act of self-love. 🪷✨

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The kind that nourishes, liberates, acts with courage, and leans in when others look away.

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Deeply grateful to be included in the latest Lion’s Roar. 🙏 Read it here: lionsroar.com/the-single-life/

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"Existence is like a river in constant flux. Our beliefs and understanding should reflect this natural flow. Anchoring ourselves to one viewpoint limits our spiritual growth, which should come from active questioning rather than passive acceptance."

—Nhi Yen Do Tran, 216
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"The ongoing search for wisdom demands that we continually challenge and reassess our long-held beliefs and assumptions."

—Ngi Yen Do Tran, Budding Lotus in the West: Buddhism from an Immigrant's Feminist Perspective, 211
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Only 4 hours left to enter if you haven't yet! :) www.tinyurl.com/BuddingLotusGiveaway

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✨🪷 We all show our wounds in different ways. Mine often shows up as retreat into sorrow or silence. Others might express theirs through anxiety, anger, control, or even cruelty. But when we pause to honestly explore our own fears, desires, and motivations, something softens. (1/2)

✨🪷 What kind of roots are we growing? Because, looking around… 👀🫣😬🙃🌱🌿🌾🪷✨

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✨🪷 Love this new trend where competence and fairness suddenly matter. 😊 How wonderful it is to live in a fully woke utopia where racism, sexism, favoritism, bias, and systemic discrimination have magically vanished overnight. 🪄🥳 (1/2) ⬇️

📚 An in-depth journey through centuries of Buddhist texts and practices that just might change how you see the world—and yourself. 📚 Learn more at TinyURL.com/BuddingLotusInTheWest