my yoga workouts are coming along nicely , my stomach is pulled in but i'm still having trouble with some asanas . But hey ! i am not perfect . Doing yoga is so relaxing .
while on our afternoon walk we saw a lady on a bridge with her bike doing her yoga routine she was looking out to sea she looked so peaceful.She didn't care who was walking by.
I know of so many sad people of late it is so sad over this joyous time , because of yoga i have noticed my perception is right up and i can feel peoples moods as i walk past them , my sensitivity is through the roof.
Iam sitting here writing this listening to Leonard Cohen with rain,thunder pounding down and lightning darting around the sky, it's a grey old day but it is beautiful .I haven't felt this sensitive in years or if ever .
it is quite overwhelming .
this happens to me with meditation it is amazing how the two coincide. James is doing well and to help him with his recovery process he will be starting a pain management course in the new year .
James went to the Dr the other day and she said he is in perfect health which is fantastic news for Christmas
some wise words from Buddha!
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Buddha says there are nine causes of the premature , unexpected end to human life the first five of these are related to ones diet and are listed below the others are related to proper conduct..
- eating what should not be eaten-foods which are out of season or bad for you as an individual.
- immoderate eating - consumption in excess of ones needs.
- eating contrary to custom - eating at odd hours and eating a variety of foods which are new to your body without adjusting.
- failure to discharge the old before the arrival of the new - eating before you have finished digesting the previous meal, eating when you are not hungry
here is a zen/ Buddhist story i would love to share with you it is called.
searching for sweetness
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a man went to visit his guru and found when he arrived he found the teacher sitting in the yard in front of
a massive pile of hot chilly peppers . the teacher was eating the chilies one by one tears of pain were running down his face and he was sobbing this is terrible.
when asked why he was doing this his guru replied i am looking for the sweet one.
his actions exemplify the way in which most of us spend our lives we should know from past experience
that the sweet one does not exist but we continue to search for our happiness in external objects however the sum total of all the pleasures of the physical world are nothing compared to the blissful state of meditation
my interpretation of this is
all of the material things acquired in life are irrelevant in in the search for your inner peace..
what is yours ?
NAMASTE.
