Embrace simplicity. Be frugal. Draw on the strength of your inner attitude to balance what is lacking in externals.
“We are actually subject to trends and tendencies” Yogi Bhajan
“We are actually subject to trends and tendencies, not to our originality and reality. If we do not have originality and reality, we don’t have royalty. And if we don’t have royalty, we can’t elevate.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Today: Look for success in small things – from the I Ching
Examine the nature of current conflict. Reflect on your position in it. Be sure that you are aligned with what is right, and not merely exploiting someone in a weaker position. Look also at what you can reasonably expect to accomplish. In this time, do not go after lofty goals. Look for success in small things.
“Poke, provoke, confront, and elevate ” Yogi Bhajan
“Poke, provoke, confront, and elevate. This is how your life must be.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Recap: Healing Intensive at Park Slope Brooklyn June 2-3, 2017
“Healing and Prana”
Prana holds together the elements that allows our physical existence. Prana is the flow that comes from the earth through the hara and is transmuted into life energy that can be projected back into the world from the higher chakras.
“Healing Perception”
Many conditions that interfere with the flow of existence and the healthy flow of prana are due to a bias associated with one’s perception. If we can find the point of perception that holds a viewpoint, it can be “flipped” to allow for a new configuration that leads to self-healing.
We held a meditation and healing intensive at Kundalini Yoga Park Slope, Brooklyn on June 2-3, 2017. Here is a recap of the meditations we performed.
Increase the Flow of Earth Within You
Pranic Energy – the Earth Element Balanced by Ether
Meditation: LA741 – 921125 – Dance of Shiva
Shuniya Meditations as Taught by Yogi Bhajan, Yoga West, 1994
Today: True fellowship must be based on concerns that are universal – from the I Ching
True fellowship must be based on concerns that are universal. It is not the private interests of individuals that create lasting fellowship, but rather the goals of humanity (see yesterday). When personal or egotistical interests coming from the leadership dominate, the fellowship will be broken and factions will form that are in conflict with each other. Though difficult, the constituents must inform the leadership of the error of their ways. This will not be taken kindly, but with enough decorum and grace the message will get through and have an impact.
“Life is not set up for us to suffer ” Yogi Bhajan
“Life is not set up for us to suffer. Happiness is the birthright of the person, provided you feel ~ at least a little honestly ~ that God is within you. God is prana, life. If God is not life, then what is God? Dead? There is no dead God. God is alive. His existence is alive. As long as you live, there is a God for you. The moment you don’t live, forget it.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Today: A fellowship requires a spiritual basis and a strong leader – from the I Ching
A fellowship requires a spiritual basis and a strong leader. Only a strong moral force can unite the world. Then, great achievements can be realized. Recognize the obstructions and join with friends of like mind. From this organic convergence, leadership arises. Unswerving inner purpose will bring good fortune in the end. Obstructions that last only for a time are useful for self-development. This is the value of adversity.
“Prosperity is perpetual with people who prefer to be penetrating ” Yogi Bhajan
“Prosperity, prosperity, prosperity is perpetual with people who prefer to be penetrating, prepared and purposeful. But prosperity only comes to those who are trustworthy, those who deliver and those who are content and consistent. Basically, it boils down to commitment. If you put your soul into anything, you can win the whole world. It will be yours. You can sweep prosperity with your commitment. Contain, commit and be continuous.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Grokking Boston
My wife and I visited Boston last week. We discovered that visiting the place resulted in revisiting events in our personal and collective psyches.
Visiting with our old friends Henrietta and Don rekindled our passionate love for exploring the landscape of current social drama and politics, Martin Scorsese’s movie Silence, John Oliver’s commentaries, etc. Unlike the midwesterner’s comment in Alexandra Pelosi’s Journeys with George, who said, paraphrasing, “we all get along just fine because we all hate the same things“, we get along because we love the same things, e.g., our country and way of life.
JFK
Visiting the JFK library and museum transported us to another time that remains indelibly etched in our psyches. To know it, we only need be reminded of it. I remember it as the realization that anything is possible. Camelot.
I also remember the dark passages of that time. The Cuban missile crisis. I remarked to a woman next to me as we saw a recap of that October of 1962. I commented, “I thought we were all going to die”. She replied “We all thought we were going to die”.
It evoked the murder of the President. The darkest day in living memory.
It evokes the contrast between a time when a politician loved his constituents and the present where many politicians cynically express abject hatred and contmept for them.
Kennedy remains the smiling young champion of justice and human rights. That can never be tarnished. Those who disparage him and his legacy only tarnish themselves.
Little was accomplished directly during his presidency. It was too short. He did get the ball rolling. Many years ago we visited the LBJ library in Austin, Texas. What we saw there was astonishing. The body of Johnson’s legislative accomplishments is enormous. Human rights, social justice, voting rights and environmental protections owe their existence to this one man. It seemed that he was all about fulfilling Kennedy’s dreams. Successfully.
Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
We visited the institute, which shares the same grounds as the Kennedy library. We were introduced to the history and the functioning of the Senate. We participated in a mock debate in a replica of the senate chamber. Very interesting.
See Institute images
The Freedom Trail
Boston seems to be unique in its long history as an American city. It appears to be the real cradle of the American experience. The Freedom Trail is a well marked path that winds throughout the city which visits many of the historic landmarks that led to what is now the United States. Walking that path is a moving experience. I was again transported to a time when events reflected the greatness of people who rose up against tyranny and formed a common purpose to eradicate injustice for all time. Their call to unite is still irresistible. I can see how this moves Bostonians to identify as patriots of a righteous cause with pride and defiance. Even the Red Sox seems to be something more than just a baseball team. It’s an identity of unity.
This creates a sharp contrast with the current state of affairs in our nation where members of one group of people with enormous power are lukewarm at best to the unity of the nation and who would willingly let go of the American legacy for short term political gain and personal wealth.
Sad.
Today: The creative powers rising will ignite a wildfire of accomplishment – from the I Ching
The creative powers rising will ignite a wildfire of accomplishment for all to see an participate in.
“The greatest education is the science of self” Yogi Bhajan
“The greatest education is the science of self. The science of self and self-awareness is the highest knowledge a man can possess because then you can pull yourself through all circumstances.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Today: Be steady in your progress toward your goals – from the I Ching
Be steady in your progress toward your goals. Adaptability circumvents obstacles, brute force slams into them. Be patient and strong.
“When you concentrate and find your self” Yogi Bhajan
“When you concentrate and find your self through your own meditations, you can know the status of any person, and find the fountain of your kindness and caliber.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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Today: Get used to being the wanderer – from the I Ching
Get used to being the wanderer; a stranger in a strange land. Allow what is familiar and unfamiliar. Be gracious and don’t judge by comparison. Bring peace.
“A spiritual man is the one who lives for Infinity” Yogi Bhajan
“A spiritual man is the one who lives for Infinity and whose presence creates peace.” Yogi Bhajan
(via Ram Anand)
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