Formula for 2011

Give more, take less.

More singing, more dancing, more Bliss. 

Less TV, less computer, less Hesitation.

More hugging, more kissing, more Love.

Less anger, less jealousy, less Judgment.

More tolerance, more respect, more Refinement.

Less Despair

More Sunshine

Less Frustration

More Freedom

Less Privacy

More Intimacy

More Fresh air

More Books

More Conversation

More Community

Connect in 2011!

Yoga is... ~Kausthub Desikachar (T Krishnamacharya's grandson)

Yoga is relationship
Relationship is based on faith
Faith dispels our fear
Fear is the root of our obstacles
Obstacles hinder our growth
Growth occurs when there is clarity
Glarity comes from our practice of Yoga
Yoga is relationship

GURU

Guru,

I wish this feeling always

I have enjoyed each moment

Is this the beginning or the end?

Yes and No

I have found truth

I am alive

Will this always be so?

Yes and No

I care so much

I will practice with honor

Will I be a good teacher?

Yes and No

I want to be the best

I covet your approval

Am I weak?

Yes and No

I am impatient

I run from disappointments

Will I fail?

Yes and No

I focus my mind

I remember my strength

Can I overcome?

Yes and No

I feel your voice

I soften my heart

Will you always be with me?

Yes and No

I surrender my soul

I offer myself to the Mother

But am I worthy?

Yes

Practice Heroically

Death. "Encouraging Words" by Zen Master Guishan

Some day you will die.

Lying on your sick bed
About to breathe your last
You will be assailed by every kind of pain.

Your mind will be filled
With fears and anxieties
And you will not know
Where to go or what to do.

Only then you will realize
You have not practiced well.

The skandhas/aggregates
(matter, sensations, conceptions, impulses and consciousness)
And the four elements in you
Will quickly disintegrate,
And your consciousness will be pulled
Wherever your ancient,
Twisted karma leads it.

Impermanence
Does not hesitate.

Death
Will not wait.

You will not be able
To extend your life
By even a second.

How many thousands times
More will you have to pass
Through the gates of birth and death?

If these words are challenging,
Even insulting,
Let them be an encouragement
For you to change.

Practice heroically.

Do not accumulate
Unnecessary possessions.

Don't give up.

Still your mind,
End wrong perceptions,
Concentrate and do not run
After the objects of your senses.

Practice diligently.

Be determined not to let your days
And months pass by wastefully.