Perhaps this is why it is so important to the soul to hear the stories of courage and glory, of beauty and faith. Because, these heroic remembrances and honorings strengthen and feed not the immovable, isolated center in heroic imitation, but the invisible guests. Hence Homer, and the epic tales of the Bible keep a human civilization going on by nourishing the inhuman spirits. They seem, those spirits, they seem to love a good story. They especially seem to like to hear about themselves. This interpretation of Mr. Lu's refusal invites reflection on the importance of ancestors who back you up. How do you observe them in your days? The importance of the groups you join, the loves you enjoy, … [Read more...]
Douglas Rushkoff – Team Human – book excerpt
Modernity is not particularly conducive to awe. We are painfully disconnected from the larger cycles of day, night, moon, and season, making it harder for us to witness or identify with the inspiring renewal all around us. Spirituality has become less of a state of being than yet another goal to attain in the future. Unlike today, the vast majority of humankind’s experience was spent understanding time as circular. Only recently did we adopt a more historical approach to time, and a correspondingly more aggressive way of manifesting our spiritual destiny. That’s the main difference between the spiritual systems that humans lived with over many millennia and the infant religions that … [Read more...]
The 7 Spiritual Laws of Yoga
Summary: The blog aims to discuss the 7 spiritual laws of Yoga and their roles in the daily life of a person. Larger than the five world oceans together, is the yogic ocean of knowledge and wisdom. There is no end of the spiritual theories. The 7 Spiritual Laws are also a part of this gigantic Yoga knowledge. These laws are based on the spiritual principles of Yoga that have been described in various yogic texts from ancient times. All yogic practices including Meditation, Pranayama, Sun salutation, etc. lead one to a world of perfection and devotion. These laws are the manifestation of Yogic exercises and what they infer. Let’s understand each spiritual law of Yoga individually in … [Read more...]
Jon Kabat-Zinn Meditation is Not What You Think – book excerpt
Book Excerpt: In its outward manifestation, formal meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activ- ity, or giving oneself over to flowing movement. In either case, it is an embodiment of wise attention, an inward gesture undertaken for the most part in silence, a shift from doing to simply being. It is an act that may at first seem artificial but that we soon discover, if we keep at it, is ultimately one of pure love for the life unfolding within us and around us. When I am guiding a meditation with a group of people, I often find myself encouraging them to throw out the thought “I am meditating” and just be awake, with no trying, … [Read more...]
Dr Emmett Miller – The Neuroscience of mind, basketball and The Brooklyn Dodgers. A wisdom profile
Emmett Miller, MD talks with Steve Stein and they discuss his journey and path that lead Emmett from the streets on new york city to being a pioneer in mind-body medicine. Emmett takes us through the incredible science of brain function, the fight or flight syndrome and the phenomenon and importance of quieting the mind. At the end, Emmett takes us through a wonderful guided meditation. Check out our programs from Dr Miller here. … [Read more...]
How will you introduce yourself to God? Dr Bernie Siegel
Here is a transcribed excerpt from our new online program with Dr Bernie Siegel "One of my workshop questions is, "How will you introduce yourself to God?" Because there's a waiting line there, when you get to that line they say that. And the answer that gets you in is basically," I don't need an introduction, I'm his child," you know, to feel that you're part of the divine. And i really feel that the reason we're alive is to make God happy. You know, that if we can participate in creation, be God with skin on, you know, you need tools, so we can be the tools and to do that. And I say, "That's who I am," the other part is, that I accept the fact that I'm continually growing and … [Read more...]
How to Improve The Mind-Body Connection with Yoga
How to Improve Mind-Body Connection with Yoga: 5 Steps Summary With this blog explore how practicing yoga can strengthen mind-body connection. With the five steps, embrace a stronger body-mind relation yourself. “How you feel physically influences you mentally and vice-versa. It’s a never-ending cycle of influence.” Needless to say, the mind and body are closely interconnected with each other. The constant interaction between the two is significant because both affect the health of each other. Understanding the unbreakable bond between the two and how the one influences the other gives us the control to strengthen the connection. In the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Yoga … [Read more...]
Beauty from The Inside Out with Juhi SIngh
In a new StreetSmart Conversations episode we introduce you to our new friend Juhi. Juhi Singh, LAc. is an Oriental Medicine Specialist, Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist, and has been featured on CNN, ABC, Forbes, and at the Emmys, Oscars and Cannes Film Festival in recognition of her work as a health and wellness expert. Rapidly emerging as a new face of holistic living, Juhi is a thought leader in the field of acupuncture, pioneering her Facial Rejuvenation Program and the Acu-Facelift, a nonsurgical natural alternative method for facelifts, as well as Therapeutic Yoga, utilizing acupuncture and acupressure to promote healing. Juhi’s clients range from professional athletes to … [Read more...]
Who Ate My Sandwich?: An emotionally intelligent, StreetSmart conversation with Dan Goleman
Who Ate My Sandwich?: An emotionally intelligent, StreetSmart conversation with Dan Goleman My name is Steve Stein and amongst other things, I am interested in the intersection of mindfulness and the real world. A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to attend the incredibly relevant Mindfulness In America Summit. Hearing the name of the ‘Summit’ now, it sounds a bit pretentious, A Summit For Mindfulness? - “What the bleep does this have to do with, me, my family, the common Joe on the street, etc etc?” Turns out, the surprising answer is - a lot. Somehow I found myself at the summit, spending time with some of the presenters. So there I was on the streets of NYC walking back from lunch to the … [Read more...]
Meditation Is Not What You Think It Is with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Here’s an excerpt from Jon Kabat-Zinn’s newly released book Meditation Is Not What You Think. "The act of taking your seat in your own life, which could also be seen as taking a stand of a certain kind, on a regular basis, is in and of itself a profound expression of human intelligence. Ultimately it is a radical act of sanity and love—namely to stop all the doing that carries us through our moments without truly inhabiting them, and actually drop into being, even for one fleeting moment. That dropping in is the exceedingly simple, but at the same time, hugely radical act undergirding mindfulness as a meditation practice and as a way of being. It is easy to learn. It is easy to do. But it … [Read more...]
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