Wholistic Fitness

IT’S THAT CRAZY, WHACKY NAVARATRI TYPE OF TIME!!!

(Note to DL NewComers; buckle up, it’s gonna git a wee bit whacky in the WF Temple!)

The beginning of October through the 13th is considered by yogic adepts to be one of the most auspicious times for Practice within the Hindu year. This ‘pratyharically powerful’ time of year (can you FEEL it?!) features for Hindi yogis, the Festival of Navaratri. Due to a unique conflux of prana and atmosphere, this is a very auspicious time when the veils between us and the infinite are very thin.

I felt it during my big mountain bike ride on Sunday, i have been falling into the depth and inner landscaping of my Toilet Yoga� and asana practices. My Connection to the Deities seems richer and more communicative, and the Work being Divinely Downloaded to me during the Sleeping States is, well…never mind. It’s too un-personal to talk about in this Forum. In the upcoming new WF.com, i will create an Inner Kiva where we can talk about such things away from the eyes of the General Public. Anyway, from my Meditations over the opening days of Navaratri, came these “Brahmanic Whispers” (my term), just a few from the torrential Divine Download….in-joy:

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“Study the countenance of my face,
and you study the face of my Teachers.

Study the countenance of my physique
and you study the accomplishments of my Teachers.

Study the Way i have treated You since we met,
and you study the Way i have treated the Me inside my Teachers.”

– InSight From Sweat,
Coach Ilg
Navaratri, 05

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“I look up into my Father (Sky) above,
feel myself
turning inside out
toward the En-trance of You.”

– InSight From Stillness,
Coach Ilg
Navaratri, 05

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“Grace me with Emptiness
wherever i go,
so Your Wisdom and Strength
pours through the Empty Vessel of
humble ilg.”

– Morning Prayer,
Coach Ilg
Navarati, 05

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“Most Divine Beings,
i offer unto you my:
“This Lifetime’s” Goals”
and Pray that you bequeath me the Higher Guidance
for their InnerAttainment:

1) To maintain High, dynamic generosity and kindness,
2) To age as gracefully as an aspen leaf in autumn,
and
3) To die as Consciously as the Buddha.”

– Morning Prayer Beneath the Sacred Peak,
Coach Ilg
Navarati, 05

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STUDENTS TAPPING INTO THE THINNESS OF THE VEIL
In perfect Tribal Synchronicity, several Students have been noticing some interesting, uh,
paranormal dimensions in their Waking and SleepTime States (Remember my DL about the description of what the OM Symbol means?!)…here are a couple from my InBox:

Sunday, October 02, 2005
“As i reached the dragon postures this morning, i had a rush of anomalies to my senses. My tongue glued to the the roof of my mouth, eyes “soft” on the ground 20 Ft in front of me, breathing through my nose in deep belly draughts, i became a little dizzy, like i was moving at an intense pace, trees whizzing past me on either side,yellow and green; i SMELLED pine (there are no pines where i live, none close anyway), then, it was gone. I finished my ritual and went inside to pack for today’s trip.

… I checked the DL this morning and what do I see? Coach is driving too, driving his body-mind-spirit-fear-pran-love bio-machine on a grueling course. Is he thinking of us? He said he is. Was I thinking of him? Yes, as I worked out this morning. Could I have smelled the pines he is riding through, seen the aspens as they change? I do not know. I have no clue if he was in the aspens or pines. It is unexplainable to me why I would feel those thing so intently, but you can bet I will ask coach.

ThOMas Ward,
excerpted from his WF-Approved Blog;
http://www.warriorsamoht.blogspot.com/

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Most wonderful and noble Coaches,
While you Coach Ilg were in the midst of your first ride of the “Inner Basin
Loop” and connecting via the WF Tribal Mantra, I was climbing for the first
time The Daddy in the Linville Gorge of the Pisgah National Forest.

It is a special wonder to be pushing the edge simultaneously, together, many
WF beings, separated by mere distance.

I bow to all of you and this WF trail.

Student karl
Charlotte, NC

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TO FACILITATE NAVARATRIC SHIFTS
To Facilitate positive Shifts in the astral componentry of your Practice, now is a great time to do a SUNRIDER DEEP CLEANSE (ask your WF Online Teacher if this is appropriate for you), and increase the intake of ILG SUPREMES while ramping up your Cardio and Yoga Disciplines; the three-pronged WF Punch of these three Disciplines will help further erase the pre-Thinned veil separating the Outer and Inner Worlds. For those of you who are using WF Blessed Mala Beads, i want you to use odd numbered rounds during your chanting/mantra sessions; either 7,9, or 11 rounds until the 13th, then return to your Prescribed Practice. From now through the 13th, is a very powerful time to attain your own set of WF Blessed Mala Beads. I have pair in the Temple Zendo right now, simmering for Student Reed, and even on the first night of their Empowerment, very definite Signs came through that Navaratri is no joke, baby! Pity the unbelievers! Meanwhile, we’ll just jump on the extra CHI FORCE!

Throughout Navaratri, DL will be publishing, with your permission, in-stances of authenticated ‘paranormal’ activity noticed by WF Students across the world if I so deem it as not being dramatic and it must be Appropriate spiritual fuel for our WF Sangha. please send all paranormal notices – however subtle; we are all on different Levels of Awareness here! – from now through the 14th to:
ilgtrain@npgcable.com

i shall close this paranormal DL with some normal descriptions of Navaratri below.

i bow to the Divine Force in each of us,
i bow to the standing-under that when you and i train and Practice within that Divine Force
we
are
One.

namaste,

coach ilg
the mountain yogi

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Teacher Saul on NAVARATRI:
“It is a festival in celebration of the Goddess Durga who among other things, represents the Divine force in each of us. For Yogis this can be a special time to move deeper in one�s sadhana (spiritual practice) by aligning with this inner force. Traditionally eating sattvic (pure) foods, meditation and prayer are used to harness the cosmic energies at this time. This can be a powerful time to affirm or re-affirm your intentions to the Universe and ask for guidance, blessings and grace from the Divine Mother.
Watch your dreams and meditations! Donate a little extra time for this attunement in Yoga sessions.
This is a powerful time on the planet, we are feeling the intensification of the planetary karma inwardly as well as outwardly.”

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Navratri or Navratra is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word “Navratri” literally means nine nights; Nav-Nine and Ratri-nights. The festival is celebrated for nine nights every year at the beginning of October although as the dates of the festival are according to the Hindu calendar (which is based on the Moon), the festival may be held for a day more or a day less depending on the calendar.
Navaratri is divided into sets of three days to adore different aspects of the supreme goddess. On the first three days, the Mother is invoked as powerful force called Durga in order to destroy all our impurities, vices and defects. The next three days, the Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees the inexhaustible wealth. The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the mother as the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order have all-round success in life, we need the blessings of all three aspects of the divine mother; hence, the worship for nine nights.
During Navaratri, some devotees of Durga observe a fast and prayers are offered for the protection of health and property. A period of introspection and purification, Navaratri is traditionally an auspicious time for starting new ventures.