Signs Around Town
Poor door. I wonder if yoga and meditation might help. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Enjoy This Sweet Moment
The dogwood’s red blush Tells, on this bright hot dry day, Of cold storms coming. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
“Jobs Not War” (and the Power of Mantra)
I walked over to the Capitol building at lunchtime to see the rally in support of the Jobs Bill. As I approached, attendees were chanting “jobs not war, jobs not war, jobs not war, jobs not war, jobs not war,… (READ MORE)
It Doesn’t Matter At All, But It Matters A Lot
I am in the middle of reading a book about a movement/organization centered on one of those forms of meditation that was brought to the West by an Eastern spiritual leader and drew millions of followers around the globe in… (READ MORE)
Atha Yoganusasanam (and “Opening to Grace”)
Earlier this week I was talking to a long-time friend of the family (my father has known him and his wife for over 60 years; they have known me since I was riding around in the womb). My parents had… (READ MORE)
“The mind and spirit become ripe…”
I have been indulging in reading the thriller Angelology (complete with stories of angels and the war between good and evil), which I picked up at the Books for America shop in Dupont Circle a couple of weeks ago for… (READ MORE)
Books on My Trip to California
The two books I read while I was traveling to California (San Francisco for the delight of it and Lucerne Valley to study with Paul Muller-Ortega): Home of the Dancing Sivan, India in Mind. The first I picked to bring… (READ MORE)
Ananda Tandava
50th birthday week in California dancing, playing, exploring, thinking, relating, connecting, witnessing, creating.
Politics and “Inner Work”
The other day, an acquaintance whom I met through yoga asked in an email whether I was still into politics or whether I was now more focused on my “inner work.” He lives in suburbia and voted for both Bushes… (READ MORE)
Steadiness of Silence
During one of our sessions, one of my fellow students asked whether she was really seeking a life of renunciation because she sometimes really craved sitting quietly for meditation. For her, having first experienced meditation as an adult who has… (READ MORE)