FALLING IN LOVE WITH HIS AWAKENING; ONLINE STUDENT MICHAEL T!In Yoga, sweat is known as ‘dharma substance.’ Most people think of sweat as nothing more than bothersome. To me,sweat is ‘holy water’…it is the shower of self purification that oozes away our accumulated negative traits and unconsciouspatterns. Personally, i would not let my ‘dharma substance’ […]
“I’m going to plant a heart in the earth…” A BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE FROM ANANDA’s 38th BIRTHDAY ****DL readers whom have been with me throughout these wonderful years, know well my yogic take on chronologic birthdays. They are absolutely meaningless save for one thing; they can be useful as yearly spiritual cairns to make sure we […]
ZEN MIND, BEGINNERS MIND….and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANANDA! after working with WF Teacher Ananda in structured zazen, i test her zen skills by taking her climbing. i do this so she can apply Zen focusing abilities while in a challenging situation. The fear of falling causes most conventionally trained ‘zen people’ to completely, utterly lose all […]
Coach Ilg and Coach Sheader, Your willingness to share your knowledge, set the pace, and provide guidanceand support are sincerely appreciated. (That is as understated a sentenceas has ever been written but I know you know what I mean and how I feelabout you.) I certainly had NO idea what I was getting into when […]
STUDENT DANSAN: THE DL OF THE PAST TWO DAYS dear coache’, i think surfing can be considered to be like skiing.. the water..just ain’t a frozen powder! and there’s lots of adapting and flowing… on a moving medium….no less. � student karl..hold onto those precious {WF-Blessed} mala beads tight..bro they are a key….. for me […]
MEDITATION AND BURNING IMPURITIES: Karl’s Karmic Clearing Begins! * Student Karl of WF Teacher Haku Clan, Dear Coach,Meditation – �I am reading and studying “How to know God” and “The Royal Path”. ���This stuff spooked me a bit at first. ��Overwhelmed by its simplicity and clarity. ��I feel that I am starting to understand the […]
From Coach’s Perspective: Three Great Sins of Human Existence 1) Not Skiing 2) Not Cycling 3) Not Sitting (in Meditation) #1 – imparts the Tao – the watercourse way of being; prioritizes spontaneity and adaptation to change; live to flow, flow to live#2 – imparts Endurance – appreciation of breath and being; fitness warriorism, mental […]
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