Mindfulness

“Doing is never enough if you neglect Being. The ego knows nothing of Being but believes you will eventually be saved by doing. If you are in the grip of the ego, you believe that by doing more and more you will eventually accumulate enough 'doings' to make yourself feel complete at some point in the future. You won't. You will only lose yourself in doing. The entire civilization is losing itself in doing that is not rooted in Being and thus becomes futile.” - Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth

The great 20th century Jewish philosopher Martin Buber is best known for his thesis on “human existence as encounter” known as “I and Thou.” Buber suggests that there are two primary types of encounter: I-It or I-Thou. These modes of consciousness, interaction and being can take place between people, inanimate objects and all reality in general.

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

I have such an affection for my spiritual brother, Saul, who moved to Baja around the same time I did seven years ago.

Our 1000 day yoga journey began March 15, 2020 when Stanford University shut down due to Covid protocols. Twenty yogis of various experience levels, backgrounds and ages (55-75 years) all said, “Yes.” Together, we have now practiced virtually for nearly three years.

Silence. Eerie peacefulness.

gratefulness is in opening your eyes in the morning and the world appears it is in this body you get to wash and each tooth you get to brush it is in the gray sky above you as you sit in traffic heading to work

We’re a crispy society. We’ve burned hot the past few years, full of uncertainty, polarity, and complexity. And as a result, we see burnout as the explanation for why people aren’t returning to the workplace or are “quiet quitting.”

Recently, I was listening to Michael Meade’s “Living Myth” podcast called "The Pearl Within the Soul," during which he said the seven words that make up the title of today’s post.

Despite our love of nature, more humans now live in cities than in the countryside for the first time in history. And we are quickly becoming an indoor species, often spending more than 95% of our days confined by four walls, glued to a two-dimensional screen.