Yesterday, I took an emergency trip to the doctor. Fortunately, the doctor's visit wasn't related to anything serious. Unfortunately, the doctor I had to see was a nine and one-half hour car drive away. It's a little frustrating to drive nearly 20 hours for a 20 minute visit to the doctor, but I tried to make good use of my time. I started off the drive listening to talk-radio, which was quite inspiring (sarcasm). After a while I realized I could probably find something better to listen to, so … [Read more...] about Making the Long Drive with Krishna Das
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The Yoga of Listening
Siddhartha listened. He was now listening intently, completely absorbed, quite empty, taking in everything. He felt that he had now completely learned the art of listening. He had often heard all this before, all these numerous voices in the river, but today they sounded different. He could no longer distinguish the different voices--the merry voice from the weeping voice, the childish voice from the manly voice. They all belonged to each other: the lament of those who yearn, the laughter of the … [Read more...] about The Yoga of Listening
Take Action to Simplify Your Life
Simplify, simplify... Most everything is a distraction. This simple quote by Thoreau embodies much of what we want in life--simplicity. Most of us know that many of the "necessities" of life, while far from being extravagances, are in reality unnecessary distractions that pull us away from the simple kind of living that is conducive to a "quiet mind." Interestingly enough, the word "simplify" actually is an action word, indicating that in order to have have fewer distractions we have to … [Read more...] about Take Action to Simplify Your Life
10 Tips for Mindful Living
It's not always easy to practice mindful awareness when the day starts to get hectic. A pleasant hour on the yoga mat early in the morning can quickly become a long lost memory once we put the keys in the ignition and hit the gas pedal. It seems like the busier the day gets, the more quickly our intention to be mindful is replaced with reaction, and pretty soon our emotions seem like they are being driven by each passing event. When that happens we might start to wonder whether our meditation … [Read more...] about 10 Tips for Mindful Living
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