My Top Yoga-Related Reads of 2010
These are not in any particular order. Nor have I attempted to make a list of round numbers, such as “top 10,” though I could have found 10 to be “top” if I had really tried. The emphasis here, with… (READ MORE)
Two Temptations of Maya
In classical yoga, maya is the illusion that the tangible world is what is real. Only atman is real; the world we experience through our senses (and our senses them selves) as reality is an illusion. We renounce the world… (READ MORE)
An Old and Profoundly Heartfelt Wish for the New Year
If only wishing could make it so, this yearning of a few for so many countless generations. I will be examining, for the new year, what I can do to diminish conflict in my own life–because that I can do.
New Page About Books
It should come as no surprise to those who have taken my classes or have been reading this blog with some regularity, that an incredibly important source of inspiration is my library. At the suggestion of my fabulous web designer,… (READ MORE)
Watching the Clouds Dissipate
Tonight (technically very early tomorrow morning), will be the first full lunar eclipse on the winter solstice in 350 years. Part of me wants the sky to be clear so that I can witness this extraordinary event. The other part… (READ MORE)
Found Exhortation
For yogis, of course, it seems not even remotely ridiculous that the only true revolution is one motivated by love. (Photo compliments of a friend whose phone was capturing the image better than was mine.)
Teaching Less to Practice More
This morning is the last Saturday in the foreseeable future when, even waking up before dawn, I have to cut short my morning practice to get on the metro to go teach. I have a strong memory of a relatively… (READ MORE)
Brahmacharya, Civic Responsibility, and Enlightened Self-Interest
I saw this water main break while I was walking to work this morning. Several people walked past it without a glance–could they really not have noticed? It looked relatively recent because the puddle was still modest and had not… (READ MORE)
Renunciation v. Discrimination (and Celebrating the Holidays)
A fundamental precept of classical yoga is that of vairagya or renunciation. The yogin is meant to gradually renounce all of the life of mind and body until he or she transcends them and sees only spirit. I have been… (READ MORE)
The Dance of Opposites and the Emanation of Language (Selections from 48 Hours of Spam)
I do enjoy the manner in which you have presented this specific challenge plus it does give me personally some fodder for thought. However, through just what I have witnessed, I really trust as other comments pile on that people… (READ MORE)