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Resistance | PRACTICE
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Resistance January 22, 2011. My dearest friend posted on her wise and witty blog. A question that I ask myself again and again: why do we resist what is good for us? So why do we (or just I) resist? Behind my resistance is fear. When I was younger, in my early twenties, I used to shake my head pityingly at people who confessed they were sometimes afraid to do things, or take action. “What in the world is there to be afraid of? So what does this have to do with resistance? Jonah, who resisted God’s ...
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Heels Over Head | PRACTICE
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Heels Over Head October 16, 2010. 8221; I am weighed down with weakmindedness; I am confused and cannot understand my duty. I beg of you to say for sure what is right for me to do. I am your disciple. Please teach me, for I have taken refuge in you.” —. Ajuna to Lord Krishna, 2:7 “The Living Gita”. Really, why was I listening to the voice that was telling me I was a failure, and that if I couldn’t produce a work of genius I would have no excuse for my overly-emotional personality? Francesca came over and...
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Bhakti | PRACTICE
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Bhakti February 9, 2011. 8220;Nothing evolves us. Like love.”. It’s February and our bodies are dense with cold and fatigue; though the sun is setting a little later every night, we are still deep in winter and most likely staying inside, maybe even turning inward. So I love that this month my yoga studio has decided the theme of February is Bhakti or devotion. I never feel less devoted to. This knowledge related particularly to the idea of karma and one’s relationship to God. For traditional B...8221; A...
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Be Here Now | PRACTICE
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Be Here Now October 1, 2010. Perfectionism takes us out of process–and this is a problem for me because life is a process, and when we set artificial goals of perfection, and deny the reality of process, much hysteria and bewilderment ensues when life continues to remain flawed. Case in point: my wedding. My wedding, actually, from my perspective. I think I was just unsure how long transformative fire lasts. In my imagination, Randy and I passed through a ring of fire on our wedding day that changed ...
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Now is the Winter of Our Discontent | PRACTICE
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Now is the Winter of Our Discontent February 14, 2012. During class, I was feeling irritated in Side Angle Pose, irritated when the teacher offered a suggestion to bend my knee more deeply, irritated that the pose still hurts, still challenges me after 10 years of practice. ‘When does this get easier? 8217; I thought, stretching my arm angrily towards the front of the room . ‘When do I start feeling good? 8217; What I think I really meant was, “when do I start feeling good. Our culture at the moment is p...
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PRACTICE | "Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as 'practice makes perfect.' " (Periander, Ruler of Corinth, 580 b.c.) | Page 2
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June 12, 2010. Why are otherwise good/spiritually-inclined people, like myself, attracted to this darkness? Why would I want to sit in front of a performance of people being terrified/killed/horrifically treated in some way for the better part of two hours? I’m sure Thich Nhat Hanh is not tempted to watch “The Exorcist” for a thrill–but I am. And I especially am attracted to these scenes of darkness when something is wrong in my life, if I am suffering. Is it a form of self-torture? Had a bad day? This i...
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A Little Gratitude in my Attitude | PRACTICE
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A Little Gratitude in my Attitude June 23, 2010. Who’s happy to be alive today? Who’s happy to be alive? Put your finger in the air! 8221; Everyone ignored him, except for this shabby, somewhat toothless homeless guy sitting two seats away from me. He put his finger right up in the air and smiled. The bongo player snorted “just this guy? He’s the only one whose happy? 8221; He shook his head, ashamed of us, who wouldn’t show our gratitude for life. Raise those fingers in the air! 4 Comments ». Comment by...
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A Haunting | PRACTICE
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A Haunting February 7, 2012. 8220;The Brain – is wider than the Sky –. For – put them side by side –. The one the other will contain. With ease – and You – beside…. The Brain is just the weight of God –. For – Heft them – Pound for Pound –. And they will differ – if they do –. As Syllable from Sound.”. Surprise, I watched Ghostbusters 300 times as a kid. Avoids the issue in oneself. This is where mantra practice. 1 Comment ». 8212; February 7, 2012 @ 4:49 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Address never mad...
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Into the Transformative Fire | PRACTICE
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Into the Transformative Fire July 19, 2010. 8220;Glory is the sun too, and the sun of suns,. And down the shafts of his splendid pinions. Run tiny rivers of peace. Most of his time, the tiger pads and slouches in a burning. And the small hawk up high turns round on the slow pivot of. Peace comes from behind the sun, with the peregrine falcon,. Yet all of these drink blood.” –D.H. Lawrence. So what happens if we ignore that impulse and remain in pain? It matters not how much I call you “Mother, Moth...
