Overheard on the Street
The guy talking on the phone in front of the police headquarters: “it doesn’t matter what kind of person someone is, but what kind of heart he’s got.”
Snow In
Thinking About Restoratives! (Web Version of E-Mailing)
Dear Friends, Not long after the slush from last night melted in the early afternoon rain, the precipitation falling had started turning into the dreaded wintry mix. Thunder clapped and the sky was dark, and I have been mighty grateful… (READ MORE)
Mysterious Workings of Kali (Goddess of Sequencing)
The other morning, in the middle of meditation, the thought arose of how different my life would have been if my older sister and my birth orders (keeping our congenital make up the same) had been reversed. Imagine, too, if… (READ MORE)
“American Veda” (and some recollections)
I am reading Philip Goldberg’s American Veda–From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation; How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. It is another of the recently published works on the interplay and inter-influence of east and west. What distinguishes… (READ MORE)
Some Interesting Internet Reading (because I am all about the “big picture”)
I spend a lot of words on this blog extolling the benefits I have perceived in myself and in my students from the various yoga practices. I also candidly admit (when asked) that not all practices are for every one… (READ MORE)
Satgurus and Upagurus, Teachers and Teachings
In Paths to God, Ram Dass speaks of satgurus and upagurus. A satguru is the true teacher. The upaguru is anyone who teaches us something, which, when we are truly open to recognizing the good in all, is literally every… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (this week’s DOL elevator poster)
Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu (and the health care act)
In Hindu philosophy, the powers of creation (Brahma), sustaining or preserving (Vishnu), and destruction (Shiva) are all given equal weight in the balance of the universe. Without destruction, there is no place for new creation. Each aspect of this triad… (READ MORE)
Yes, There Is Class At Wm Penn House Tonight (Web Version of E-Weather Notice
Dear Friends, I hope you are having a great day and that the ice did not cause any trouble for you. It was fun, in its own way, to hack the ice off of the steps and sidewalk and then,… (READ MORE)