Meditation
all about meditation
Once, as I was about to begin a yoga class, I asked the class if they had any requests for poses before we started. One who was relatively new, raised his hand and asked, pointing to the 4.5 ft. Shiva Nataraj statue behind me, “Why is that guy standing on a baby?” What a fantastic […]
The ‘aum mani padme hum’ mantra stands for universal compassionate wisdom and method applied to the macrocosm of surroundings through the microcosm of the self. It is a matrix of four; a set of symbols that reflects the integration of duality and polarity — the universal and individual, through and into each other, like metaphysical mirrors. The power of ‘aum mani padme hum’ is said to be activated by a fifth element, shri or hri, which refers to divinity itself.
Once, Laurence Olivier, the master of masters, perhaps one if not THE best play-actors of our time had just delivered his finishing lines of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The entire theatre was cupped in a quiet, magical revery, a rare experience that only happens when witnessing the finger of God. Then after several long seconds, the audience […]
We all have problems. We all grapple with the unknown, about the Universe, sure, but more specifically about our own complicated life. We all want to solve our problems as quickly and painlessly as possible. Sometimes it is only by questioning, or struggling, that we are driven to understand an otherwise hidden part of ourselves. […]
I love rituals. They make the everyday special. I also love chocolate. So it’s no wonder that one of my rituals is to regularly and consciously go to my favorite chocolate shops and deliberately indulge. Everything about the experience becomes part of the ritual, including the people who work at the shop. It turned out […]
