Once upon a time there was an exquisitely beautiful woman named Sita, whose looks and graciousness inspired passion in every creature who encountered her. Sita, however, was madly in love…
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In order to give to others you also need to give to yourself. In order to be a good friend, family member, or partner you have to be good to…
Asymmetry (Via NotZolddLab.) Beauty resides in the asymmetrical, the not-quite-matching-up-ness of things, the unexpected, the quirk. Think of the crack in the vase that accentuates the beauty around it. Symmetry…
John Friend as SuperOM “The future is about responding in alignment” – John Friend 9-11-10 Daily life is an ever-shifting process of aligning and realigning. You wake up and realize…
Yellow Leaf (via My aim is true) It’s officially September. No ocean weekends, roof deck urban sunbathing, or persistent flip-flop wearing can deny it. For many of us, this signifies…
Pablo Picasso-Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (detail) 1907 Knowledge is different from wisdom. Knowledge is acquired information, facts, or technique, like how to speak another language or do a handstand or bake…
Ian Britton/Freephoto.com We must destroy to create. My intention in saying this is not an endorsement of aggression or violence, but an observation of a fundamental fact of nature. When…
Imagine yourself as an ocean. Now imagine yourself as a rock tumbling through the waves of that ocean, grating upon sand, other rocks, shells, and seaweed, and being smoothed by…
Sianna Sherman at Dig Yoga “Practice, practice, practice and all will come…” -Shri K. Pattabhi Jois I woke up Saturday to the birdlike sound of a flute playing a raga,…