Deep thoughts to ponder
Focus of the month Translated
Gurur Brahmā Gurur Viṣṇur Gurur devo Maheśvaraḥ Guruḥ sākṣāt paraṁ Brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ Nuestra creación es ese gurú (Brahma, la fuerza creadora); la duración de nuestras vidas es ese gurú (Vishnu, la fuerza de conservación); nuestras penas, …
Sharanam means refuge. This beautiful initiation mantra from the tradition in India invites us to seek refuge, particularly when we are driven by strong emotions. Anger, hate and fear close us off to love and compassion. Seeking refuge means having the …
Thousands of years ago, as a way to encourage his students to realize how precious their lives were, the Buddha invited them to imagine a vast and deep ocean with a golden life preserver floating on its surface. The Buddha then asked, “How rare would i …
The long-haired ones, the sky-clad sages, wear only the yellow robes of dust. Along the wind’s course they glide when the Lord of life has penetrated them. For a brief time in ancient history there lived a great Egyptian pharaoh who was known as Akhena …
WHAT IS A PERSON? (THE WORLD IN WHICH THE KESTREL MOVES) Focus Of The Month – November, 2016 sarva-bh?tastham ?tm?nam / sarva-bh?t?ni c?tmani ?kshate yogayukt?tm? / sarvatra samadar?anah Through the practice of yoga, the yogini and yogi see the Divine …
My friend Sting, the world-renowned rock star who gives hundreds of concerts a year, once said to me, “I put on a better show when someone I know and love is in the audience. It’s only natural, isn’t it?” I think he’s right—it is natural. It is difficu …
You know the story of the student who says to the teacher, “I studied eight years with so-and-so and two years with so-and-so, and I know all about this and that and the other.” As he is speaking the teacher is pouring a cup of tea. The student is goin …
gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi swaha Gone, gone, real gone, beyond even the most gone. Ultimate wisdom remains when everything has dropped away. “The Prajñaparamita gives us solid ground for making peace with ourselves, for transcending the fear …
h?nan e??? kle?avad uktam El mayor obstáculo para la práctica del yoga son los propios prejuicios basados en las propias preferencias. Érase una vez, el Dios fuerte, sabio, fuera de este mundo de la Transformación, el Señor Shiva estaba sentado con su …
Enfoque del mes: abril de 2017 nimittam aprayojaka ? Prak R T I N A M vara N A-bhedas tu tata ? s K etrikavat Las causas no ponen en movimiento a la naturaleza, Prakrti. Sólo quitan los obstáculos y las cubiertas, como un granjero que rompe las barrera …
Yad-yad ?carati ?re??has / tad-tadevetaro jana? / sa yat pram??a? kurute / lokas-tad-anuvartate Una gran persona conduce por el ejemplo, estableciendo estándares que son seguidos por otros en todo el mundo. Bhagavad Gita III.21 Las calles de Calcuta e …
Enfoque del mes: Junio, 2017 Yama-niyama-?sana-pr???y?ma-praty?h?ra-dh?ra??-dhy?na-sam?dhayo’???va?g?ni. La restricción, la observancia, el asiento, el control de la respiración, la retirada del sentido, la concentración, la mediación y el éxtasis son …