On our last day of the intensive, many of us ended up talking about different upcoming events and opportunities for study, practice, and exploration. We all had many things that we would love to do. I do not think that… (READ MORE)
Last night, we were talking about the parameters of cultivating a steady and fruitful meditation practice, and Paul Muller-Ortega suggested that it was about the balance of stability and flexibility. He had learned the principle from a different source, but… (READ MORE)
Last night, Paul Muller-Ortega, as part of the introductory talk for the meditation intensive, spoke at some length about the principles of ardha, kama, dharma, moksha. As I have written about before, in the classical yoga view, it is the… (READ MORE)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
When I was out walking at lunch time, I noticed several pieces of lilac on the sidewalk. Somebody with nothing better in his own mind to do had randomly picked pieces of lilac sprays and then dropped them on the… (READ MORE)
Beet greens, ruby chard, green chard, kale, spring onion, parsley, oregano, tarragon. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
If you are a true renunciate yogi, then the horsemen of the apocolypse don’t phase you. The ultimate bliss is leaving your body anyway. For those of us who are engaged in the world, care about what we eat, care… (READ MORE)
Rosa’s Pizza is on the Long Island Railroad level of Penn Station. To my best recollection, it has been there since before I started taking the LIRR regularly in the early 1970s, and I still go there occasionally when I… (READ MORE)
Wanted to share with all of you the text (plus link) of an email I received today from FCNL: Here in Washington, everyone agrees that the current level of federal budget deficits is unsustainable. Our FCNL policy is that –… (READ MORE)
I came out briefly to sit and contemplate and write in my journal before a staff meeting at lunch time (no lunch provided). The Scott Burton chairs in the National Sculpture Garden are one of the more delightful places to… (READ MORE)