IYC continues in our hearts, through the practice, wherever we may be! on the path, interconnected
Joan has been blessed and influenced personally by Nancy Crum Stechert of Denver/Hotchkiss, Colorado, http://www.hotchkissyogatree.com/. Ramanand Patel of San Francisco and Zhander Remete founder of Nrtta Sadhana – Shadow Yoga, https://www.facebook.com/shadowyoga/. And by the teachers below:
Thich
Nhat Hanh – Zen master, poet, peace and human rights activist, “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child — our own two eyes. All is a miracle.” Of his books: Being Peace, the Sun My Heart, The Miracle of Mindfulness are some priceless titles! Swami Dayananda – Vedanta, clear and simple http://www.avgsatsang.org/hhpsds.html
Chogyam Trungpa – http://www.chronicleproject.com/
Synchronize Mind and Body
When you are completely mindful in the present moment, mind and body are synchronized. Here, synchronizing mind and body is connected with developing fearlessness, in the sense of being accurate and direct in relating to the phenomenal world. That fearless vision reflects on you as well: it affects how you see yourself. You begin to realize that you have a perfect right to be in this universe. You have looked and you have seen, and you don’t have to apologize for being born on this earth. You can uplift yourself and appreciate your existence as a human being. This discovery is the first glimpse of what is called the Great Eastern Sun, which is the sun of human dignity, the sun of human power. From Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
Kahlil Gibran – life and love simply channeled – the Prophet
Rumi – heart’s ecstasy of union
Being woven
“The way is full of genuine sacrifice. The thickets blocking your path are anything
that keeps you from that, any fear that you may be broken
into bits like a glass bottle. This road demands courage and stamina,
yet it’s full of
footprints! Use them! With company you quicken your ascent. You may be happy enough going along, but with others
you’ll get farther, and faster. Someone who goes cheerfully by himself to the customs
house to pay his traveler’s tax will go even more
lightheartedly when friends are with him. Every prophet sought out companions. A wall standing alone is useless, but put three or four walls
together, and they’ll support a roof and keep grain dry
and safe. When ink joins with a pen, then the blank paper can say
something. Rushes and reeds must be woven to be useful as a mat. If
they weren’t interlaced; the wind would blow them away. Like that, God paired up creatures, and gave them
friendship.”
This is how the fowler and the bird were arguing
about hermitic living and Islam. It’s a prolonged debate. Husam shorten their controversy. Make the Mathnawi more nimble and less lumbering. Agile sounds are more appealing to the heart’s ear. From Rumi – Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
Translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne
Lao Tsu – Tao Te Ching translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
Hazrat Inayat Kahn – teachings clearly explained – https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/
Vimala Thakar
Krishnamurti
