SYNCHRONICITY: There Are No Coincidences
Coincidences are what Carl Jung termed Synchronicity. There really are no coincidences. People like to say, everything happens for a reason. I don't think everything happens for a reason, but…
Shams – The poet Rumi's Inspiration
This is an interesting poem from an Indiapost.com article entitled: Hafiz Expressed Divine Ecstasy in Poetry, about the Sufi mystical poet Shams al-Din Hafiz, mentioned by Rumi throughout his works…
Winter Solstice 2007 Re-Cap
It was the best of times…
Yeah, that’s about it. The best of times. The first night was cooooooold. Then, gradually it warmed to the point where many people were at the waterfront, boating, taking walks, playing volleyball and laying out in the sun. I didn’t attend any workshops until the last day when I went to Mahan Kirn’s Sat Nam Rasayan workshop. If you want to know a true healer walking on this planet, with powers that come from beyond time and space is like, take a class with her or schedule a private session. She’s amazing. (more…)
Ramana Mahirishi on The Mind
Came across this in India Times Dec 28, 2007 edition. I think it's a wonderful description of something that defies reason and description: The Mind. "Mind is a wonderful force…
MEDITATION: For Patience, Tolerance and Self-Respect
When you first get on a spiritual path, looking within, you start to see the garbage in you that you weren't previously conscious of. Looking within can be a dirty…
MEDITATION: Levels of Play
There's this expectation that one day meditation and yoga is going to be a snap. This is especially the case for those of us who are, how should we say...…
THE BEST QUOTE About 'What Yoga Is' That I Have Seen
Of course, this comes from the Yogi Bhajan everyday calendar. I try to mix things up in terms of sources, quoting others to give some balance. But when you're talking…
SAT KRIYA: How To, Tips, Tricks and Finer Points
When I first started, my right arm would fall asleep and I'd sweat like hell. The first day, after 31 minutes I collapsed forward, my legs fast asleep, I had to crawl forward and turn over. Then as I lay there, I got the chills, even covered with a blanket. After some practice though I began to notice great things.
BREATH BASICS: A Word About Prana
Prana is the life force in the air you breathe. In the east it’s known as ‘the breath within the breath.’ The breath of life. Prana contains the life force, which is transferred to you when you breathe. It’s much more than simply a combination of oxygen, nitrogen and other chemical components. It’s the subtle universal force that is in all things. Some believe that in Christianity, when they speak of ‘the holy ghost,’ they’re speaking about the subtle force of prana.
Prana can heal you. Conscious breath exercise brings you into a centered state of relaxation.
You take your first breath when you’re born and you breathe your last breath when you leave the body. If that’s not a clue as to the important of the breath, I don’t know what else is.
When you breathe properly and your lungs fill completely, they push down on the u-shaped muscle of the diaphragm. (more…)
WINTER SOLSTICE
Winter Solstice Sadhana is held at a beautiful ranch in Lake Wales, Florida and although it's winter, the weather is usually warm enough to swim in the lake and certainly…