The Gāyatrī Mantra

There is no greater meditation than Gāyatrī meditation. It is said (by the philosophy of Gāyatrī-Sadhana) to be the supreme and most potent power of powers. The sages of the Himalayas have demonstrated to the world at large that one can live a long life with perfect health by meditating on Gāyatrī-mantra. 

When chanting the Gāyatrī, I find myself vibrating so high I can feel my chakras beam rainbow light  throughout my body. It's magical and grounding and real, and, it feels so wonderful it's hard to stop. 

 

Om bhur bhuvah suvah

tat savitur vareṇyaṃ

bhargo devasya dhīmahi

dhiyo yó naḥ pracodayāt

ॐ भूर्भुवः॒ सुवः ।

तत्स॑वितुर्वरे॑ण्यम् ।

भ॒र्गो॑ दे॒वस्य॑ धीमहि। ।

धियो॒ यो नः॑ प्रचो॒दया॑त्॥ ।

Translation:

"May we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god:
So may he stimulate our prayers."

A meaningful pause for your day

This quote means so much to me I had to share it.

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself, and that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity." ~Paulo Coelho

True Goal: The Moment

Finally accomplished Adho Mukha Vrksasana (handstand) into Bakasana (crow pose) today, a yoga goal for some time, and realized a couple of things.

• The focus of Adho Mukha Vrksasana into Bakasana left me in a wonderfully empty space, a gift that yoga (and meditation and mindfulness) practice offers every time you truly hone your mind and body into the present moment.
• Improvement in my practice isn’t nailing a goal like handstand into crow, it’s making the most of every pose and — gradually and patiently and hopefully with grace — more moments of my life on and off the mat.
•  The accomplishment (སྒྲུབ་ཐབས) of this moment was the moment itself.