Jake Yarris
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I find it so interesting and synchronous that our first essay prompt is about our lineage, as I have recently found myself deeply reflecting on the mentors on my life who have been so impactful in my growth and learning–those special members of our growth who attract us and add a few bricks from their path to ours. Recently, I had the opportunity to see my guitar mentor of basically my entire childhood play music in a small home concert after not seeing her for five years. The reconnection gave me so much raw joy and I remembered how much I aspire to be a person and artist like her, while still becoming my own self. Slowly laying my own path with bricks I’ve made, found, or been given by people like her along the way.
I love the realization that we all are here because of others, because of a lineage. Another mentor of mine used to end many lessons by saying “you are here because somebody loved you”. What a beautiful sentiment. To remind ourselves as much as possible, that we are all here because actually a lot of people have loved us, in each their own way, for truly to teach is to love, to encourage and guide is to love.Hello, my name is Jake. I’m 22 years old, I grew up in Portland OR and currently live in Goleta California.
I have always been a seeker. At 15 I first experienced a consistent meditation practice and it was difficult but very impactful. I have been inspired by many different paths and voices along the way and often found the most resonant truths to be more shared than individual. Through meeting and taking classes with Susan I started into Tibetan Buddhism, and felt that many things just made sense: that these were teachings I had heard in my heart and mind since being a child and now, here they were externalized.
I took refuge in 2023.
I am so grateful for the strength and selflessness offered by our teacher Susan Piver, I know she has helped so many. Happy to share these teachings and experiences with you all!
Also, I am a four! for those who have enjoyed some study of the enneagram.