Thich Nhat Hanh shares a Christmas Eve talk from Plum Village in 2012. The practice of going home is a very deep practice. We need the energy of mindfulness. We don’t need a plane or train ticket to go home. There is a station – Radio NST – (non-stop thinking) and this doesn’t help us arrive home. Walking and breathing allow us to arrive. The more you are mindful and concentratesd the more pleasant. Help you stop the thinking and the worrying. Just walk and heal.

Christmas Eve 2012. I have Arrived. I am Home.

A welcome explanation of what it truly means to seek refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Likening refuge to the Buddhist concept of ‘Bright Faith’, Sharon describes the power of possibility in keeping our spirits alive and moving. When our sense of limitation shifts from an absolute truth to a simple mental construct, we begin to see the light beneath the door. In revolutionizing our relationship to ourselves we affirm our own ability to bring faith, hope, and understanding to any situation. 

Sharon Salzberg - Metta Hour - Ep. 34 - Taking Refuge

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Hari Kirin writes ~ "For most of my life I have devoted my attention to both a spiritual practice and to art. Today I experience my weekly sessions teaching art and yoga to incarcerated girls equal in value spiritually to my more formal practices. In my painting I bring a spiritual point of view to public art projects and form images of the Buddha from junk mail. In all of my work, I integrate the sacred and the secular.

I employ chance systems and enjoy collaboration because they are surprising. I feel a kinship with the surrealists, and artists throughout time who found ways to let the unexpected in. I am persuaded by ideas in Wabi Sabi, in particular the notion that beauty is a state of consciousness. Beauty is an event that occurs between you and another. In that spirit I want to find beauty in everything, often in those things that are rejected or considered ugly.

I was raised a Catholic and had the unusual opportunity to study with monks who connected the sayings of Jesus, with Eastern meditation and social activism. In my twenties I met my spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, who gave me the name Hari Kirin meaning “a light of the divine feminine creative”. In this way, and many others, he confirmed for me that there is no separation between spiritual practice and creativity. I consider the connection of East and West, my current dharma and my childhood religion, as an opportunity to enrich my life and work.

Making art is a spiritual practice for me. I understand the two-dimensional space of the canvas as a place outside of the literal, a sanctuary, where one can encounter soul. A visitor to my studio the other day commented on how fully integrated my yoga and art are. In my workshops I teach people from all backgrounds how to practice yoga as a spiritual discipline and how to paint seriously.

I work in public places, because painting inspired by a spiritual practice is a way to sanctify what would otherwise appear only secular. I am also interested in bringing depth to this kind of painting, an approach particularly relevant in this new century."

Hari Kirin

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Sat Avtar, in her own words; "Four years ago I released my first single Guru Ram Das. I was humbled to hear stories of how it uplifted people and took away physical and emotional pain. The greatest gift I can possess is bringing people peace through music.
Iv always loved music making. I started DJ’ing at 18 an underground electronic music from the UK and house music and toured playing gigs in almost every major US city, Canada, and Mexico.
I still have musical desires that stretch beyond my known limits. Life is a process of living, learning, and loving that never ends. We all have a voice, we just need to find it.
Teaching Kundalini Yoga is a great honor and I am most grateful to be a teacher and see my students find success and happiness. I have been practicing yoga for twenty years. I trained at the Guru Ram Das ashram and Baba Siri Chand Yoga Center in Massachusetts, one of the last remaining live-in ashrams Yogi Bhajan helped to create.
I teach internationally and via my online Kundalini Yoga studio Aquarian Yogi. You can find more about me at Bountiful Beautiful Blissful You my marketing, branding and design services website." http://satavtarkaur.com Link to video for "Long Time Sun"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=SZNAHTrzxUw&feature=emb_logo

Sat Avtar, Nov 19

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