Please Call Me by My True Names

 

Don't say that I will depart tomorrow --
even today I am still arriving.
Look deeply: every second I am arriving
to be a bud on a Spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings,
learning to sing in my new nest, 
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.
I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
to fear and to hope.
The rhythm of my heart is the birth and death
of all that is alive.
I am the mayfly metamorphosing
on the surface of the river.
And I am the bird 
that swoops down to swallow the mayfly.
I am the frog swimming happily
in the clear water of a pond.
And I am the grass-snake
that silently feeds itself on the frog.
I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks.
And I am the arms merchant,
selling deadly weapons to Uganda.
I am the twelve-year-old girl,
refugee on a small boat,
who throws herself into the ocean
after being raped by a sea pirate.
And I am the pirate,
my heart not yet capable
of seeing and loving.
I am a member of the politburo,
with plenty of power in my hands.
And I am the man who has to pay
his "debt of blood" to my people
dying slowly in a forced-labor camp.
My joy is like Spring, so warm
it makes flowers bloom all over the Earth.
My pain is like a river of tears,
so vast it fills the four oceans.
Please call me by my true names,
so I can hear all my cries and my laughter at once,
so I can see that my joy and pain are one.
Please call me by my true names,
so I can wake up,
and so the door of my heart
can be left open,
the door of compassion.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Þögull Eckhart Tolle hugleiðsluhópur

 

Nokkrir áhugamenn um andlega kennslu Eckhart Tolle stofnuðu þöglan hugleiðsluhóp á síðasta ári. Hugleiðsluhópurinn byggir á DVD myndefni með andlega kennaranum (sjá  http://www.eckharttolle.com/groups). Hópurinn kemur saman annað hvert sunnudagskvöld í vetur á annarri hæð í húsi Guðspekifélagsins að Ingólfsstræti 22 kl. 20. Húsið opnar kl. 19:30 og lokar kl. 20 og eru allir beðnir um að hafa hljótt um sig við komu og brottför. Byrjað er á þögulli hugleiðslu í uþb. 15 mínútur, síðan er horft á myndefni með Eckhart í uþb eina og hálfa klst og að lokum er þögul hugleiðsla í uþb. 15 mínútur. Hópurinn, sem er öllum opinn, er í umsjón Elíasar Jóns Sveinssonar.  Hann veitir nánari upplýsingar í síma 897-8915. Einnig er unnt að hafa samband með tölvupósti ([e-mail]).

Dagskrá DVD myndsýninganna það sem eftir er vetrarins er eftirfarandi: 

13. janúar: Áframhald af  Freedom from the World Retreat DVD myndefni:  Give up the Search! (1 klst. og 31 mín.)

27. janúar: Questions & Answers: Fear, Anxiety, Suicide, Choices and more. (1 klst. og 33 mín.)

10. febrúar: Questions & Answers: Surrender, Enlightenment, Ego. (1 klst. og 27 mín.)

24. febrúar: The Art of Presence Retreat DVD hefst; Living by Grace. (1 klst. og 25 mín.)

9. mars: Discovering the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. (1 klst. og 15 mín.)

23. mars: Relationships. (1 klst. og 35 mín.)

6. apríl:  Dissolving the Pain-body. (1 klst. og 24 mín.)

20. apríl: Questions and Answers: Abught Fear, Spirituality, Emotions, Love and More.
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4.  maí: Freedom from Time. (1 klst.)


Athugasemd frá Eckhart
Þegar þú hlustar á þessi erindi, hafðu það vinsamlega hugfast að upplýsingarnar sem fram koma, hversu hjálplegar sem þær kunna að vera, eru aðeins aukaatriði. Á bakvið upplýsingaflæðið á sér eitthvað dýpra stað. Á meðan þú hlustar, rís svið vakandi kyrðar þar sem áður var hávaði hugarstarfsins. Þú kemst inn í Núvitundarástandið.
Þettar verður mögulegt vegna þess að orð sem töluð eru í Núvitundarástandi bera með sér orkutíðni sem getur vakið upp sömu vídd vitundar í hlustandanum. Í þessu liggur máttur allrar sannrar andlegrar kennslu.
Þetta er einnig ástæðan fyrir því að margt fólk hlustar á þessar upptökur aftur og aftur, og finnst orðin alltaf fersk og ný, eins og það væri að hlusta á þau í fyrsta sinn.
Ef mögulegt er, hlustaðu á þessar upptökur á meðan þú verður ekki fyrir truflun af af öðrum hlutum. Vittu að í dýpsta skilningi ert þú að hlusta á sjálfan þig.

~ Eckhart Tolle

Fyrir og eftir uppljómun

 

 

 

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

 After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. 

 

 

Zen

To discover yourself is to discover wisdom

 

The real purpose of practice is to discover the wisdom which you have always been keeping with you. To discover yourself is to discover wisdom; without discovering yourself you can never communicate with anybody. In everyday life, we can pick up some glimpse of wisdom, as the polished tool of the carpenter expresses that there is wisdom in the arm of the carpenter. It is invisible; you cannot draw it and show it.

Wisdom doesn't come from anywhere; it is always there as the exact contents of awakening—it is always there and everywhere. What you can do is to uncover it, like going to the origin of a river. Have you been to the source of a river? It is a very mystic place. You get dizzy when you stay for a while. An especially big river has several sources, and the real source, the farthest point which turns to the major stream, is moist and misty, with some kind of ancient smell, and you feel cold.

