The only thing we can truly bequeath to the next generation are Roots and Wings. I hope this blog inspires you to share yours.
12/31/2014
Gratitude
12/30/2014
Rhythm
"There is an intimate relationship between rhythm and balance. In Mickey
Hart's Drumming at the Edge of Magic, the Nigerian drummer, Babatunde
Olatunji, describes the capacity of drumming to create realignment
within the human system: "Where I come from
we say that rhythm is the soul of life, because the whole universe
revolves around rhythms, and when we get out of rhythm, that's when we
get into trouble. For this reason, the drum, next to the human voice,
is the most important instrument. It's very special."
12/28/2014
12/26/2014
12/24/2014
Receive Life
"It
is with the sun, the moon, the earth we receive life to continue... You
take one away, existence is no more. Take care of the land, the water
and respect the sun and the moon. For the balance is being disrupted by
greed. We hold the future in our hands" William Hawk
12/23/2014
Feeling humble
12/12/2014
12/11/2014
12/08/2014
The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tsu
"If we wish to attain oneness with the Tao, let us not caught up in spiritual superficialities. Instead, let's live a quiet and simple life, free of ideas and concepts; find contentment in the practice of undiscriminating virtue, the only true power. Giving to others selflessly and anonymously, radiating light through the world and illuminating your own darkness,
your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings. This is what is meant by embodying the Tao." -- Brian Walker's translation of Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tsu (#47)
12/06/2014
12/05/2014
12/04/2014
Atisha
The greatest worth
is self-mastery.
The greatest
quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest
precept is continual awareness.
The greatest
medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action
is not conforming with the world's ways.
The greatest magic
is transmuting the passions.
The greatest
generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest
goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest
patience is humility.
The greatest effort
is not concerned with results.
The greatest
meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom
is seeing through appearances."
~ Atisha
12/03/2014
12/02/2014
11/29/2014
11/20/2014
11/18/2014
11/17/2014
10/29/2014
Conscious human
Caroline Myss is one of the world’s leading voices in the fields of human consciousness, spirituality and mysticism, health, energy medicine, and the science of medical intuition. She is a five-time New York Times best selling author of Anatomy of the Spirit, Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can, Sacred Contracts, Invisible Acts of Power, and Entering the Castle. Her latest book is Defy Gravity: Healing Beyond the Bounds of Reason.
10/26/2014
10/25/2014
10/24/2014
10/23/2014
10/21/2014
10/20/2014
Many Levels
"There
are many levels of the heart. And the human heart will break because it
empathizes. The deeper heart... that heart is the one that looks at the
universe, just as it is, in a non reactive way and says, 'Ah so,' 'Yes'.
And it includes your human heart which is breaking, but your identity isn't
only with your human heart. Your identity is with a deeper, intuitive
heart wisdom which is different. You don't deny the pain, but you don't
get reactive to it. The hardest state to be in is one in which you keep your heart
open to the suffering that exists around you, and simultaneously keep
your discriminative wisdom.... Once you understand that true compassion is the
blending of the open heart and quiet mind, it is still difficult to find the
balance. Most often we start out doing these things sequentially. We open
our hearts and get lost in the melodramas, then we meditate and regain our
quiet center by pulling back in from so much openness. Then we once again
open and get sucked back into the dance. So it goes cycle after cycle. It takes a good while to get the
balance.... You have to stay right on the edge of that balance. It seems
impossible, but you can do it. At first, when you achieve this balance, it is
self-consciously maintained. Ultimately, however, you merely become the
statement of the amalgam of the open heart and the quiet mind. Then there is no
more struggle; it's just the way you are."-- Ram
Dass
10/17/2014
10/14/2014
Willin'
Well,
somebody one time said you can - you know, one person can't change the
world, but one person carrying a message can change the world. And
that's what I think is going on now. I think a lot of young people are
realizing that their voice is ready to be heard. They are really
important, and they feel that importance, and they know that they have
to do something. You know, when you see something wrong, you sit around,
and you can say, "Well, I'm either going to do something," or "I'm
going to do nothing." You have to make the decision. A lot of the kids
out there are saying, "Wait a minute, we can do something." Willie Nelson
10/13/2014
10/12/2014
The day will come
“The
day will come when, after harnessing space, the winds, the tides, and
gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And on that
day, for the second time in the history of the world, we shall have
discovered fire.” Teilhard de Chardin ("The Evolution of Chastity," in Toward the Future, 1936, XI, 86-87)
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