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)
What Does It Mean to Study War?
Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “A true revolution of values will lay hand on the world order and say of war, “This way of settling differences is not just. …A nation that continues year after year to spend more money… (READ MORE)
Daniel Webster Statue (and Siva tattva)
On the column that supports this bas-relief and a larger than life standing portrait of Daniel Webster, is engraved: “liberty and union now and forever one and inseparable.” Kind of sounds like a description of the absolute consciousness, the one… (READ MORE)
Because I am a Jnana Yogi at Heart
I feel compelled to learn more about ways to live differently and in better alignment with nature (in addition to studying the yoga texts). I then ponder, study more, and try to act when I can. Here is a good… (READ MORE)
Bare Bones of the Trees (and Pratyahara)
One of the things that I appreciate most about winter is being able to see the bare articulation of the shape of the tree in the absence of its leaves. A dormant tree looks very different from a leafless, lifeless… (READ MORE)
A Happy Coincidence (and the new Willow Street Yoga book club)
As regular readers may have noticed, last Sunday I was inspired to blog about Arjuna’s dilemma on the battlefield in connection with local events. Later that day, I was reminded that this coming Sunday, January 16th, will be the first… (READ MORE)
Guidance on How to Respond in the Highest (from MLK)
I have been deeply touched by how so many have been inquiring of themselves how we can best respond from the light to the tragedy in Arizona. I received an email from Common Cause today with this beautiful quote from… (READ MORE)
45-Minute Savasana
Yesterday morning, when I came out of savasana following my regular a.m. practice, one of my cats was happily stretched the length of my side with his chin resting on my upper arm. He had not been there when I… (READ MORE)