Yoga

A funny thing happened to me the other month.
I was in the realm before waking, but not asleep.
Celestial music filled my room, the most beautiful music ever, and it was very loud.
Now, I live next door to elderly, sometimes cranky, people who I generally worry are particular about how loud my music is.
I worry enough [...]

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“A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways,” says the Book of James
Yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna, and samAdhi are the eight limbs [of yoga].  Yoga Sutras, II.29
I’ve recently been in something like love with the concept of dhAraNA, “focusings”, that leads to an incredibly important quality, steadiness.
Steadiness sounds rather dry, doesn’t [...]

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The pursuit of book‐learning brings about daily increase.
The practice of Tao brings about daily loss. Repeat this loss
again and again, and you arrive at inaction. Practice inaction,
and there is nothing which cannot be done.
‐ Lao Tzu

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A wonderful talk by a neuroscientist on her own personal awakening, unfortunately as the result of a stroke, but still very compelling, expansive, and ultimately yogically encouraging.

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/229
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buth/dr-jill-bolte-taylor
Renay

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I know this sounds incredible, but I am here to tell you today that I can bend spoons and forks and knives, all stainless steel so far.
I learned how from a show on Coast to Coast AM, a late night radio show. That night Maureen Caudill was speaking.
She talked at length about her own experiences [...]

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