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A Guide to Cultivating Compassion @ Zen Habits

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” - Dalai Lama “My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness. These things are very useful in our daily life, and also for the whole of human society these practices can be very important.” - Dalai Lama I just ran across a great article at Zen Habits with some excellent reminders for how we can live more kind and compassionate lives. I don't really think I could say it much … [Read more...] about A Guide to Cultivating Compassion @ Zen Habits

Scientific Reasons For Why You Should Practice Yoga

Yoga just makes you feel good. Anybody who's done yoga for more than a week realizes that there's more to yoga than just twisting, bending and generally looking impressive on your mat. There's something about the consistent intersection of the forces of mind, body and breath that refreshes the spirit and slowly changes the practitioners life for the better. As if we needed scientific research to inform us of the benefits of stepping on a yoga mat, well, proof is what we have. Recent research … [Read more...] about Scientific Reasons For Why You Should Practice Yoga

Yoga Sutra Meditation

Yoga Sutra 2.7 - 2.11 Attachment is a residue of pleasant experience. Aversion is a residue of suffering. Clinging to life is instinctive and self-perpetuating, even for the wise. In their subtle form, these causes of suffering are subdued by seeing where they come from. In their gross form, as patterns of consciousness, they are subdued through meditative absorption. … [Read more...] about Yoga Sutra Meditation

Some Good Advice for the Soul

The Ririan Project blog almost always has great tips on personal development, but today's post, Get Your Soul In Shape With These 11 Most Deeply Held Wisdoms, was fantastic. Many people only focus on how to have a nice looking outer appearance, but utterly fall short in terms of having a beautiful spirit as well. While many of the ideas included on the list are probably second nature to some yogis, I imagine that you might find some new ideas for living more peacefully, such as by hanging … [Read more...] about Some Good Advice for the Soul

“The Glow of Hope”

"The Glow of Hope" by S.L. Haldekar Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery, Mysore From Wikipedia: Glow of hope, also called "Woman with the lamp", is a painting by Haldenkar. It is housed in a special room at Jaganmohan Palace, Mysore, India. The painting is currently on display on the second floor of the museum, in an enclave with a curtained window. The enclave is normally darkened, which highlights the subtlety of the glowing candle in the piece. When the light is turned on, the painting … [Read more...] about “The Glow of Hope”