11/20/2018
Yoga is good for the body and mind. The mind needs just as much attention as the body if not more.
With it being close to thanksgiving I want you to try some simple meditation. The focus for this meditation will be thankfulness and gratitude. Meditate on these and you will feel happier. Feeding the mind with great thoughts. Below is something I read recently which motivated me to publish this post and meditate. Via: dharmawisdom.org
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In the Bible the disciple Paul instructs, "In everything give thanks." What he means is that from your limited perspective it is not possible to know the outcome of any event. What can seem unfortunate at first may turn out to be an unforeseen blessing.
There is a very old Sufi story about a man whose son captured a strong, beautiful, wild horse, and all the neighbors told the man how fortunate he was. The man patiently replied, "We will see." One day the horse threw the son who broke his leg, and all the neighbors told the man how cursed he was that the son had ever found the horse. Again the man answered, "We will see." Soon after the son broke his leg, soldiers came to the village and took away all the able-bodied young men, but the son was spared. When the man's friends told him how lucky the broken leg was, the man would only say, "We will see."Gratitude for participating in the mystery of life is like this.
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To meditate: sit comfortably, roll the shoulders back hands in your lap with palms facing up or down. With gratitude and thankfulness as your main focus, breathe deep and reflect.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE
At the peak of his career, former CEO and Editor-in-chief of Esquire magazine, Phillip Moffitt, traded in his worldly aspirations to explore the inner life. He subsequently founded the Life Balance Institute and now teaches vipassana meditation with an emphasis on living the dharma in daily life. Ph...