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Awake. The Life of Yogananda
I heard about Yogananda and his book “Autobiography of a Yogi” before. But it is only this year that someone shared this documentary with me and I finally got to learn more. I had goosebumps several times watching it. This … Continue reading
Could you be going through the Dark Night of the Soul? Happy “positive disintegration”…
Alternative, beautiful translation of the poem by Saint John of the Cross here. If you are going through the period of existential emptiness and spiritual depression, likely after a profound mystical experience, you may find this post by Loner Wolf helpful: 7 … Continue reading
“Losing is satori. Winning is illusion.” — Kodo Sawaki Roshi
Western values based culture teaches us that winning, climbing the ladder, reaching the peak is the ultimate goal. “The winner takes it all”. Losers are pitied and no one wants to be one. At the same time those who actually reach … Continue reading
White privilege has a double standard. Amazon and Prime Video, stop release of the racist “Borat 2” film #cancelborat
As you may know, I am British but also Kazakh. This week with the news of “Borat 2” forthcoming release saturating my newsfeed, I was vividly reminded of mental torment I, my family and my Kazakh friends were put through … Continue reading
Face everything and rise #fear
Source: here.
Be serene in the oneness of things
I heard many times about the Third Chinese Patriarch and his (although it is being debated whether he is the author) poem that sums up the teachings of Buddhism. I finally decided to investigate who he was and what this … Continue reading
A galaxy of smiling hippos dances around me :) Sacred poetry workshop with Highest Good Wellbeing
This week I have been to a sacred poetry workshop by Sarit Gafan of @highestgoodwellbeing. Sarit is an intuitive well-being practitioner and a beautiful soul. She took us on a journey inside ourselves. We did some soul-digging to uncover our … Continue reading
How to trust the Universe by Alan Watts
“The way to become one with the Universe is to trust it.” One day I had an urge to search for “how to trust the Universe” and this video came up. In it, among other things, Watts talks about achieving … Continue reading
When you find a star with a smiley face on a tomato…
The freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I am free. Ram Dass
“When you arrive at non-action, nothing will be left undone. Mastery of the world is achieved by letting things take their natural course.”
It is the poem month here on Nomad of the Universe 😂 I have recently found this verse from Tao Te Ching and I froze. It is describing precisely where I am in my life now. “When you arrive at … Continue reading
