Coach…You are truly missed {here in Flagstaff} and thought of often. I re~member you and Joy all~ways. You guys were instrumental in assisting me to new levels of in~sight, health and well~be~ing. Sending full love and appreciation for your influence in my life~ love, The matless oneChels coach’s postscript: in-Deed, my Precious Yogini Chels quickly […]
“As you continue to meditate on compassion, when you see someone suffer, your first response becomes not mere pity but deep compassion. You feel for that person respect and even gratitude, because you now know that whoever prompts you to develop compassion by his or her suffering is in fact giving you one of the […]
indelible is the Transmission Chi from this pic (click to enlarge) of my Precious Warrior Leaf (WF Tribal Nickname; Dineh)…the energetic magnitude of Dineh’s presence which leaps off this shot which appeared as the March photo in the 2010 WF Student Calendar* is an unmistakable manifestation of the strength, integrity, and willingness of Dineh’s embrace […]
Bhagavad-gita 5.7- “One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses, is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working, such a man is never entangled” I read this and thought of you Coach, hope Durango is awesome! – HP Yogi Bruce Arnold […]
click to enlarge the chi hit…and in-Joy… #473…nothing has changed in this scene since 1882…i grew up with the lovely sound of this Narrow Gauge Train puffing and huffing along the 36″-wide railroad tracks next to the Animas River. i took this shot this morning as a quintessential March snow – heavy, thick flakes, straight […]
Like Teacher, Like Student…we each have plenty of Inner Work to do when it comes to sitting still and disciplining our minds. first photo: coach ilg in Japa Mala, second photo; WF Student Daniel Sauve of Canada during a WF Intensive. IF we overcome our Anger as it arises…then,we’ll always be happy, right? or at […]
inDirect Lines don’t feel so bad…those wimps that stand around the DL Campfirecouldn’t get the best of your Awareness either… phewwww…!
icy creek, by steve ilg human and humility = root word (no pun intended) is ‘humus.’ meaning we are soil-born. outside my Animas River office, wild geese flap upstream…genuine human culture has GOT to be about cultivation, not pure consumption. i feel the Ancient Ones humility within me today… may your own Practice today be […]
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