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Tag Archives: Love
What Is Love?
As we approach Valentine’s Day, many of us are planning and preparing to celebrate love, … Continue reading
Who Is Our True Self?
Who is our True Self? Or a better way to ask that question is: What is our … Continue reading
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Tagged Being, Carl Jung, consciousness, Continuum, heart, Love, Martin Heidegger, Saint Francis of Assisi, soul, Stephen Batchelor, True Self, Truth
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The Second Limb of Yoga (Niyama): Saucha and Santosha
With the first limb of yoga, or Yama, I discussed the abstinence practices for actions from … Continue reading
Posted in Yoga
Tagged cleanliness, compassion, contentment, eight limbs of yoga, Love, niyama, purity, santosha, saucha, second limb of yoga, spiritual path, yama, yoga, yogi, yogini
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The Buddhist Teaching Hidden Under the Robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present
Most know or have at least heard of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’ novel, A Christmas … Continue reading
The Four Noble Truths: The Noble Eightfold Path
The first three of the Four Noble Truths were … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, compassion, Four Noble Truths, Love, Noble Eightfold Path, practice
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More on the Meaning of Christmas
During Christmastide and the whole Holiday … Continue reading
The Meaning of Christmas
It’s the Christmas season. A time when we shop, give gifts, feast, and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Charlie Brown Christmas, angel, Christianity, Jesus Christ, kindness, Linus, Love, Luke 2:14, meaning of Christmas, peace, practice, savior
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Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Love
The practice of Bhakti Yoga is usually described as devotion to a personal god or the Divine through listening to, reading, and studying the scriptures; singing and chanting mantras, worshiping … Continue reading
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Tagged asana, Bhagavad Gita, Buddha, devotion to God, Gayatri Mantra, Integral Yoga, japa mala, Julianne Victoria, Karma Yoga, Love, mantra, Peacock's Eyes, practice, Saraswati, service, Sri Aurobindo, surrendering the ego, Yoga Sutras
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The Four Noble Truths: The Truth to The Cessation of Suffering (Nirodha)
If we choose to become spiritual warriors, how will … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddha, compassion, Four Noble Truths, Freedom, Hafiz, Love, practice, Rabia, Saint Francis of Assisi, Sufi, Surrender, Tibetan medicine, True Self, wheel of life
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The Spirit of the Olympics: A Practice in Non-Violence
During the Olympic Games most of us are in awe at the strength, … Continue reading
Through the Peacock's Eyes 