For some, this kind of micro-awareness might smack of a kind of teeth-grinding effort to split hairs. For those who've been getting tired of the the roller-coaster ride of of living only for the senses, this might be a HUGE breath of fresh air. For me? This way of 'practicing' is my life...more of the time than not....except when I "forget".
There are some rich veins of Gold with powerful teachings that on the outset could seem either uber basic, or impenetrable. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is no exception. Somewhere around the 2nd Century BC, a Sage/Saint by the name of Patanjali composed his famous YOGA SUTRAS as a guide to taking each of those single steps towards Freedom that draw Infinite Grace to You.
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I could not resist reposting this. I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
Californians Against Hate: NOM Fires Former Miss California Carrie Prejean
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 I've always been envious of artistic people - mostly because there is not an ounce of creativity in my body. I strive to live by the rules, you know, drive between the lines; which does not leave any room for trying something extraordinary, for being different.
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'It's time to go deeper into the Work,' said the voice, as I was adding hot water to my morning tea just now.
In times past, sentences like those were grand pronouncements coming right out of my ego's need for more adrenaline spikes of excitement...and increasing my perceived value in the marketplace. This morning, it comes in as a form of guidance for my choices into this next leg of my walk as a man on the path.
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This is probably something that belongs on Holla Back DC!. After walking around the city and enjoying the amazing weather, James and I were headed back to the metro through Thomas Circle. It was just past 5pm and even though it was nice outside, the impending sunset* on a school night is the [...]
I'm not exactly card-carrying with any affiliation or membership these days. Less and less it the need to belong and be accepted showing itself around my connection with any groups. As I find more and more freedom in my Heart through self-love, I'm not interested in finding a glamorous group of some sort to accept me and white-wash over the places I haven't been willing to do the work around releasing insecurity myself. And so I'm increasingly finding myself showing up around groups of people with a hell of a lot more freedom to feel, be, do, and speak from a relaxed and open place. And a potent side-effect is that it's heightened my interest in and capacity for observing, and noticing more deeply without judgment.
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With Thanksgiving coming up in less than 2 weeks, I challenge you to look at the holiday season as a time to exercise MINDFULNESS when it comes to your consumption choices.
Frankly, if we were just mindful of our food/drink intake during most meals, I can guarantee that many of us wouldn't be having weight or excess body fat issues. The thing is that such mindfulness isn't an easy task.
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Yesterday I woke with a bit of a cold, so today I decided I must rest. When the body speaks, listen! Normally when I have those days of “rest” I tend to go a little batty thinking of all the stuff there is to do. Today, I just relished in it and it felt good. [...]
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