If we can remember that impermanence doesn’t only impact the good circumstances we’re attached to but also the unfavorable circumstances we struggle with, whatever we’re going through becomes much more bearable. - Anam Thubten
If we can remember that impermanence doesn’t only impact the good circumstances we’re attached to but also the unfavorable circumstances we struggle with, whatever we’re going through becomes much more bearable. - Anam Thubten One of the reasons why Buddhists call the present era the kaliyuga or 'dark age' is that the aberration of greed is so pervasive that it is taken as normal. - Glenn Mullin
(public domain photo www.pixabay.com) Recycle your fireplace ashes. Use them as a fertilizer amendment for the soil surrounding your trees. Wood ash is actually full of potassium and, like lime, raises the pH of your soil. Some hardware stores even sell bags of ashes for this very purpose. Just reflecting on your actions - even without committing yourself to change - will start to affect your conduct. - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Like many artists and musicians, Elvis Presley felt a spiritual tug in life. Long before it was popular and in vogue, Elvis was a serious meditator. He was also a member of the Self Realization Fellowship established by Paramahansa Yogananda. A true mystic, Elvis often said: "All I ever wanted was to help people; love them, lift them up, spread some joy."
Unless you open your heart, unless you jump into the inner abyss, you are not going to become enlightened. Ultimately, you have to know on your own door and come back to yourself. Love is within you. God is within you. - Vasant Lad
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It's called a forward fold in yoga and when held longer (2 - 4 minutes) it delivers these massive benefits:
We don’t have to look far to see that nothing lasts forever. Everything is falling apart; everything is changing. We can’t rely on wealth, friends, or comfort. We can’t even rely on our own bodies or minds. - Anam Thubten
More than anything, I believe the world is in need of a spiritual perspective. - Jack Kornfield
We don’t like surprises. We like to have everything under control, to force our lives to be predictable. But there’s no way to make things perfectly predictable, no real security. Security is a grand illusion. - Anam Thubten
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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