Yograffiti (Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti)
Hot Summer Night (and Getting Hotter)
For the next few nights, lows will be in the 70s F and highs pushing or hitting 100F. Please don’t fight the season or waste emotional energy hating it. Instead, wear loose, light clothing; eat small, room-temperature meals with emphasis… (READ MORE)
Unexpected Rain (and Opening to Grace)
I thought perhaps that I was still dreaming when I heard the soft patter of early morning rain. It has been so unfortunately dry. There was no rain in the forecast–only impending blistering heat–for days to come. But a cool… (READ MORE)
Mantra
The texts on sadhana — yoga practice — say in simplified essence that mantra is the fulcrum between the unknowable universal and manifest particulars. What language we use and how we use it can either lead us towards skillfully navigating… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
“What Is It?”
As I squatted on the brick sidewalk to take this photo during my lunch time walk, a nice-looking older man stopped and asked “what is it?” He was quite tall and standing at an angle that would not have showed… (READ MORE)
Seva?
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
State of the Garden — Close Up (and Anticipation)
To deny or ignore the future is not the same as living in the present. To live perfectly in the present as a responsible and engaged part of the collective being, one must still plan for the future that will… (READ MORE)
State of the Garden: Lavender
Lavender from the garden for the yoga practice room.
Signs (Affixed to Other Signs) Around Town
Could also be a “found exhortation.” Woke up grumpy today and have been reminding and encouraging myself act on all the ways and reasons to love/be loving. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.