In the depth of silence, one can experience the true sound of the universe. #meditation #yoga #mindfulness #spirituality #taoism #tao

Throughout history, there has been and currently remains talk of #revolution. The most important revolution must be the one that happens within. #wisdom #buddhism #spirituality #meditation #newyearseve

Night

#Winter has come. It too, will pass. #taoism #tao #spirituality #mindfulness

This. This right here. 🧘‍♂️👇🏻

#tao #taoism #meditation #spirituality #philosophy #universe

When the object of meditation engulfs the meditator, appearing as the subject, self-awareness is lost. This is samadhi.

—Yoga Sutras

#yoga #meditation #spirituality

Yes, or what we truly are.

If our species is going to survive, we must evolve and transcend past our propensity toward tribal behavior. Whether we choose to remove the labels and see each other as fellow humans or one shared soul, we must set aside perceived differences in order to create peace within ourselves and throughout the world. Remove labels to reveal peace. #wisdom #spirituality #buddhism #mindfulness #religion #peace

“You live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality, but you do not know this. When you understand this, you will see that you are nothing. And being nothing, you are everything. That is all.”

— Kalu Rinpoche

To be nothing is to be one with everything. #yoga #spirituality #wisdom #meditation #mindfulness

The quality of our character is influenced by the quality of our thoughts. Over time, asana, pranayama, and meditation, along with other activities, help us experience a place beyond thought. This place is where we reconnect to our true nature and our divine soul. #yoga #meditation #mindfulness #spirituality

Moderation is balance, discipline and self-awareness. #taoism #spirituality #wisdom #meditation #mindfulness

The amount of information is not as important as the interpretation and understanding of information. Combined with experience, experimentation, and reflection, produces #wisdom. #taoism #spirituality #mindfulness

A #meditation and #yoga practice can help us exist outside of fear. As we practice becoming more familiar with stillness, we are able to free ourselves of fear with greater ease and frequency. Fear eventually becomes a reminder that it is time to start paying attention to the present moment and reconnect to stillness. #wisdom #spirituality #mindfulness

“The mind generally takes up various objects, runs into all sorts of things. That is the lower state. There is a higher state of the mind, when it takes up one object and excludes all others.”

–Swami Vivekananda

#yoga #meditation #spirituality #mindfulness

“Use your own light, and return to the source of light, that is called practicing eternity.”

–Lao-Tzu

#wisdom #meditation #spirituality

A steady continuous flow of attention directed at the same point or region is #meditation.

– #Yoga Sutras

Once we quiet our mind, we can observe the seer and the seen. We are aware of our mind and the object of concentration. With time and practice, the seer dissolves and all there is to experience is the seen. Here we can bask in the flow of moment to moment as our concept of time drifts away, leaving us in the flow of the here and now. #wisdom #spirituality

In yogic philosophy, our souls first manifest as mineral or rock, then evolve into vegetation, then into animals, and finally assume human form. As this evolution occurs there is an acceleration, the process speeds up, light returning to Light. As humans we undertake spiritual practice in order to finish the journey home. In #yoga there is a final, timeless moment in this process, one that has spanned countless lifetimes, and that is what we know as samyama.

#yoga #wisdom #spirituality

“The three grand essentials to happiness in life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”

– Joseph Addison

This week, and really all weeks, we can choose to be grateful for that in our lives that can be done, loved, and hoped for. #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #wisdom #spirituality #yoga

“Perhaps one of the greatest rewards of #meditation and #prayer is the sense of belonging that comes to us. We no longer live in a completely hostile world. We are no longer lost and frightened and purposeless. The moment we catch even a glimpse of God's will, the moment we begin to see truth, justice, and love as the real and eternal things in life, we are no longer deeply disturbed by all of the seeming evidence to the contrary that surrounds us.”

–Bill Wilson

#wisdom #spirituality

Day 319 “Sustaining” 支撑

Orange and gold carp,

Living beneath ice.

Uncaring of the world above, Sustained by the water below.

#taoism #wisdom #spirituality