A quote Quote from Mother Teresa
“See how nature-trees, flowers, grass-grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls.”
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This is an excerpt of an article about savasana written by Amir from the
Sun and Moon Studio website.
The paradox of Savasana is that while it may seem to be a very easy pose from the outside, internally it is often the most difficult. It is also the most rewarding and revitalizing of the poses…
From Hindu mythology the plough, or hala is carried and used by Krishna’s big brother, Balaram. His name is sometimes called Haladhara meaning the plough-carrier.
Once upon a time, Duryodhana imprisoned Krishna’s son Samba in Hastinapur. The family patriarch, King Ugrasena, called for retaliation. Seeing the family preparing for a fight, Balarama pacified them in order to avoid conflict between the dynasties. Balarama went to Hastinapur and demanded Samba’s release. When Duryodhana refused, Balarama took his plough and started to drag the city into the Yamuna River. To save the city Duryodhana released Samba.
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 Bobcat stretching by Charles Glatzer |
Yoga practice in Yellowstone Park
If this Hubble telescope image had to be described in a story might be told as the churning of the cosmic sea of milk. Maybe that is where this Hindu myth originated, from the spiraling cosmos itself.
Source: Hubblesite.org
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What is it about a cow that makes us feel that all is right with the world? For my daughter she believes that cows are loving critters. She has been collecting cow stuff for years and her room looks like a shrine of sorts for cows. She had the opportunity of having her own calf for a period of time and spent a great deal of time with her cow Nikki. She said that she loved her cow because he loved her back.
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In the Chinese 5 element system Autumn corresponds to the metal element and to the organs Lungs and Large intestine. The emotion associated with this season is grief.
One of the programs I listen to regularly while working around the house is Sounds True: Insights at the Edge. A recent interview was with Dr Lawrence Edwards on Kundalini energy.
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According to yoga philosophy, within everything there is a consciousness and quality- not only in humans and animals, but also in natural phenomena like rivers, mountains and trees.
From Myths of the Asanas
Holding up the world mountain
We have little proverbs and sayings in English like –
Don’t judge a book by its cover, or
He who laughs last, laughs best or
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
Any of these could be the moral to this Indian proverb about a camel:
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