Pema is an expert in the field and while it felt a bit self helpy, it hits many of the right yoga notes.
Pema is an expert in the field and while it felt a bit self helpy, it hits many of the right yoga notes.
#SeptemberDanes #warriorworrier Worrier??? that would be me šš»āāļø... man oh man !! Can I worry !! .. I could write the book. This is a helpful book for all us worriers..
Good morning, Littens! May our day be joyful and light. š
"When we start to meditate or to work with any kind of spiritual discipline, we often think that somehow we‘re going to improve, which is a subtle aggression against who we really are [...] Meditation practice isn‘t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It‘s about befriending who we are already."
"For those of us with a hunger to know the truth, painful emotions are like flags going up to say, 'You‘re stuck!' [...] When the flag goes up, we have an opportunity: we can stay with our painful emotion instead of spinning out. Staying is how we get the hang of gently catching ourselves when we‘re about to let resentment harden into blame, righteousness, or alienation."
"If we find ourselves in doubt [...] we can contemplate this question: 'Do I prefer to grow up and relate to life directly, or do I choose to live and die in fear?'"
Thousand-Armed Chenresi, a Cosmic Form of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37799
I found this book in an empty waiting room - the inscription is too beautifully written not to share.