Quaker – Page 51 – Rose Garden Yoga

Signs Around Town

Author: Elizabeth June 15, 2011 0 Comments

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Meditation, Photos, Quaker

Quaker Testimony, William Penn House Peace Garden

Snow and Blossoms (Morning Walk via the Capitol to Dupont Circle)

Author: Elizabeth March 27, 2011 1 Comment

I got out of the house by 7:30 this morning because I knew the dusting of snow would not last long, and I wanted to enjoy the combination of blossoms and snow making every thing vibrate with beauty. I was… (READ MORE)

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Gardening, Meditation, Photos, Quaker

Cherry Blossom Festival, Dupont Fresh Farm Market, Friends Meeting of Washington, Should I Stay or Should I Go?, snow and cherry blossoms, the Clash, US Capitol Grounds

“American Veda” (and some recollections)

Author: Elizabeth January 25, 2011 2 Comments

I am reading Philip Goldberg’s American Veda–From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation; How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. It is another of the recently published works on the interplay and inter-influence of east and west. What distinguishes… (READ MORE)

Art and Culture, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Quaker

American Veda, Franny and Zooey, Indian spirituality in the west

Satgurus and Upagurus, Teachers and Teachings

Author: Elizabeth January 21, 2011 1 Comment

In Paths to God, Ram Dass speaks of satgurus and upagurus. A satguru is the true teacher. The upaguru is anyone who teaches us something, which, when we are truly open to recognizing the good in all, is literally every… (READ MORE)

Asana, Pranayama, and Yoga Practice, Community and Family, Food for the Mind (Yoga Philosophy, etc), Meditation, Quaker

Be Love Now, Bhagavad Gita, John Friend, Neem Karoli Baba, Paths to God, Ram Dass, satguru, upaguru