Finding Stillness in the Swing
This week has been a good reminder of just how the law of karma works. Like a big pendulum, everything swings back and forth with time. In the wake of the Blue Wave, we witness a big pivot in the body politic. With it there is tremendous optimism, possibility, and newfound faith. …
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On The Threshold
This is the time of year when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin. It is the time to remember those who have slipped to the other side by lighting a candle, singing, praying, or whispering to your loved ones in the wee hours. The threshold between birth …
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Anything is Possible
The best things in life you cannot make happen. The best we can do is get ourselves into a place of openness where everything becomes possible. You never quite know where that place is exactly, so you have to coax yourself to a place of open receptivity. And be patient. …
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In the Season of Change
This is the season of change. The leaves fall with each gust of wind and the sun in the sky drops fast at dusk like a sinking stone. This season reminds us that, in all actuality, we live in a season of perpetual change. This is hard for our small brain …
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The Yoga of Introversion
There is a special power in going inward and spending time in the cavern of your soul. If your solitude is not lacking, if your solitude is never about deprivation, you can experience a kind of inner communion and there listen whole-heartedly to the song of yourself. Like Rumi said, …
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The Wisdom Within
Each day in practice, we tap into an inner pharmacy, a virtual medicine chest thousands of years old. Our internal regulator has like a PHD in chemistry, continuously administering small doses to regulate our biorhythms. Every breath, every pulse, every hormonal secretion is in support of this biological wisdom. The …
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Letting Fall
Turning with the Season, Turning Toward the Practice This is the time of year to shed anything you don’t need for your journey and travel light. The herons know this. I saw one today devouring minnows along the shore preparing for their long southward migration. The golden rod knows this …
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Follow Your Bliss
The best thing to do through a lifetime is to follow your heart and trust where it takes you. As Joseph Campbell famously said, you have to follow your bliss. You have to listen to your inner most longing and learn to live your passion. The key is to come …
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A Sense of Humor
With all the craze going on in the world today, you have to find small ways each day to laugh, or at least chuckle, at the absurdity of things. Start with the goings-on in your own home, observing not only the peculiar habits of the people you love but your own …
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The Ocean of Awareness
The ocean is the greatest teacher. In staying on the Atlantic for a month it is amazing to witness constant fluctuations in tide, wind, current and temperature. Wave after wave the ocean is always different. Like the many passing moments in a day, the ocean changes constantly. At the same …
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