Joy For Life

John Friend--Elephant Journal
On the siddhis, metaphysical, benefits + more

"The Siddhis are accomplishments and powers that allow us to have greater access to Consciousness and the Delight filled realm of creativity."

John Friend on Kundalini, Tantra and the Divine

Yoga for Everyday People: Yoga Tips + Pema Chodron On Staying Zen Off the Mat for Elephant Journal
There's a story Pema Chodron tells in her book Start Where You Are, about a hermit living in cave for twenty years. It goes something like this:
"An unconventional teacher named Patrul Rinpche showed up at the cage, and the hermit humbly and sweetly welcomed him in. Patrul Rinpoche said, "Tell me, what have you been doing in here?" "I've been practicing the perfection of patience," the hermit answered. Putting his face very close to the hermit's face, Patrul Rinpoche said, "But a pair of old scoundrels like us, we don't care anything about patience really. We only do this to get everyone's admiration, right? We just do this to get people to think we're big shots, don't we?"

Inspiring: Message to humanity? What would you say?
“The world is too dangerous for anything but truth, and too small for anything but love.” 12:53

Swami Approved! 5 Tips for Tapping into Your Yoga Flow When you Can't Make it to Your Mat
Hint: make it with music

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