July Full Moon Rising (Guru Purnima)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
Shadows and Light
In discussion of erudition and spirituality, much use is made of the metaphor of light. Light takes us out of darkness, reveals the truth of illuminated wisdom, is the truth, is pure consciousness, etc. When I noticed the shape in… (READ MORE)
Summer Greetings–Make[a]Shift (Web Version of E-Newsletter)
Dear Friends, Yesterday, summer officially arrived with the Solstice, bringing with it blistering heat. Friend and student Jessica said at practice last night that it was as if Mother Nature–always in the know– looked at her wrist watch, said “hey,… (READ MORE)
Yograffiti (Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti)
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)
“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)
Found Quotations
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Seva?
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Signs Around Town (Excerpt)
How can one be lost if one is thinking? Just asking. Excerpt from curator’s notes at the National Gallery of Art exhibit “I Spy–Photography and the Theater of the Street, 1938-2010” (No photographs allowed). Peace and light, E — Posted… (READ MORE)
Hrdaya
To see the heart of things takes making more spacious and softening one’s vision not looking ever harder. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.