“When you let go of everything you think you know about yourself and stay with what’s left, when you willingly abandon the contradictory evaluations of who you are and courageously reach deeply into yourself in order to experience yourself directly, you will come upon a new experience of who you are.” Erich Schiffman
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Rasa
(Rasa is a Sanskrit word literally meaning juice, essence, or taste. It also refers to an ancient concept in Indian arts concerning the aesthetic of a composed piece of visual, literary, or musical work. More specifically, Rasas are the feelings evoked in the reader or audience by the artistic work.) Your life, this life, not separate. Continue reading “Rasa”
The Illusion of Separation
Ubuntu is an ancient South African term meaning “connectedness to others”. It points to the human virtues of humanity and compassion. Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning “union”, “connection”, or “to join”. Between all the reading I’ve been doing and my recent journey into yoga teacher training, I have noticed an idea that comes upContinue reading “The Illusion of Separation”
Tree
The next time a storm comes, set your eyes upon a tree. The branches toss and turn, flail and bend – and wisely so, for what happens to things that don’t bend? But then, beneath the boughs and limbs, the trunk. And beneath that pillar of power and stability, the roots – firmly fixed to the earth.
Darren Main on the Source
“If you’re able to keep returning to your focus point (in meditation), you can move still deeper into the mind and experience the true Self, because underneath these three basic levels of consciousness (conscious mind, semi-conscious mind, unconscious mind) there is a fourth. For simplicity, I’ll refer to it as the source. It’s important toContinue reading “Darren Main on the Source”
Quote from Iyengar
“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured, and endure what cannot be cured.” B.K.S. Iyengar
Light My Way
Originally posted on C.M. Rivers:
May my heart light my way. May it come into a place not unlike the narrow line that exists between water and fire, a pocket of stillness where both forces are within reach. Then I could learn their ways, how to call on them, how to let them enter…
Quote by Matt Licata
Enter deeply into your neurosis, your anxiety, your panic, your confusion, your suffering, and your fear – get to know it’s textures, qualities and fragrances, and allow it to take you into the secret chamber buried inside your own body. For within the mandala of tender ripe aliveness there are jewels beyond the mind. –Continue reading “Quote by Matt Licata”
Savasana
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