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Opening Deeply to Life

Posted on August 28, 2013 by admin

In the entire universe, everything is energy in one of two forms: conscious energy and structured energy. As energy becomes increasingly structured, its range of awareness is decreased and it becomes more dense. Conscious energy can be called Shiva. Structured … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Creative Capacity

Posted on July 5, 2013 by admin

My guru, Rudi, completely appreciated the creative capacity of life itself as demonstrated through human beings. He appreciated human beings who were able to rise above the limitations of their circumstance and find, even in the simplest ways, some creative … Continue reading →

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Be Delighted

Posted on June 6, 2013 by admin

My perspective on Rudi’s teaching is that so much of what he was talking about was really about detachment. What he meant by detachment was that we are not engaged in all of the petty drama craziness in any issue … Continue reading →

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The Vedas and the Sense of Wonder

Posted on April 23, 2013 by admin

The Vedas are an extraordinarily old and beautiful piece of literature that articulates the values and the hopes and fears of people who lived a life very different from ours. Although the archeological sites along the Indus Valley of Harappa … Continue reading →

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Nothing to be Done

Posted on April 11, 2013 by admin

Spring is a time to be completely grateful to be able to connect to and feel what we are—that we are connected to the earth and connected to the seasons and the air that we are breathing. So many people … Continue reading →

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Throw Away the Wish List

Posted on March 29, 2013 by admin

Every single day, the thing we have to remember is that life is not about our wish list. We’re not in this world to get something. We’re really not. If we live from our wish list, we’re going to be … Continue reading →

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“I Will Do Your Bidding”

Posted on March 13, 2013 by admin

The Bhagavad Gita, which is a very important and beautiful and very ancient text on human spirituality, begins with Arjuna on the battlefield looking at his family. They represent the disappointments of his ancestors and the accumulation of tension in … Continue reading →

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Growing Is a Conscious Choice

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

The first thing I learned from my teacher, Rudi, is that we are in this world to grow. That is really the only reason we are here. Any other activity that we are engaged in is an unconscious expression of … Continue reading →

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Removing the Wrapping

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

When we are born, it’s as if we come out and are immediately wrapped in a tight plastic coating. If you have ever stood at a meat counter and watched the guys in the back cut the meat and put … Continue reading →

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What Do We Have to Renounce?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by admin

In yoga, and in the traditions that embrace yoga as their methodology for self-recognition and self-fulfillment, the discussion of renunciation plays a significant role.  Most of the lifestyles taught by the traditions that embrace yoga are very ascetic lifestyles.  Sannyas … Continue reading →

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