Taking Time

Happy Holidays Dear Kula!

Take time to breathe deeply during these last busy days of the year -- and please -- take the time to pray for peace!

Many Blessings,
Clara

raise the CAV

Today's Quote --------Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.-Carl Jung
May your holiday season be blessed with conscious awareness of vibration.
Namaste,
Mike

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti OM

Happy Holidays

As 2006 winds to an end, let us not look back with regret nor anticipate changes the future may bring and instead blissfully dwell in gratitude for all that you already have and the simple knowing that you are loved, appreciated and absolutely essential.

May you all have happiness and the causes of happiness
May you all be free from suffering and the causes of suffering
May you all never be parted from freedom's true joy
May you all dwell in equanimity, free from attachment and aversion

Yours with blessings and love,
Gina & Jeff

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti OM

The secret of Zen is just two words:(and even this is) not always so.

The OTHER secret of life...

"The secret of Zen is just two words: not always so." Suzuki Roshi

The Pools by Charlotte Joko Beck

Let's picture if we can two landscapes. The first has a deep clear quiet pool, and the second also has a deep clear quiet pool. The first one is surrounded by garbage. The second one, also surrounded by garbage, has an odd characteristic - everyone who jumps into the pool takes a little pile of garbage in with him -- and there is something in the pool that eats it up, so it remains quiet and clear.
Which kind of practice are you doing ? Want to read more?http://www.dharmaweb.org/index.php/The_Pools_by_Charlotte_Joko_Beck

The secret of life

The "secret" of life that we are all looking for is just this: to develop through sitting and daily life practice the power and courage to return to that which we have spent a lifetime hiding from, to rest in the bodily experience of the present moment - even if it is a feeling of being humilated, of failing, of abandonment, of unfairness. --Charlotte Joko Beck

acceptance

Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.-Shakti Gawain

anything you ignore feeling, blocks the flow of energy! ............ acceptance......... be unattached

The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.-Dr. Wayne Dy

I LOVE GINA

Gina -- I love how your humaness and yogateacherness combine and I love you for letting us see all of it. I am so glad you are my teacher and friend. Blessed Be!

where are you?

Today's Quote Tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are.-Houssa

Looking Forward to Sunday!

Good Morning Kula,

How wonderful that our Gina has arranged a time for us to gather to celebrate the season. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone on Sunday -- and to meet those who participated in the fall cleanse.

In case you haven't attended a Sunday satsang -- it is a beautiful time of spiritual -- yes, I would say -- bliss! I'm sorry to say I have missed the last couple of months and know my soul has been undernourished because of it. All of us made the commitment during our cleanse to be at the studio every day (and much more!), so I know we can also make and keep this commitment.

During this hectic time of year, what a blessing our loving Gina has offered us. I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday for meditation and the potluck!

Many Blessings,
Clara