Tag: meditation
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Good Morning, Lovely: Opening Into Self
I have many teachers who invite me to see myself as worthy of love. Do you want to meet some of them? My dog, Daisy. She always used to come to me when I was crying. Reminding me I don’t have to hide or perform anything for anyone in order to be loved. I can…
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The Gorgeous Sky Doesn’t Wonder if She Should Be Blue
The gorgeous sky doesn’t wonder if she should be blue. The sweet grass doesn’t worry about whether she is green enough. It is us, our own eyes and neural networks interpreting greenness, blueness, and enoughness. The crow doesn’t fret about the coarseness of her cawing. The cicada is not concerned with the volume of her…
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Being at Home in Your Body, Laughing
One moment during a yoga workshop, my teacher said, “Buddha is laughing because there’s nowhere to go.” I don’t remember the context of this proclamation. Were we practicing asana? Was it a dharma talk? Was this in her answer to a student’s inquiry? I have no idea. But this quote is now handwritten, in cursive,…
Amy Secrist 