 

 

Houn Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi

 

Sjá: http://www.kobun-sama.org/english/bilder.htm 

Ég minni á kriya yoga fyrirlestur í kvöld kl. 20

KriyaYoga námskeið helgina 4. - 6. janúar 2008

Kynningarfyrirlestur verður haldinn í Sal Rósarinnar, Bolholti 4 kl. 20:00  föstudaginn 4. jan. (ókeypis fyrir alla).

 

Innvígsla verður í Yogastöðinni Heilsubót, Síðumúla 15 á laugardeginum kl. 10:00 og svo hugleiðslur kl. 12:30 og 17:00.

 

Hugleiðslur á sunnudeginum verða kl 10:00, 12:30(II Kriya) og 17:00.

Við bjóðum öllum sem hafa áhuga að koma og fræðast um Kriya Yoga, hugleiða og njóta góðs félagsskaps að koma.
Þetta er kjörið tækifæri fyrir eldri nemendur sem hafa ekki hugleitt að undanförnu. Byrjið nýja árið með krafti.
Vinsamlega látið vini og vandamenn sem hafa áhuga á Yoga og andlegum fræðum vita af þessu tækifæri.

 

 Upplýsingar veita:

Guðmundur S: 6918565

Valgeir S: 8697151

 

www.kriyayoga.is

Paramhansa Yogananda

 

The whole purpose of true exercise is to awaken the inner source of energy which we have ignored throughout our lives.

  
Paramhansa Yogananda

 

Allt líf vort skyldi miða að fæðingu sálarinnar

 

Allt líf vort skyldi miða að fæðingu sálarinnar.

Það er hin æðsta gullgerðarlist og þetta eitt réttlætir tilvist vora á jörðu.

Og í þessu er köllun vor og dyggð fólgin.

 

Henri Frederic Amiel

New Year Blessings

 

Loving and Divine Soul,

Let the blessings of God and gurus be upon you.

Life is a lamp that burns without pause. Since oxygen keeps the lamp burning, the lamp of life is supported with every breath. With every passing moment, the oil in the lamp diminishes. Similarly, our life on this earth, in this body, is constantly coming closer to the end.

Light is knowledge. Light dispels darkness. Let the light from your life create understanding and harmony.

The lamp also warms the atmosphere. If you have warmth of love and devotion in your life, it will be beautiful.

A mantra from the Upanishads says: “O Lord! Lead us from darkness to light.”

Love God. Love the masters. Love their teachings and practice them diligently. Meditation brings all-round development.

The scriptures declare:

rishaya dirgha samdhyatvat
rirgham ayah awapnuyah
prajna yasah ca kirtim ca
brahmavarehasam eva ca

“The rishis, through deep and sincere meditation attained long life, wisdom, success, prosperity, and enlightenment.”

This is our beloved Gurudev’s centenary year. His life was filled with divinity, love, and light. Let us follow his footsteps. Let us live with love, service, and meditation.

Pray and meditate nicely.

Celebrate the New Year and Gurudev’s birth centenary year in your heart and soul. Make your life a new life with more love and devotion.

I am praying for you all.

With love,
Prajnanananda

The practice of meditation is the and only way

 

 

 

You might be fat, thin, big, small, intelligent, stupid -- whatever you are, there is only one way, unconditionally, and that is to begin with the practice of meditation. The practice of meditation is the and only way.

 

  

 Chogyam Trungpa - The Path is the Goal:  A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation

Autobiography of a Yogi (Original 1946 Edition)

23. kafli  - The science of Kriya Yoga

 

The science of Kriya Yoga, mentioned so often in these pages, became widely known in modern India through the instrumentality of Lahiri Mahasaya, my guru's guru. The Sanskrit root of Kriya is kri, to do, to act and react; the same root is found in the word karma, the natural principle of cause and effect. Kriya Yoga is thus "union (yoga) with the Infinite through a certain action or rite." A yogi who faithfully follows its technique is gradually freed from karma or the universal chain of causation.

Because of certain ancient yogic injunctions, I cannot give a full explanation of Kriya Yoga in the pages of a book intended for the general public. The actual technique must be learned from a Kriyaban or Kriya Yogi; here a broad reference must suffice.

Kriya Yoga is a simple, psychophysiological method by which the human blood is decarbonized and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers. By stopping the accumulation of venous blood, the yogi is able to lessen or prevent the decay of tissues; the advanced yogi transmutes his cells into pure energy. Elijah, Jesus, Kabir and other prophets were past masters in the use of Kriya or a similar technique, by which they caused their bodies to dematerialize at will.

Kriya is an ancient science. Lahiri Mahasaya received it from his guru, Babaji, who rediscovered and clarified the technique after it had been lost in the Dark Ages.

"The Kriya Yoga which I am giving to the world through you in this nineteenth century," Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya, "is a revival of the same science which Krishna gave, millenniums ago, to Arjuna, and which was later known to Patanjali, and to Christ, St. John, St. Paul, and other disciples."

 

 

Hér getið þið lesið upprunalegu útgáfuna af Sjálfsævisögu jóga (Autobiography of a Yogi) eftir Paramahansa Yogananda: http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/ay/1.html