“Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured.” — B.K.S. Iyengar “…and the wisdom to know the difference.” I was reminded of this quote with B.K.S. Iyengar’s birthday this past Monday the 14th. This reminds me of the Serenity Prayer. A benefit of practice that is foreverContinue reading “Reading: B.K.S. Iyengar’s Serenity Prayer”
Yearly Archives: 2015
Reading: non-attachment (… to spring, etc.)
Thanks to Alex for reminding me of this favorite: “To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” – George Santayana
Happy Thanksgiving 2015!
“Humility and gratitude go hand in hand. The feeling of gratitude is an interaction between the mind and the body. Both will benefit from it. Awareness increases so that we become grateful for everything we are given. We have to learn, literally learn, to be grateful for what we receive day by day, simply toContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving 2015!”
Reading: Mindful action
“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we have now has been the result of past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in the future can be produced by our present actions: so we haveContinue reading “Reading: Mindful action”
Reading from Class: Buddha’s teaching on the art of living by Goenka
“Buddha taught…just to observe nature as it is by observing the reality inside. Out of ignorance, we keep reacting in ways which harm ourselves and others. But when wisdom arises – the wisdom of observing reality as it is – this habit of reacting falls away. When we cease to react blindly, then we areContinue reading “Reading from Class: Buddha’s teaching on the art of living by Goenka”
Reading: Practice Living Your Yoga
“Practice can be understood as a willingness to return to the reality of this very moment, that is, to observe with dispassion and clarity exactly what is–right now… …relying on paying attention to the thoughts and sensations of the moment will give me a chance to respond to life less from my patterns of defenseContinue reading “Reading: Practice Living Your Yoga”
Reading: Courage
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” — Anaïs Nin Thanks for this Brian. Everyday we are faced with a slew of decisions that seem to range in importance from 0-10. We make these decisions from a conscious scale of 0-10. (0 = unconsciously, 10 = consciously and deliberately). On a moreContinue reading “Reading: Courage”
Reading: Change…for better
“How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are the very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be.”― Elizabeth Lesser From ElizabethContinue reading “Reading: Change…for better”
Reading: Flow of Life
“Your work really begins when you release struggle. To let go of struggle initiates a change of vibration within you. This change puts you in touch with the flow of Life Itself, which is essentially what you are. To cultivate your awareness of this flow is your real work. When you’re in touch with the flowContinue reading “Reading: Flow of Life”
Reading: Samaya
“We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later.” – Pema Chodron From Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times