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Nobody home. Off to chase butterflies and talk to plants :)
Strange things are afoot. A couple of years ago, I watched a documentary about an American shaman in Peru, Souther Hamilton, ayahuasca and his Blue Morpho retreat centre. It must still be somewhere on Youtube. Their ceremonies looked profound. More … Continue reading
Reblog — Meditation by Anthony Garner
A fellow blogger Anthony Garner has recently plugged into the Universal Spirit and floated there blissfully ever since writing down his prayer like meditations on life and purpose. This post of his reads like a meditation and recharges with light. … Continue reading
Awake. The Life of Yogananda
I heard about Yogananda and his book “Autobiography of a Yogi” before. But it is only this year that I’ve watched the documentary about him and finally got to learn more. I had goosebumps several times watching it. This quote … 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
Posted in purpose, video & film
Tagged activism, amazon, asian, borat, change, cultural appropriation, nomad, petition, prime, race, racism, racist, universe, video, white privilege
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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
Posted in art therapy
Tagged happiness, happy, nomad, poem, poetry, sacred, universe
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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
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Tagged alan watts, desirelessness, ego, enlightenment, happiness, happiness, happy, nomad, seeker, soul, trust, truth, uncertainty, universe
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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
Ride your horse along the edge of the sword… #zen #happiness #awakening
Ride your horse along the edge of the sword Hide yourself in the middle of the flames Blossoms of the fruit tree will bloom in the fire The sun rises in the evening. – Zen Koan. Isn’t this poem beautiful? … Continue reading
Art therapy – Three magic words #poetry #poem
“Beauty evolves from emptiness into form.” — Christopher Alexander I am emptiness. I am form. I am beauty. I create form out of emptiness and beauty out of form. Or rather emptiness makes form beautiful. Is it form that gives … Continue reading
Posted in art therapy
Tagged architecture, beauty, emptiness, form, happiness, happy, magic, nomad, physics, universe
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Bliss (I am the light of my soul)
I’ve discovered this beautiful song (chant? affirmation?) through my friend, Sarit. It sings like a mantra or prayer. Wayne Dyer talks about how in the Bible the God is called “I am”. I am indeed. I am the light of … Continue reading
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Tagged bliss, chanting, happiness, happy, light, mantra, meditation, nomad, song, soul, universe
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“Dance In The Fire” practice to manage emotions
Dawa Tarchin Phillips What To Do When You Don’t Know What’s Next I am going to lead you through a short exercise with your emotions. The first emotion that I would like you to connect with is the emotion of … Continue reading
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