Daniella

18/10/2025

🌿 What the Buddha Taught About Nirvana

“There is, monks, an unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned.
If there were not this unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned,
there would be no escape from the born, the become, the made, the conditioned.”
— Udāna 8.3

This verse points to Nirvana (Nibbāna) — the unconditioned state, beyond all birth and death, beyond everything that arises and fades.
It is not something we create or reach — it’s what remains when craving and illusion fall away.

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🔁 Samsara — the Cycle of Becoming

Samsara is the endless cycle of birth, death, and rebirth — not just across lifetimes, but moment to moment.
Every time we cling, crave, or resist reality, we recreate ourselves and our suffering.
Samsara keeps spinning as long as ignorance and attachment keep feeding it.

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🔥 Dukkha — the Nature of Suffering

Dukkha means more than pain.
It’s the subtle unease of wanting life to be other than it is.
Even joy in Samsara carries Dukkha, because it too must fade.
This is the First Noble Truth — that all conditioned things are unsatisfactory.

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🙏🏼 Nirvana — Freedom Beyond the Cycle

Nirvana is the cessation of Dukkha.
When the fires of craving, ignorance, and aversion go out, peace remains.

The word Nirvana literally means “to blow out” — like a flame that has exhausted its fuel.
It’s not annihilation; it’s awakening — seeing things as they truly are.

When craving and ignorance are extinguished,
peace remains.
The flame goes out — not into darkness,
but into stillness.

🕊️ Freedom isn’t found by escaping life — but by awakening within it.

13/08/2025

Namaste 🙏🏼

(Surya A -
with modifications -
for safety, for once 🤭)

Nepal wasn’t the usual summer holiday for me. No beaches, no ‘mocktails’ — I came here because I felt a pull I couldn’t ignore. I knew I’d get what I needed right now, even if I didn’t know what that was yet.

I’ve felt it all here — exhaustion, exhilaration, fear, bliss, joy, laughter, sadness, overwhelm, pain, serenity, anxiety, suffering, peace-… love.

On the way back down the mountain from the Peace Pagoda I realized that was different this time - that I’d actually let myself feel all of it. I didn’t push the feelings away or numb them. I noticed them, let them move through me, and that’s how they could finally pass. That’s new for me. Something I’ve been working on these past couple years — that letting go only happens when you stop clinging so tightly.

This is the start of vairagya — my practice of non-attachment — with love. Relationships are my greatest teachers, revealing the clearest struggles and personal defaults.. It’s only when I go within, reconnect with nature, and remember who I am that I can see things clearly and trust that it’s all unfolding as it should.

I’m grateful — for yoga, for sobriety, for my teachers, and for the journey back to self & therefore the Supreme Conscious- that one we sometimes call God.

Om Shanti shanti shanti ☮️

04/05/2025

Peace, love & Nature 🌋 🏝️

Thanks Jeju for the serenity and wide open spaces. Beautiful scenery, beautiful food, beautiful people 🇰🇷🙏🏼

22/01/2025

‘𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆.’ - 𝒁𝒆𝒏𝒐

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22/01
‘ɪ ᴘʀᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍɪʟɪᴛʏ. ɪ ᴘʀᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴜᴍɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ…’

ɢʀᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇʀᴇɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇᴘᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɪ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪꜱᴅᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ 🙏🏼

🌱🌍 🌎

16/12/2024

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ 🕉️

It’s hard to fully put in to words what the last 3 months have meant to me… A huge internal shift. A deeper connection to the self & others. Cultivating a solid practice that moves within me on & off the mat. Deepening my knowledge and understanding. Finding real love and joy within my heart… It’s all yoga.

Grateful to meet such a beautiful group of souls and share this space with a new community. Grateful to my teachers throughout this time for the continued support and encouragement to keep growing and finding that edge, and often keep pushing past it.

It’s for sure changed my life and the course in which I was heading. Many new doors are opening and I’m just excited to keep moving forward and see where this journey, through the guidance of the Universe, leads next. Trusting the process… Be Here Now.

