Being Everything and Nothing
Some today advocate for flying spaceships to outer space to set up shop on Mars. The belief goes that the resources on this planet have been gobbled up and now it is time to build a whole new way of life. How absurd! The realm we live in is pure …
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Be Enduring Peace
In the topsy turvy world we live in today, lawyers, influencers and politicians bicker and quarrel. They point fingers at one another as fear spreads throughout the land. In the midst of discord, it is best to lie down under a big tree and learn from the ground below. On …
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Take Time to Pause
Amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life, you have to take time to pause, to be silent inside and not move around so much. With the state of the world topsy-turvy, and everything moving so fast, stay low to the ground, reflect, read a bit, stare off into space. …
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Becoming Immortal
Today there are reams of podcasts, best-selling books and influencer posts on how to become immortal. Popular titles such as Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity and Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life are evidence of the longevity trend. To duck the dreaded decrepitude of …
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One With Buddha
One day as Manjusri stood outside the temple gate, the Buddha called to him, “Manjusri, Manjusri, why do you not enter?” Manjusri replied, “I do not see myself as outside, why enter?” This is a wonderful teaching, one that I personally return to again and again. It tells of a …
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Your Inner Physician
In yoga and meditation it is best to allow your body to breathe you. Every time you come to the mat or cushion, allow your breath, blood, pulses, heart-rate and cranial motion to move of their own accord. Each of us has our own inherent biorhythm, a continuous, vital force that …
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The Wilderness Within
Being in the wild is a key ingredient for living a wholesome life. This wilderness is not only the natural world, accessible via the forest trail and the mountain path. It lives inside each of us as the pulse of nerve, the beat of the heart, the fluctuating tides of …
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Big Sky Mind
In our practice it is important to develop a big wide view of things. In fact as soon as we lie down for practice, we open our awareness infinitely in all directions–below, above and all around. This actually is an old yogic technique used to recognize the spaciousness of the mind …
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Lady Liberty
Image: Trans Forming Liberty, Amy Sherald, 2024 If you have visited the Statue of Liberty perched at the East gate to New York City harbor, you will read at the foot of Lady Liberty herself, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free/The wretched refuse …
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Mental Floss
For body-mind hygiene you have to floss each day. If not, gummy, gunky, sticky bits will lodge in your connective tissue and you are prone to decay. Start by flossing your nerves. Do stretching, sliding and brushing movements to lubricate and protect your nerve fibers. Without flossing, gluey tension builds …
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