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Lessons from H.H. The Dalai Lama: It's Your Love, Don't Lose it

Think about that. “It was his love to lose.” He had achieved a state of mind that viewed the whole world with love. He earned it. He had more to lose than his captors, who were clearly taking the low [...]

10 Ways to Get Ahead In The Information Age.

Yes, I said it. Your dream might not come true. All the best-selling self help books will tell you that you can get everything you want by following their formula– their secret. And while they might be good principles it’s simply not true that everyone can instantly manifest the life they want after spending $24.95. But you should [...]

Steering The Ship of Your Life

One of the problems we face is that after we set out for some distant shore, once we’re out on the ocean, it’s all ocean for a while. Nothing but ocean and we’re unable to see the next destination for that vast ocean is the only thing around. This can be very disorienting. Getting up and going to the same job everyday can be like being out on the ocean. Sometimes you forget where you set out [...]

Sideways People

The first question that came to mind was, “Why are there some people that really bug the shit out of me?” The answer that came was like an impulse and the thrust of that impulse was the idea: “Sideways.” I let that float around me– not thinking but feeling it and a rush of understanding came in. People who are in your life on a regular basis that bug you for no apparent reason whenever you come into contact with them are “Sideways [...]

Being Who You Are

“The Privilege of a lifetime is being who you truly are.” — Joseph Campbell

It’s interesting to think about this from a yogic perspective because in yoga we think of everything in terms of energy. When you know who you are, and you’re being that you can be, all your actions are [...]

Drop Your Fears

“You can never get rid of fear, you can only drop it.” — Yogi [...]

Life Is A Wave of Challenges

The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or as a curse. — Carlos Castaneda, The Teachings of Don Juan

If you take everything in your life neutrally, as a challenge, then you’ll be able to [...]

The Law of Success

I have this little book called The Law of Success by Parmahansa Yogananda and it’s the greatest bit of wisdom. Very to the point, it’s multi-layered in its depth. The following is a great excerpt about Destiny. Enjoy

YOU CAN CONTROL DESTINY

Mind is the creator of everything. You should therefore guide it [...]

Angle on Prosperity: Native American Potlach

got this from The Daily Om: www.dailyom.com – It’s a great site where you can sign up to receive daily messages such as this one and daily hororscope which is quite uncanny in terms of how accurate it is.

It’s interesting to read about other cultures and their traditions regarding prosperity. I really like this [...]

Charging for Yoga Classes: Greed or Good Practice?

This was in response to a post on the kundalini yoga teacher’s forum, subject: knowledge should be free. The gist was that this person thought it was hypocritical to charge for passing on spiritual teachings. The following is a response.

Many people believe that spiritual knowledge should be free. In many ways it [...]