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Author: Iulia
reverence of approach
An apprenticeship with sorrow invites us to learn the rites of grief and to practice a reverence of approach, as Irish poet/philosopher John O’Donohue suggests. He writes, “What you encounter, recognize or discover depends to a large degree on the quality of your approach… When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us.”…
apprenticeship with sorrow
I’ve just started to read “The Wild Edge of Sorrow” by Francis Weller… some months ago, as Ronen was sharing, I listened to Charles Eisenstein’s podcast… a talk with Francis Weller about grief and reverence. I was touched by Francis… I remember taking some notes on their talks (don’t know where they are, hmmm)… then…
impermanence and an instant
The realization that everything is subject to change may be the greatest obstacle to happiness. We welcome those changes that bring moments of delight and satisfaction – the birth of a child, the recovery from illness, financial gain. Yet, even in these moments, we sense movement. Change takes away the beauty and energy of youth.…
poem by Krishnamacharya
OH, sleep mind, Praise Lord Krishna, remember the God of Knowledge. Pray to the Teacher, For, when the body becomes weak and depleted, Your education will not save you. Knowing for sure that all the objects you come into contact with are impermanent. Do not get lost in them, instead, Again and again resolve…
(not) good enough… and the next level
all my life I had, have and will have the “not good enough”, “not worthy” (and all the variations that comes with it) program, in my mind.. I was seriously trained for this in my childhood ;)… SOOOO good at it! lately, I can look at it, smile, move on with MUCH less energy lost…
Krishnamacharya and all the humble spirits
last night around 4 am I woke up with Krishnamacharya in my mind and heart. I am reading these days “Yoga and the Living Tradition of KRISHNAMACHARYA”, written by his son T.K. V. Desikachar with R.H. Craven… and feeling so grateful to further discover the humbleness of this… man. last night I had this deep…
peaches jam
today we made peaches jam. we put in: 15 kg of peaches (our good Romanian ones) ~600 g brown sugar, ~500g white sugar 515 g brown raisins squeezed juice and pulp from lemons I buzzed some of the content to have a really nice saucy structure and also to have chunks of peaches inside… I…
moments around the mat
there are moments when I want to go on the mat and moments when I don’t have the wanting yet I have the doing of going to the mat… when I feel driven… there are moments of preparing the mat… each of the candle lightning, setting the polystyrene, mat, block, taking off my accessories… in…
Sacred Birthing Insights from “Sacred Birthing – Birthing a New Humanity”
Below are the extras of Sacred Birthing Insights from the Sacred Birthing – Birthing a New Humanity book, by Sunni Karll. Chapter 1 – Birthing the Whole Being “We need to create a new being who has a maximum capacity to love.” – Dr. Michelle O’dent Birth is the essence of evolution. The gift of…
on avidya
“avidya – literally “knowledge other then right knowledge” – is a false state of understanding. […] we can see avidya expressed in four different ways: first, there are false values arising from the constant references to “I” and “me” […] secondly, is expressed as excessive attachment or desire. […] unreasonable dislikes […]. usually they result…
solutions that help to overcome the problems
“solutions that help us to overcome the problems[…] adopting a more positive attitude towards others; correctly taught techniques of breathing; regular and far-reaching inquiry into the role of senses*; inquiry into the mysteries of life itself; recourse to the counselor of someone who has mastered similar problems; inquiry into our dreams, our sleep.” [1] Health,…
about… many things 🙂 at once
a dear soul sister gave me this link in some of the last days… she told me that what is written there is what she lived with her first baby born, word by word… i read this text more then 10 times since she gave me the link… it is with me… it brought…
The Rupture of the Mother Line and the Cost of Becoming Real
there is more beyond what is written here… at different levels… thinking of myself… my dear sister, our mom, of Pearl and of many… many other women (and men) I met in this lifetime… With each wave of grief we re-unite with the parts of us we had to disown in order to be accepted…
metta to all wombs and tears
heart in heart with my sisters out-there mind your own womb …and here is the accompanying post of the same author, coming to meet the reactions of women to the previous post… which gets me to my own tears… I’m meeting my power lately… and with power comes vulnerability… truthfulness… clarity… allowance of being what…
to all the moms in the world
to all the moms in the world Coming of Age ~ How we finished breastfeeding in love with you, Sommer <3 in love with you, Mason <3
ma mut: intrebare spatiu Cluj Napoca
salut, ma mut inspre Cluj Napoca, langa mai precis… ideea e ca am mobilier de birou pe care l-as oferi cu drag pentru amenajarea unui birou in Cluj. mobilierul e destul de simplu si util: trei dulapuri cu 5 rafturi fiecare (culoare lemn natur) doua mese mari (culoare wenge) de 110 x 80 (cred)…
The Pain You Feel is Capitalism Dying
The Pain You Feel is Capitalism Dying yes, it hurts… I know it… it hurt me from the moment I started to put my heart into everything I did… to relate heart to heart with the people I worked with. it hurt so much that my body was screaming in illness (heart, thyroid, stomach,…
how do I keep myself clear?
it was around one year ago when I was having a conversation with Ronen, in which I asked him about “how do I keep clear… not deluding myself?” he answered this: continue to be alert and ask that question; describe more specifically what “old stories” mean so that you can recognize when you see them;…
friction and falling apart
to whom it may concern 🙂 “The process of awakening inevitably creates friction, because part of this process has to do with the deconstruction of everything that is false. If our entire lives have been based upon a false identity, then we may get the impression that everything is falling apart. When we begin walking…
Christopher Alexander on Working on Wholeness
Ronen posted this quote some days ago… I read it a couple of times up to know and every time I did it what came to my mind is… the mechanistic way of hiring people in the business environment, and the total lack of unfolding processes in the teams, in the organizations. these are the…