Found Exhortation (Excerpt)
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Another Blink of Siva’s Eye
Another blink of Siva’s eye, another, As a friend has been saying, trip Around the sun. Decades from now, A parent walking in the woods with a child, Or one lover to another, or a forest guide Might point out… (READ MORE)
Quote of the Day
“Life is extremely inventive; it always finds the means to prove to you that you are still a little rigid and tense, still projecting somewhat, still expecting a little, still somewhat vulnerable, and it is this constant dialogue with reality… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (and “Opening to Grace”)
I was contemplating today the Anusara yoga principle of “opening to grace,” one aspect of which I always understood to be seeking to pause and listen in and from a place of luminous spaciousness before acting or responding to what… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Om Mane Padme Hum?
The lotus may indeed rise exquisite from the mud, but the mud, too, has its own necessary and intrinsic beauty. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Why to Have a Teacher
I have never been inclined to (or even capable of) bhakti–unquestioning surrender and love for guru or deity, though I have practiced for years with those who believe for better or worse that it is an essential element of the… (READ MORE)
A Commitment
When I enter into a contact improv jam, I make a commitment. I commit to paying attention with all of my being, to myself, to my partner or partners of the moment, to all the others in the room, and… (READ MORE)
Thank You Ravi Shankar
I say without hesitation that Ravi Shankar is one of the influences that led me to the deep practices of yoga. When I was first exposed to it through the Beatles in my early childhood, the music appealed to me… (READ MORE)
Assorted Deities