Strength, Grace & Mobility
The discipline of Tapas molds us into someone of great depth and profoundness. Can we stand the heat of being dismantled and changed forever? Can we prepare ourselves daily through our practice, our staying power, and our choices? Our choices will decide.
Meditation might be your prescription for a happier mind and kinder heart, a new University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows. Scientists worked with 16 Tibetan monks and 16 meditation novices, giving the beginners lessons on compassion meditation two weeks prior to a series of brain scan experiments.
It is the nature of the human mind to be subdivided into parts. We all have them. Parts exist from birth, either in potential or in actuality.
When we clearly realize that the source of disharmony and misery in the world is ignorance, we can open the door of wisdom and compassion.
Perhaps the biggest challenge with Satya is ourselves. We just get caught up in it all and before we know it, we’re running around on auto pilot.
“What is Real?” asked the Velveteen Rabbit. “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It is a thing that happens to you when a child loves you for a long, long time. Not just to play with, but really loves you, then…
Compassion is the heart of Ahimsa. We learn compassion as we do simple acts of kindness, remember gratitude and soften boundaries that keep us from understanding. Compassion is a clear, heartfelt response to the needs of the moment. The more present we are, the more possibility we have to practice it.
In an attempt to create structure in our lives, we often place limits on our selves and hold unrealistic expectations of others. It may be a subtle voice that says “it’s too late” or a belief that someone will never change. The good news is that it is rarely too late. Whether it be a mood, thought or flower – everything changes eventually.
The Yamas and Nimayas are a dynamic duo in yoga philosophy that provide general guidelines for balanced living. They are the first two branches of a larger path intended to bring meaning and purpose to life through right ways of being