“Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. Always avoid violence. ….I still believeContinue reading “Readings From Class: ahimsa inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
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Readings from Class: Buon Anno 2014 – Peace and Love!
Happy New Years 2014! Starting off 2014 with L’Amour!!.. Louis L’Amour: “Up to a point, man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, & movements and changes in the world about him; then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing heContinue reading “Readings from Class: Buon Anno 2014 – Peace and Love!”
Reading from Class: “The Power Needed in Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo
Thanks to Kate for reminding me of this reading I shared in the past “The power needed in Yoga is the power to go through effort, difficulty, or trouble without getting fatigued, depressed, discouraged, or impatient and without breaking off the effort or giving up one’s aim or resolution. A quiet vigilant but undistressed persistenceContinue reading “Reading from Class: “The Power Needed in Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo”
Reading from Class: Pema Chödrön on Dealing with Discomfort
“This particular teaching on the Four Limitless Ones, on maitri, compassion, joy and equanimity is really a teaching on how to take the situations of your life and train- actually train- in catching yourself closing down, catching yourself getting hard, and training in opening at that very point, or softening. In some sense reversing aContinue reading “Reading from Class: Pema Chödrön on Dealing with Discomfort”
Reading from Class: Lizelle Reymond “Welcome…the most unexpected”
“You must learn to welcome consciously the most unexpected events of life, to be entirely transparent in front of them, without any motive, either right or wrong. At that moment avoid all judgment, for you do not know what law is in operation.” -Lizelle Reymond I just lost a beautiful cousin to cancer last week,Continue reading “Reading from Class: Lizelle Reymond “Welcome…the most unexpected””
Reading from Class: Finding Purpose Within…and Cultivating Unconditional Friendliness
“Sometimes folks will treasure your work, sometimes they won’t. Sometimes you’ll get the gig, sometimes you won’t. You’ll be on the marquee and you’ll be passé. You’ll be thanked and you’ll be taken for granted. You’ll give and you’ll get nothing in return. You’ll be “Liked” and you’ll be unfriended…Anchor your purpose within, sweet friend.Continue reading “Reading from Class: Finding Purpose Within…and Cultivating Unconditional Friendliness”
Reading from Class: Gelek Rimpoche
“Everyone experiences discomfort. Even when you are just sitting still, doing nothing, you may still feel aches and pains. And even if you don’t, if everything is fine right now, you may still recall past slights and get stuck in a bad memory, or find yourself experiencing fear of the future. When we relive theContinue reading “Reading from Class: Gelek Rimpoche”
Reading from Class: Breathe and Be Present
“We spend most of our time caught up in memories of the past or looking ahead to the future, full of worries and plans. The breath has none of that ‘other-timeness.’ When we truly observe the breath, we are automatically placed in the present. We are pulled out of the morass of mental images andContinue reading “Reading from Class: Breathe and Be Present”
Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change
(I ended up on this tangent on impermanence while finally finishing my newsletter as I got some reminders lately, both personally and as a teacher. I did not find it appropriate to include right now, however, thought I would still share as someone may benefit.) Life and most everything we associate with our livesContinue reading “Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change”