“There is a story of a Japanese man who had a powerful revelation while he was renovating a small house. When he was tearing down one of the walls, he found a lizard with a nail driven through its foot. On closer examination of the nail, the man could see that it was probably from […]
A monsoon squall grasps the Sacred Peak last week like the Fist of Shiva! The monsoon summers in Kinlani*? like Paradise on Earth. please come, visit the mountain town wherein your WF Temple hides! Kinlani and the Sacred Peak of Doko Oosliid is right on your way to the Grand Canyon! ***Noble Sangha,thank you for […]
photograph of coach and Ananda last week by Melissa Grimes; Melissa’s Photography Blog Noble Sangha, regardless of my 30+ years spent in Meditation and Inner Work, it remains a most difficult Sacred Duty being the Helmsbeing of WF. all such Inner Work done on myself has really only Highlighted the obvious fact that i have […]
Noble Ones, before the current era of Kali Yuga, before the Human Beings became so “busy” with chasing and grasping for outer, material wealth,“Tapas” – one of the 10 yogic guidelines known as the Yama and Niyama (see my book TBT) – used to mean performing austerities such as meditating on snow, or fasting, or […]
“Let us help each otherto:sweat each day…sit still each day…andmove with humble confidence in the direction of our Teachers.” – coach ilg ***“To my mind and experience,there are yoga teachers,and then,there are the Teachers of yogis. There are personal trainers,and then,there are the trainers of People. Therefore Oh Noble Warrior,to seek your Highest Balance;choose wisely […]
WF Online Shishya Tina B – my long time friend, yogini, and a kickass Krav Maga Teacher – from Los Angeles stretches into the Pacific Sunset… “To my beloved Coach ilg, WOW!! The DL has been sooo great! July’s 1st was a hot Teaching for me being that I have a hard time with taking […]
“Do not worry about God. Like the meditative state, either a formful or formless version of God will soon visit your Lodge so long as you focus on getting to First Base; the ability to concentrate your mind and maintain a concentrated state.”– coach ilg, Direct Lines/7/1/07 Dear Coach,my pastor spoke on how the “worst […]
“Where there is Love, there is no effort. Giving others Happiness is my rest.”– Amma *** Starbucks – Bernalillo, NM well, how to put this to my Beloved Sangha? hmmmmm… dare i admit that my pilgrimage with Joy and my unborn Baby Buddha Girl to see the great Indian Saint, Mata Amritananda Mayi Mi on […]
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