Yoga Sutra 2.47

By lessening the tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite, posture is mastered.

Untying Our Wings

All of us have wings, though we do not sus­pect it because they are so tightly tied. We are not meant to stay on the ground and peck at crumbs of per­sonal plea­sure and profit. We are meant to soar – to give our time and love freely to every­one around us. That is the essence of spir­i­tual growth, and the whole pur­pose of med­i­ta­tion and the other skills of spir­i­tual liv­ing is to free our wings and allow us to fly high. -- Eknath Easwaran

365 Truths

Mandala

Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for their is the same religion as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. -Black Elk

Join us and make your own mandala!

Quote of the Day

Out beyond the ideas of right doing and wrong doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. -Rumi

Create, Pray, Love - Day 30

Tapas

In yoga, the word 'tapas' means a burning effort under all circumstances to achieve a definite goal in life. A worthy aim makes life illuminated, pure, and divine. Without such an aim, action and prayer have no value. Life without tapas is like a heart without love. -BKS Iyengar

Create Pray Love - Day 29

Hint: The cage is not locked.
-Nove Knutson

Create Pray Love - Day 28

Yoga Sutra 1.35

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थितिनिबन्धिनी॥३५॥

Coming into activity of higher senses also becomes helpful in establishing steadiness of the mind.

Create Pray Love - Day 27

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire widsom, one must observe. -Marilyn vos Savant

Write down three quick observations about a butterfly, the post office, your yoga practice...

Create Pray Love - Day 26

Yoga Sutra 2.47
By lessening the natural tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite, posture is mastered.

Create Pray Love - Day 25

Answer these questions in your journal:
* Things I love:
*I nourish my well-being by:
*I am at my best self when:
*If I could become a master or aficionado of anything, I would like to know most about:
*I feel secure when:
*My definition of beauty is:

Interpret your answers:
*What themes showed up in your answers?
*What words or concepts feel important or are intriguing to you?
*What words, images and/or feelings cross your mind?

Create Pray Love - Day 24

Take others into your heart, not into your self-esteem.
The part of me that is connected to others and to the divine speaks directly to my mind. It informs me of who I am, where I am, and Who is with me. The ego* tries to find some way to turn all situations into praise for itself, including problems and failures. But true self-esteem is build and sustained through connection with our Source. -Prather
*Edging God Out

Create Pray Love - Day 23

Patanjali & Yoga

Patanjali was not only the author of the Yoga Sutras, but he was also a dancer, doctor, yogi, thinker, and master of ancient words. What do all of these have in common? Yoga has many meanings. "One is the union of the winds within our inner body. We unite these winds with our yoga, when we think and understand. The winds will sing within us, the very first words of all. They will flow free, and force us to dance, and to run to heal others." (The Essential Yoga Sutra)

Create Pray Love - Day 22

Full of vigor; always forgiving; courageous in adversity; pure of body and mind; no hatred toward anyone; and never puffed up with pride. These are the characteristics of a man or woman destined for a divine life.
-Bhagavad Gita 16:3

Create Pray Love - Day 21

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. -Neil Armstrong

Create Pray Love - Day 20

Basic Surya Namaskar
Grab your mat, or find a spot on your living room rug and join me for a few rounds of basic sun salutations. Remembering the first yama, ahimsa (non-harming) and make any modifications you need to in order to accommodate for any issues in the body.

Create Pray Love - Day 20

Ishvara Pranidhana
Surrender and devotion to a higher power. The inner presence of Ishvara is our foremost teacher. By listening to this voice, we begin to find inner guidance in all aspects of our life. Pranidhana reminds us to stay connected to this inner guidance day in and day out. Surrender your thoughts, words and actions the higher power.

Create Pray Love - Day 19

By listening to the creator within, we are led to our right path. -Julia Cameron

I will put my law within them, and I will write it upon their hearts. -Jeremiah 31:33