If you don’t have a goal how will you arrive? And, if you are so focused that you forget where you are, how will you know where to begin? To pursue your dreams, and to live fully in the present, that is the key. [...]
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There is nothing spiritual about masking our fears with concepts and practices that dull us to the limitless possibilities of our lives [...] It is a lot simpler than most people think to have your head meet your heart and your body and to tap into that inexhaustible source inside at will, whenever you need to, or want to. [...] You could write a book to unpack the idea of the wild. In fact there have been several. I am thinking in particular of Gary Snyder’s Practice of the Wild. Join us for a retreat to learn ways to open to the simplicity of living from the innate and naturally wild capacity of mind. [...] Everything is alive, like Allen Ginsberg’s Footnote to Howl. Everything’s holy, everything wholly, everything’s whole. Which is not to say that it’s perfect just as it is, and that there isn’t a job for you to do. [...] What the Buddha wants Long ago I imagined living and working at a retreat on unspoiled land, far from the city, yet accessible enough for people to come here for workshops. I imagined that the land itself would be like a teacher. I imagined becoming native to this place, intimate with the animals and [...] Retreat February 12-15 Meditations on Love The ancient Greeks had many words for it, while we have only one. We send it in emails, and at the end of messages, without a thought. We may long for another person, and yet we use that same word, with great intensity. We may use [...] Video from Caitriona A Mind as Big as the Sky Meditation is not just about mind control. Focus and concentration are not just about controlling the mind. It’s better to consider controlling less, trusting more – like a trained dancer, an artist, a musician who can express themselves effortlessly. Meditation is the [...] If you do not have a destination, a goal, then how can you ever arrive there? At the same time, if you have a goal, but are fixated on arriving there, without really knowing where you are right now, you cannot fully know the steps you must take. To pursue your dreams and goals, AND to live fully in the present, THAT is key. [...] Video of Michele speaking about the experience of meditation. Waking to the dance of life and death. swfobject.embedSWF(“http://www.youtube.com/v/iq_8ssqLICw&color1=0x3A3A3A&color2=0×999999&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0&loop=1″, “vvq-900-youtube-1″, “280″, “227″, “10″, vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); |
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