Namaste 🙏🏼

22/08/2024

ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴢᴇ ☀️ 🌊 💃

Grateful for the ebbs and flows of friendships that stand the test of time. You all mean the world to me. I haven’t been the easiest to deal with over the years so so I really appreciate the love not lost and having the opportunity to keep building and learning and growing ❤️🙏🏼

27/07/2024

ᴄʜᴇᴄᴋʟɪꜱᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴜɴᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ✨

Ready to start your journey towards abundance and prosperity? Here’s a checklist to get you going:

1. Cultivate an Abundance Mindset:
Shift your focus from scarcity to abundance. Replace limiting beliefs with positive affirmations, practice gratitude daily, and visualize your success.

2. Set Clear Goals:
Define your goals clearly and specifically. Break them down into actionable steps you can take each day.

3. Take Consistent Action:
Even small steps add up. Make a habit of taking consistent action toward your goals every day.

4. Create Value:
Look for ways to add value to others’ lives, whether it’s through your work, relationships, or community involvement.

5. Build Multiple Income Streams:
Seek out opportunities for passive income, like investments, real estate, or other ventures.

6. Invest in Yourself:
Never stop learning and growing. Pursue education, self-study, or mentorship to continually develop yourself.

7. Practice Smart Financial Habits:
Get good at budgeting, saving, and investing. These habits build a strong financial foundation.

8. Give Back:
Find ways to give back to your community and make a positive impact in others’ lives.

9. Surround Yourself with Positivity:
Keep positive, supportive people around you who share your vision for abundance and prosperity.

10. Stay Focused:
Don’t let setbacks or obstacles derail you. Keep your eyes on your goals and remember that your mindset and actions shape your reality.

Remember, your journey towards wealth and abundance starts with small, consistent steps. You’ve got this! 💪✨

19/07/2024

Art by Banksy ❤️❤️
(Pinterest)

13/07/2024

ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴛᴏ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ 🐛

If your default is anything like mine, it is trained to run away and hide because facing problems or solutions can be too challenging and overwhelming. However, my mentors tell me again and again to keep showing up, even when you don’t want to. In fact, especially when you don’t want to. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s like working any muscle. It takes time, patience, and dedication to build strength, especially if you are exercising muscles you have never used before. Be patient with yourself and surrender to this journey because, like anything, the more you do it, the easier it gets. Until one day, you forget that it was ever hard in the first place, then the realisation hits, and you marvel at how far you’ve come.

Very often, we don’t take time to celebrate the little wins. Or we take it for granted when it becomes the new normal, and we start working on the next big challenge. Taking a moment to celebrate ourselves and recognise our progress is so important. It gives us the confidence to know we have grown. Even if it’s not so obvious to others, we know ourselves and our inner world better than anyone. Once we realise we are already at a point that we once dreamed of, that once seemed impossible, we can continue on knowing that whatever may seem too challenging or ‘impossible’ now is completely within reach if we continue to show up, tune in and take the necessary action.

04/07/2024

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ

Keep banging on about it because it works. It is the change in perspective that was needed to change my personal reality.

Today marks a very special day personally—an anniversary of my own independence and a decision to choose myself and my life once again.

I wouldn’t be where I am today without learning about gratitude and bringing the practice into my life every day.

When I think “life’s not fair” or “I’m so hard done by” and fall back into that victim mindset, gratitude and its light lift me back out.

I stop focusing on what I don’t have or where I’m not yet. I slow down, breathe, and focus on where I am right now, in this present moment. I think about everything I do have and how rich my life really is.

Today,

🙏🏼 I am grateful for my hot, then cold, shower and the gift of choice.
🙏🏼 I am grateful to be financially secure and have everything I need and more.
🙏🏼 I am grateful to eat healthy whole foods that nourish my body.
🙏🏼 I am grateful for the journey of awakening and all my fellows I get to trudge this path alongside.
🙏🏼 I am grateful to know I’m not alone, that I am a part of this universe, connected to the life force that lives throughout every conscious being, and always supported and guided by this higher power.
🙏🏼 I am grateful to be alive.

Incorporating gratitude into your daily routine can truly transform your life. When we focus on the positives and appreciate what we have, it shifts our mindset from scarcity to abundance. This practice not only uplifts our spirits but also opens us up to more opportunities and joy. So, take a moment each day to reflect on what you are grateful for and watch how your perspective and life begin to change.

"𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆." - 𝑻𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒉

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