It Is Good
It is good, for those of us who live in the city, to make time to walk in the woods at least every once and a while, as well as to nurture trees in the city. Peace and light, E… (READ MORE)
Thought-Provoking Blog Post on Debate
Thanks to Professor Douglas Brooks for this thought-provoking piece on debate and yoga.
Signs Around Town (Excerpt)
Wouldn’t make a bad epitaph. In the mean time, trying (sadhana). Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Signs Around Town (Seasonal)
As I was noticing the decorations going up around the neighborhood about witches, ghosts, vampires, and ghouls, I found myself reflecting that as in the cultures that brought us Halloween, Indian folk tales are replete with stories of yogis who… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
Historic poster in the common room at Friends Meeting of Washington. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Signs Around Town
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Found Exhortation
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Householder Yoga (and Getting Out to Vote)
To be a tantrica does not mean wild and indifferent sensual indulgence. On the contrary, it means fully engaging in all of life. A tantric life is one in which everything one does–work, family, relationship, consumption, citizenship–is steadily and progressively… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation
A number of years ago I had a conversation with a cherished friend and co-worker who is no longer in this body. I was explaining to her the yoga practice of samtosha (contentment), which is one of the five niyamas… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (Ineffective)
Have you ever noticed just how ineffective and indeed counter-productive is the exhortation to “cheer up?” Being told to cheer up, be happy, etc, when one is feeling sad or out of sorts can just make one feel worse. The… (READ MORE)