September 2011
16 posts
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120. ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY
What a journey its been. From a festering disease of the heart, of the mind… to finding a clear path of spiritual enlightenment, anand. I am once again sitting, alone, in a dirty hotel room in a filthy, crumbling city in the most populated country on the planet. Its raining, its humid, few people speak English, people grab and hustle me everywhere I go. My clothes are ripped and muddy, my hair...
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119. WONDERSPREAD and KARMA’S A BITCH, AIN’T IT?
The Golden Rule ought be applied more often. Like, really applied, tanning-oil-style.
Even if you think you are doing the right things… think again. If you feel yourself being a hurricane of ego-emoting, or, even if you have no idea what that is but if you feel the “misery” of your life right now — then you’re being a little shi!t. Any actions you take from this...
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118. SIMPLICITY
Fish don’t get thirsty in the ocean, do they? Life is a buffet of awesome.
Perhaps it can can (and will!) always be always be this simple.
Just choose what you want to taste (and digest!), with: compassion (for yourself and others), grace, discipline, karma-in-mind.
The result will be confidence, harmony and oftentimes bliss. it’s a simple formula, really.
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117. ANAND
What a difference this science of yoga, chanting and meditating makes, huh?
I had a huge release of energy, all the pain in my body evaporated, a shift in my emotions and thinking. How? All with some mantras and kriyas. This sh!t really works, people. Yogi Bhajan wanted me to come to this healing land for a reason. I now know why.
I woke before dawn, let the ancient science do its thing,...
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116. NEUTRAL MIND BREAK
Neutral mind — break old patterns — even if your dreams and fantasies seem “nice”, recognize they are all still part of the illusion — secrets of Kundalini, sounds of India…
I may be repeating myself here, but its what I am pulling out, now.
“Thank you, India…” I recently joked to a friend that my entire life feels like an Alanis Morisette...
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115. INTERRUPTION
What to do when the flow is interrupted? Look: Don’t waste a good illness, crisis. Everything delivered your way is servicing your higher consciousness. Reminds me of my experience with 9/11 10 years ago, don’t it? But I digress. Today I got word from one of my most favorite healers. Let me first say that this woman is a true soul sister, a kindred spirit, one who has really led me down...
114. VANITY
The day I find freedom will be the day I give up my own vanity. [But I’m an actor… I suppose that’s my job? Yes, yes it’s a JOB duty. But not a life or spiritual one. don’t get the two confused.] Alright, so I take care of all aspects of my life and the rest will take care of itself. Right? And most working (if not all working) actors are so bratty… so where does that leave those of us who want...
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113. SEWA
Understand through compassion, or you will misunderstand the times. All is sacred, Work is worship, Seva is sublime. -from Yogi B, posted in the kitchen at Dasmesh Sadan
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First, an anecdote: I have felt the draw to India for some 13 years. I haven’t really known what my purpose would be there, why I was supposed to go, it just seemed right. And I never even did any reading up on the...
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112. MAYA
I am meditating on this concept from every religion based here in this holy land.
Tear back the veil, wiman: it is all but an illusion! That is the magic put forth here today!
The pretty lady on the stage, the pretty lady in your heart… she is only an illusion on the spiritual path. And this idea of need, the symptom of Maya — what we’ve got — its all just a illusion.
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111. ITCHY
Itchy. I’m always so itchy. Not just from mosquito bites (thank G-d for malaria tabs) but I am always so ready, eager to go, jump, do. This is a blessing, one that I thank the Universe for.
What I say here I think can be applied to any ‘annoying’ or ‘painful’ personality trait one may possess. I am using this one, my itchiness, as an example. An example of what...
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110. EXPLORATION
No decisions have to be made this moment. Exploration is necessary in times of retreat, of rest — so that we can know.
Advancement cannot be made without exploration… synthesis cannot be accomplished without first knowing…
Where did you wake up this day one year ago? Is it echoing back to you? Can it sound sweet, even in dissonance? Listen to that — a reflection...
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109. THE CALL
This is the culmination, the accumulation
the arrival, all points have led up this mountain.
Where are you needed? Actually needed? Go there. Answer the call. Do what is asked of you, and listen to the signs from the universe. They will point you on. There are no secrets, nothing can ever remain hidden in entirety.
With clarity you see how there were things before that annoyed you...
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108. ARRIVAL
I have arrived home, in Anadpur Sahib. And here I am in India [pinches self]
All I have ever lived for, worked for, cried for, loved for has been for this moment, this place. It is, for me, spiritual perfection.
We have not a clue what’s coming next, do we? We can feel energy pulls and shifts, but we take it all in stride. We roll with it. We float on, we love, we give. For the past 13...
107. WAS
Stinging eyes Choking throat That Then Was No longer.
Simple memory box… Dissipated. Evaporated. The universal fabric will never come together like that again. Impact felt, Crater left.
Hey — it builds character, Personality created. I promise I’ve got a great one, now.
I’m open to the gifts
I‘ve been asking for… So, Secret Santa, show me the fruit.
106. FEEL THE BURN
This week was one of the biggest collections of rainbow energy on the planet, Burning Man. As I was traveling the whole time, hitting 4 different countries and 7 different cities, I wasn’t exactly able to attend. But the windows of my soul, with just a little gentle nudging, were open to the BRC breezes blowing through — and boy, could I feel them, even on the other side of the planet. ...
105. WAIT
The wait is over, the time is now. Direct. The conflict has ended, the pathway is clear. Can you tap in to the energy, feel the current? Wait, sit for a moment. And just listen. Its buzzing all around, right now. Pristine potential magic. The witch doctors tell us to wait, return in a week. Or maybe two?
Spirit Caves in the interior of Zanzibar Island. For thousands of years, witch...
