The Direction of Blending Zen…Ideas?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Website | 2 Comments »
This blog is a great start, but I know that even a blog has limits to what purposes it can serve, though admittedly, it's not like we're pushing it to it's limits just yet. In my mind however, I ...
If you build it…
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Website | 4 Comments »
they will come! Thank you ScottyDoo for picking up my project and running with it. As most of you know I'm extremely busy and up to my eyeballs in projects right now: opening a yoga studio in three weeks, three ...
Suffering
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Buddhism | 6 Comments »
Cue the depressing music... how can we address buddhist thought without talking about suffering? Yesterday I had a phone conversation with a good LDS friend. We spent an hour talking about her life, her impending for-closure or short sale, and her ...
Yoga Sutra Translations
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 Posted in Yoga | 1 Comment »
I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to such things, so I'll restrain myself a bit. But I thought I'd offer this for those who are interested: the (so far) most influential translation of the Yoga Sutra ...
Here’s a little of my story - Yogaman
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Yoga | 3 Comments »
for those of you who don’t know me… I’m a yogi and have been practicing about two years. I have had a few fleeting times on my yoga mat where I seem to enter a different place of consciousness. I’m not ...
Sitting on a lily pad
Friday, April 25th, 2008 Posted in Yoga | 3 Comments »
sthira-sukham asanam This is my favorite verse from the Yoga Sutra: The place/posture from which we view the world should be one of steadiness and ease. I benefit from the frequent reminder that I do not need to sit in a place/posture of ...
Breaking bonds
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Posted in Yoga | No Comments »
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, ...
The Zen Mind: A Documentary
I got a copy of this wonderful documentary from EmptyMind Films titled: "The Zend Mind: A Zen Journey Across Japan". It was a beautifully done film and I recommend you check it out. Here's a intro for ...
