When we are mindful, touching deeply the present moment, we can see and listen deeply, and the fruits are always understanding, acceptance, love, and the desire to relieve suffering and…
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Sadness gives depth. Happiness gives height. Sadness gives roots. Happiness gives branches. Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into…
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Do not plague your heart with falsehoods and expectations of some disembodied perfectionism! The perfection of your heart is that it loves still, even if you try to stop it…
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The Buddha said, ‘Nothing can survive without food.’ This is a very simple and very deep truth. Love and hate are both living phenomena. If we do not nourish our…
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The [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][Bhagavad] Gītā begins with a question…
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…When we hold on to our opinions with aggression, no matter how valid our cause, we are simply adding more aggression to the planet, and violence and pain increase. Cultivating…
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In the end / you won’t be known / for the things you did, / or what you built, / or what you said… What you’ll want a thousand years…
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…what is there left to do but breathe the grandest sigh of relief and allow yourself the essential luxury of peace within? So then, everything is all right – even…
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Very little grows on jagged rock. Be grounded. Be crumbled so wild flowers will come up where you are. Rumi I realize I might be contradicting myself here per my…
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You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the…
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When I started practicing self-love in various ways – whether it is nourishing my body with clean food, taking time to sit still in meditation, practicing asana, or simply taking a…
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of all the things i could’ve been, i am so glad to be this thank god i didn’t actually become who i pretended to be back when i had no…
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