Alan Watts Insights

[lazyyogi]

Let yourself become that space that welcomes any experience without judgement.

Tsoknyi Rinpoche (via lazyyogi)

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[shonk]

Isogonal

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[themindfulnow]

[fyp-philosophy]

Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be

Alan Watts (via fyp-philosophy)

[fyp-philosophy]

Be — don’t try to become.

Osho (via fyp-philosophy)

[jhbrd-old]

Life is not a problem to be solved nor a question to be answered. Life is a mystery to be experienced.

Alan Watts (via jhbrd)

[lazyyogi]

Namaste

Many of you have heard me say it and many have said it themselves. “Namaste” is a customary greeting in India. It is an intimate way of greeting another person without actually touching them. But it has a deep esoteric meaning. 

As it was explained to me by another tantric yogi, namaste means “I recognize the divinity within you and allow you to manifest it.” In this light, when we say namaste to others we are acknowledging the indwelling supreme reality of existence that precedes and is a part of everything. Your light touches their light and it all just shines as light. And because of this, you accept them unconditionally. God is god.

The mudra (hand position) for namaste is palms together and fingers loosely steepled. You hold it chest level for an equal being (granted all beings are equal). You hold it at head level near the third eye for a guru or great realized soul. And finally you hold it above your head for a deity. When and how to namaste is a personal endeavor, nothing difficult but nothing that can be taught. You just do it. 

Sometimes I will namaste a tree, a homeless man, a friend, or a stone. It is important to continually recognize the boundless nature of the divine being both in you and others, together. 

Namaste. :)

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[thecalminside]

No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via thecalminside)

[hippieseurope-deactivated202503]

Why did I write "Lonely Traveller"?

Somone just asked me how I came about writing “Lonely Traveller”, and so I wrote that I had always been looking for a book that describes the spirit and feeling and the vibes of the Hippie days. And although there are many documentaries about that time, I never found such a book. And that’s why I decided to write this novel myself. It’s all based on personal experience and packed into an exiting story that takes you an exciting trip through Hippie life and the spiritual search many of us were on in those days, in hopes to find a better world. “Lonely Traveller”, by Sereno Sky

[nomud-nolotus]

[nonsense-fogarty]

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[anon-i-mus]

“We are all the stuff of dreams - transient life-forms expressed within the cosmic playground of Infinite Consciousness.” -Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)     

[thiscompassionatelife]

When the Shoe Fits FROM THE CHINESE OF CHUANG TZU Ch’ui the draftsman Could draw more perfect circles freehand Than with a compass. His fingers brought forth Spontaneous forms from nowhere. His mind Was meanwhile free and without concern With what he was doing. No application was needed His mind was perfectly simple And knew no obstacle. So, when the shoe fits The foot is forgotten, When the belt fits The belly is forgotten, When the heart is right “For” and “against” are forgotten. No drives, no compulsions, No needs, no attractions: Then your affairs Are under control. You are a free man. Easy is right. Begin right And you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy Is to forget the right way And forget that the going is easy. ~ Thomas Merton ~

[stardust-seedling]

Thoughts come and go. Feelings come and go. Find out what it is that remains.

Sri Ramana Maharshi (via stardust-seedling)