May 2013
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There are times to cultivate and create, when you nurture your world and give...
– Chogyam Trungpa (via zenhumanism)
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April 2013
23 posts
a little down in your dog: When a person sits and... →
bhaktiandbreakdance:
When a person sits and meditates, it is a special situation, a sacred act. In meditation, even the most impure, crude, or confused thoughts are regarded as sacred. You may fall asleep on your cushion or feel that you have not actually meditated at all. Even daydreams on the cushion are important….
a little down in your dog: When a person sits and... →
bhaktiandbreakdance:
When a person sits and meditates, it is a special situation, a sacred act. In meditation, even the most impure, crude, or confused thoughts are regarded as sacred. You may fall asleep on your cushion or feel that you have not actually meditated at all. Even daydreams on the cushion are important….
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a little down in your dog: Going into your fear is... →
bhaktiandbreakdance:
Going into your fear is like going through a fog. The key is whether you’re regarding what you experience as simply something real or instead as monumental entrapment, imprisonment. If you panic further, you breed cowardice. If you don’t, then you just have an experience of fear. It’s a matter of…
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a little down in your dog: Facing Ourselves →
bhaktiandbreakdance:
One of the main obstacles to fearlessness is our habitual patterns. Ordinarily, we don’t let ourselves experience ourselves fully. That is to say, we have a fear of facing ourselves. Experiencing the innermost core of [our] existence is embarrassing to a lot of people. We cannot do that. We have…
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There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you...
– Martha Graham (via bhaktiandbreakdance)
Afrolicious: Tumblr for Africa VI →
monochromaticblack:
by request here’s my final list of recommended blogs that highlight various aspects of Africa/African countries. enjoy! Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Africa the Continent
http://panafrique.tumblr.com
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March 2013
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Chögyam Trungpa on Love and Mahayana
bhaktiandbreakdance:
Love is very noble, elegant, beautiful, resourceful and utterly visionary. Being utterly visionary has a touch of humor and a lot of fearlessness. It is the foundation of mahayana. You are willing to jump in, and you are entirely free from panic. You have long-lasting vision and effort. Bodhisattvas, mahayana practitioners committed to helping others, are known as warriors...
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Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central... →
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February 2013
25 posts
Serving Time: My Prison Volunteer Experience. →
“In response to my recent volunteer work with the Art of Living, in two of the maximum-security male prisons in Kingston, Jamaica—notorious for being the murder capital of the world—a friend’s glib comment invited me to pause and reflect upon my recent experience there.”
Sweat & Soul.....: Being Black and taking yoga →
camieyogaom:
Does practicing yoga force you to turn in your Black card? Why are there so few of us at yoga studios? Maybe we’re at home doing yoga by watching a free online class. Yeah right! As much as I want to believe that, I don’t think so. I’m not attempting to answer either of those questions. It feels…
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