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purplebuddhaproject

The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own.

Lao Tzu (via purplebuddhaproject)

purplebuddhaproject

Be still Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity

Lao Tzu (via purplebuddhaproject)

lati-will

One of the most dangerous mistakes we can do in life is make choices because of preconceived notions about ourselves and others.

Awakened Vibrations (via awakenedvibrations)

thecalminside

You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you, and allowing that goodness to emerge. But it can only emerge if something fundamental changes in your state of consciousness.

Eckhart Tolle (via thecalminside)

thenewenlightenmentage

Corona Arch at Night

Image Credit: Mike Taylor

onlinecounsellingcollege

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

Buddha (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

I don't want enlightenment

I was doing some studying last night and more homework for my upcoming TT finals, and got brave enough to consider something.

I don't want enlightenment.

That's supposed to be the goal, the ultimate achievement in yoga, as far as the path goes. The thing is, it sounds like it might be kind of stark to me, devoid of the dirt and the color that makes me smile everyday. I'm tied to this world, from the trees to the giggle of my best friend, to the kisses from my dog and the sinfull goodness of homemade mac and cheese WITH a glass of cabernet.

The argument is that I'll be devoid of wanting these things, that my true nature is enough to sustain me once I've opened my eyes to enlightenment. And that very well might be true, is probably true.

But I'm not willing to reach for it yet. I reach for peace, and fullfillment, and a chance to give back to my world. I reach for hope and love and everything in between. But I don't reach for enlightenment.

Maybe this makes me a bad yogi. Maybe I'll discover that this will change. But I selfishly, kindly, and respectfully practice for my current nature, and that is all I need.

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Night and home practice the beginning of this week

With Mysore classes cancelled on Sunday I've been stuck on some night/home practices this week, culminating in a Led Primary tonight (on moon day, which I probably don't need to do but I'm in the mood for a tougher practice).

It's been interesting, exploring my own practice. I generally go through my Ashtanga practice and add in some hip openers followed by a soft close to my practice.

I'll be back to Mysore tomorrow, but things I've learned:

The hip opening sequence is super useful since I sit most of the day at work AND have tight hips to begin with. Definitely keeping this one in.

My animals have learned to avoid my mat in the course of many, many jump backs.

I miss assists, but I'm much more open at night, which has helped me mitigate my hamstring injury

Hoping to return to class tomorrow super strong!

lnfernal666

A finely honed heresy can liberate the soul

Frater Zyto (via lnfernal666)

theyogamentor

.:To Inspire:.

backtowoodstock

LSD lets you in on something. When you’re tripping, the idea of race disappears; the idea of sex disappears; you don’t even know what species you are sometimes. And I don’t know of anybody who hasn’t come back from that being more humane, more thoughtful, more understanding.

`Ken Kesey (via age-of-awakening)

Interesting...