John Friend Blog Post on the Summer Solstice
I am looking forward to head up to Vermont to celebrate the summer solstice with John Friend leading the way. He writes about the solstice here.
Two Ways of Looking at Things (and Women: Count Your Apertures)
My studies today (it is a very rare day that I do not read some of a yoga text or commentary) included a mention of the body’s nine openings. The yoga treatises ubiquitously mention the “nine openings” of the body… (READ MORE)
The Spell Check Alternative for Satcitananda
is catsitting. Hmmm. Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
It Does Not Get Much Better (and Satcitananda)
The key concept of yoga–satcitananda can be elusive, like all abstract concepts in the yoga philosophy and in other philosophies or areas of study. We are given metaphors and analogies in the texts to help us recognize when, through our… (READ MORE)
June Greetings (Web Version of June E-Newsletter)
Dear Friends, One of the yoga practices in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is sauca, which means cleanliness or purity. It does have a basic aspect of physical cleanliness, which has lead me this year to do an especially vigorous spring cleaning. … (READ MORE)
Abhinavagupta (X-Rated or Not?)
As I get deeper into studying tantric philosophy I have taken the time to pause and reflect on how that philosophy originated and grew and who were the people offering and practicing the teachings. The tantric teachings I have received… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation (with Commentary)
This bumper sticker (on an enormous black SUV with suburban plates) is likely intended to have only a message about the current wars in which the US is engaged. I wholeheartedly support the sentiment at that level. What if we… (READ MORE)
The Photographer’s Dilemma (and “Morning Sprout Sandwich”)
At which point I put down the camera and ate. Uma turned her back and looked out the garden. Morning Spout Sandwich–whole grain toast, tahini, avocado, assorted homegrown sprouts, fresh herbs picked the moment before garnishing (dill shown here), a… (READ MORE)
Types of Theists
Do you have to be some type of theist to have a “spiritual practice” or to self-identify or belong to a particular religious group? Here are some types of theists: atheist, nontheist, monotheist, polytheist, pantheist, post-theist, modern theist (I just… (READ MORE)
Friday Night Out on the Town (and Nataraja)
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.