Intention
To manifest an intention, one first has to have an intention. What do you want to manifest? I am asking myself the same question.
99 Cent Dreams (and Sadhana)
What I love about this sign is that actually to get anything on offer costs more than your dreams, albeit here only a penny or more. Really, I think, dreaming should be free (except for the time it takes us… (READ MORE)
What’s Up with the Heavens?
I am no astrologer, but I tend to be sensitive to the subtle energies. After having a week of wild shifts, things not functioning, and sequences not behaving in their usual manner, I resorted to asking a question of my… (READ MORE)
An Unplanned Break from Air Conditioning (and Yogic Physical and Emotional Equilibrium)
I came home last night from my cousin’s funeral to discover that the temperature in the house was 83F (it is now up to 86F). The air conditioning system, which had been serviced last week, is now not working at… (READ MORE)
Down to Earth?
A Flood of Memories (and Luminous Spaciouness)
I returned home yesterday from teaching my Willow Street classes and having a late lunch with a friend to a message on my answering machine from my mother advising me that a cousin had died. Although I was not close… (READ MORE)
We Never Know Where We Will Find Music or the Form It Will Take (Penn Station LIRR Level)
New(ish) Edition of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
One of the things I am enjoying about studying in depth with Paul Muller-Ortega is permission to invest in new books for my library. I already had on my book shelves a number of the suggested books for supplementing our… (READ MORE)
The Parable of the Guru, the Disciple, and the Mad Elephant
It is a constant dialogue that arises for me with others in my various communities about the place of political discussion in a spiritual community. Is there a place for examining the state of the world, calling for action, and… (READ MORE)
“How did I get to be so lucky?”
most of us might ask, who have the health, education, material well-being, and computer access and skills to be able to read this. “Not luck, but grace,” Paul Muller-Ortega advises that Swami Chidvilasananda would say. For this grace, practice gratitude…. (READ MORE)