To utter “God” with devotion, and increase the concentration and devotion with each repetition of His name, is to plunge the mind deeper and deeper in the ocean of His presence until one reaches fathomless depths of divine peace and ecstatic joy, the sure proof that one’s prayers have touched God.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
Talk happiness; talk faith; talk health.
Say you are well, and all is well with you, and God shall hear your words and make them true.
Swami Smaranananda Giri explains that by practicing yoga meditation we are not assured to be free from troubles and problems in this life. However, the anxieties and fears that arise out of these troubles and problems can be conquered.
By practicing yoga meditation we can realise our divinity, our higher self, and perceive our true potential. Thus by changing within we can function from a foundation of inner joy, so no matter what is happening around us or to us we are calmly active and actively calm.
For many, yoga may appear to be purely a corporeal activity – a practice related solely to the pursuit of fitness – or perhaps as a recreational and social pastime to be enjoyed with friends. While yoga may indeed serve as a means to physical well-being or provide opportunities to forge new relationships, it also extends to us an opportunity to turn inward and “let go.” As Michael Stone – yoga teacher and psychotherapist – suggests, moving beyond the presumed externality of the body in the practice of asana (pose) is something that requires us to move more deeply inward into the heart of yoga itself. But for a beginner who’s just attended a series of classes that have focused on the very physical sensations and positioning of a downward dog or a spinal twist, what does it mean to turn inward, and just what exactly is the role of asana then anyway?
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
Experience. Dream. Risk. Close your eyes and jump. Enjoy the free fall. Choose exhilaration over comfort. Choose magic over predictability. Choose potential over safety. Wake up to the magic of everyday life. Make friends with your intuition. Trust your gut. Discover the beauty of uncertainty. Know yourself fully before you make promises to another. Make millions of mistakes so that you will know how to choose what you really need. Know when to hold on and when to let go. love hard and often and without reservation. Seek knowledge. Open yourself to possibility. Keep your heart open, your head high and your spirit free. Embrace your darkness along with your light. Be wrong every once in a while. And don’t be afraid to admit it. Awaken to the brilliance in ordinary moments. Tell the truth about your yourself no matter what the cost. Own your reality without apology. See goodness in the world. Be Bold. Be Fierce. Be Grateful. Be Wild, Crazy and Gloriously Free. Be You.
Go now, and live.
A crucial part of our maturation process is to realise that our wounds are meant to serve us and we are meant to heal. In the process of healing our wounds, we acquire the ability to heal others. The past becomes a workshop rather than a prison cell.
When a man disciplines his diet and diversions, his physical actions, his sleeping and waking, discipline destroys his sorrow.
The Bhagavad Gita
Everything you want is on the other side of fear.