I am creation
I am creation, the endless unfolding. The spark burst to flameEach shimmering breath, a new beginning,I am the expansion, the inspiration…I am a conduit of creativity. I am. I am maintenance, resting in fullness,I am tending the seeds of my inner garden.I am blooming my heart’s deepest longing.I am spreading my wings.I am. I am dissolution,I am exhaling […]
bodhi baby
Exuberant, irreverent, and self-mocking humor is a timeless tool used by spiritual teachers from multiple traditions. In a short text akin to rap lyrics, Adrian Symonds wryly improvises on the famous mantra from the Heart Sutra, “Gate gate paragate parasam gate bodhi swaha.” The mantra can be roughly translated from the Sanskrit as “Gone, gone, […]
Soaking in Being
Ananda has been an ongoing exploration and inquiry for me for several years. My morning practice has gradually become what I call “soaking in Being.” Shortly after waking up and brushing my teeth, I sit in a favorite chair that fits me particularly well. The deep, sweet, physical relaxation of sleep is still present and […]
A Reflection on Mirror Gazing
What do I see when I gaze into a mirror…? Am I doing the seeing or am I being the seen? When does seeing (or being seen) become not an act of will, but simply being – arising, hanging around, then dissolving? I have been exploring different practices introduced to me in this year’s study […]
Bundles and jumbles of consciousness
A poetic and pictorial representation of consciousness seen through the lens of the tattvas using phrases from iRest Yoga Nidra. What do I believe?I believe in the Mystery.Bundles and jumbles of consciousnessUnfurling discoveries of creative expression in every moment.I believe in inter-beingOf skin boundaries blurring into spaciousnessAnd your hand melting into mine.I believe in […]
On Spiritual Riddles, Hemorrhoids and Butterfly Nets
I tend to look suspiciously at ancient texts and their practices. I am, you see, quite modern. Two stunning proofs: I recently bought an electric toothbrush and I am now totally adjusted to our local newspaper no longer being delivered in paper format. I also have very modern fears: viral Armageddon, planetary demise, misgendering people. […]
Jaw-dropping wonder
Jaw-dropping wonder, in unfettered freedom, the cause of the universe is This.– verse 1 of the Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam (Ruvinsky, et al.) This entire universe is nothing but a flash… but within it, we go through so much.– Gurumayi So much. And in a flash, it is all gone. Poof. Soham Soham Sivoham Sivoham. I am Siva. […]