“…the nonpermanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. They arise from sense perception,…and one must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.” — The Bhagavad Gita 2.14
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Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor
“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy if anything can.” -Thomas Merton HappyContinue reading “Re-post: Mind your business: Love thy neighbor”
Reading: Perspective by Proust
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust One of the aspects I love about this quote in relation to Yoga is in how we practice. The more present we are, the greater opportunity for openness…and new eyes. Allowing for curiosity in practice…allowing room for playContinue reading “Reading: Perspective by Proust”
Reading: more T.S. Eliot inspiration
“To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.” — T. S. Eliot Inspired by the last quote from T.S. Eliot. I love how practice, presence, intention, discernment and right action and vulnerability makes enough possible. From his book The Use of Poetry and theContinue reading “Reading: more T.S. Eliot inspiration”
Reading: “Simply be present…”
“Simply be present with your own shifting energies and with the unpredictability of life as it unfolds.” — Pema Chödrön
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: Being Tested by Pema Chödron
“We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all ofContinue reading “Reading: Being Tested by Pema Chödron”
Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…”
“Welcome the present moment as if you had invited it. It is all we ever have so you might as well work with it rather than struggling against it. We might as well make it our friend and teacher rather than our enemy – Pema Chodron I believe I got this from my friend andContinue reading “Reading from Class: “Welcome the Present…””
Reading: Serenity Prayer
Continuing on the theme of True Happiness by way of acceptance and presence, I wanted to share the serenity prayer, which sums up a lot of what the practice has afforded me. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom toContinue reading “Reading: Serenity Prayer”
Readings from Class July 2013: Presence + Acceptance = Happiness
“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence on the future; not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears, but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach.”― Lucius Annaeus Seneca “We are addicted to pleasure, inContinue reading “Readings from Class July 2013: Presence + Acceptance = Happiness”