Tag Archives: happy

Singing kirtan – devotion to one’s guru – Mere Gurudev by Krishna Das

Posted on December 4, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Lyrics Mere Gurudev, charanon par sumana shraddha ke arpita haiTere hee dena hai jo hai. Wahi tujha ko samarapita hai Na priti hai pratiti hai, na hi puja ki shakti haiMeraa yaha man, meraa yaha tan, meraa kan kan samarapita … Continue reading →

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Choose your #mentalhealth

Posted on November 28, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse
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A to be list #happiness

Posted on November 27, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

On my To Be List are: Joy, Peace/ Calm, Love, Purpose, No anger, No thoughts, No self, No craving. The latter 4 can be replaced with one word – Empty.

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A quote by Jorge Luis Borges

Posted on November 20, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

I had this quote for years, in Russian, and recently decided to verify and find it in English. I traced it to and bought The Mirror Ink by Jorge Luis Borges. And guess what, the quote is not his, he … Continue reading →

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Let me know that you are always present… #quote

Posted on November 13, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

“Let me know that you are always present, in every atom of my life. Let me keep surrendering my self until I am utterly transparent. Let my words be rooted in honesty and my thoughts be lost in your light, … Continue reading →

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Soul and Ego

Posted on November 7, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

…the Soul depends on the Ego’s drama for its teachings. Honor your Ego as the conduit of learning for the Soul. Ram Dass, Still Here

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Nothingness

Posted on November 6, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Remain still and listen.  Things and people come. I listen. I do what needs to be done.  The dramas and the traumas come. I listen. I bring myself back to breath.  Love your breath, says Ram Dass.  I listen some … Continue reading →

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Burn all negativity away #happiness

Posted on October 31, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Yesterday I went to a local parade as part of the art festival where we marched through town wearing all black making noise with pots, pans, music instruments, and then burned all of our negativity and bad stuff of the … Continue reading →

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Vincenzo Cassano, take me to opera ♥️ #kdrama

Posted on October 30, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you are looking for the next tv show to watch, have you watched K dramas yet? I can’t believe it took me so long but I finally forayed into the genre. And what an introduction! I’ve just spent 3 … Continue reading →

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On mudita, joy for others

Posted on October 17, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

Making time for joy, prioritising it is very important. Life often becomes dull, grey and joyless if we don’t prioritise moments when we do something that excites, expands us, helps us feel alive. This is self-centred joy. Nothing wrong with … Continue reading →

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Nature therapy. Watching sun through the leaves.

Posted on October 16, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

For a second, I again was a child, lying on the ground under the cherry trees, staring at the summer sun winking at me through the green canopy of the leaves…

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Happiness is pretty simple

Posted on October 10, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve had an awful flu this past week (not covid, I got tested). Let’s put it this way, I will not take for granted being able to lie horizontally and breathe at the same time. I got infected because I … Continue reading →

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Anger means expectations.

Posted on October 3, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse
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I entrust myself to the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life

Posted on September 26, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve been pondering recently how I am still so full of anger, righteousness, drawn to and driven by drama (the dharma of drama!), how easily I get triggered. Meditation practice and studying Buddhism helped become much more aware but not … Continue reading →

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Nothing Means Anything #emptiness

Posted on September 25, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse
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