INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

November 15, 2023

ACCEPTANCE

“Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons.”- Denzel Washington “When you love yourself and glow from the inside, you attract people who love, respect, and […]
November 15, 2023

BLESSINGS

“May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, May good luck pursue you each morning and night.” – Irish Blessing “May your days be […]
November 15, 2023

CALMNESS IN CHAOS

Finding calm in the chaos. “I breathe in calmness, I breathe out stress. I inhale peace and tranquility, I exhale fear.” “Ships don’t sink because of […]
November 15, 2023

CHANGE

“We come from the earth, we return to the earth and in between we garden. Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion, being alive is […]
November 15, 2023

DANNA FAULDS POEMS

Self-Observation Without Judgment (Danna Faulds) Release the harsh and pointed inner voice. it’s just a throwback to the past, and holds no truth about this moment. […]
November 15, 2023

DETACHMENT / LIBERATION

“Whatever the situation, never let your emotions overpower your intelligence.” Don’t take criticism from someone you wouldn’t take advice from. “The highest spiritual practice is self-observation […]
November 15, 2023

EMOTIONAL REPRESSION

“Be present as the watcher of your mind- of your thoughts and emotions as well as your reactions in various situations. Be at least as interested […]
November 15, 2023

FEAR, SUFFERING & HEALING

“Imagine how differently your life would be, if instead of fear, you allowed your hopes to be your motivation in life.” – David Scott How do […]
November 15, 2023

FRIENDSHIP

“A true friend is a mirror with the greatest clarity; a true enemy is the most challenging but devoted teacher.” David Scott “Friends show their love […]
November 15, 2023

GRATITUDE / HUMILITY

“The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what […]
November 15, 2023

HEALING RELATIONSHIPS

“Not everyone you meet in life is good, but if you look you will find good in every person.” David Scott Some people can drown in […]
November 15, 2023

HEALTH

“You can’t enjoy wealth if you’re not in good health. We usually do not value your health until we do not have it anymore.” “Happiness is […]
November 15, 2023

HOPE / FAITH / COURAGE / OUR PERSPECTIVE

“Imagine how differently your life would end up, if it were your dreams instead of your fears that motivated you.” – David Scott “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. […]
November 15, 2023

HUMILITY

“We learn humility through accepting humiliations cheerfully.”– Mother Teresa “If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you […]
November 15, 2023

KNOWLEDGE OF SELF

President Abraham Lincoln says, “God must love the common man, for he made so many of them”. Be a voice and not an echo. “The goal […]
November 15, 2023

LONELINESS

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” – Mother Teresa When you are evolving to your higher self, the road is […]
November 15, 2023

LOVE

“Love is the capacity to take care, to protect, to nourish. If you are not capable of generating that kind of energy toward yourself — if […]
November 15, 2023

MEANING OF YOGA

“Experience the boundaries in your practice tonight. Explore and identify where the restrictions are in your body, your heart and your mind. What is preventing you […]
November 15, 2023

MEDITATION

May I be healthy and strong. May I be safe and protected. May I be peaceful and free from mental, emotional, and physical suffering. May I […]
November 15, 2023

NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM

“May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the […]
November 15, 2023

NATURE AND PROTECTING MOTHER EARTH

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” “Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” “Never […]
November 15, 2023

NELSON MANDELA

Nelson Mandela, leader of the movement to end South African apartheid, is released from prison after 27 years on February 11, 1990. ““As I walked out the […]
November 15, 2023

PERSIVERANCE AND EVENTUAL SUCCESS

“The well-worn, easy path is the one usually leading to mediocrity. Take the more difficult, less traveled path or create your own. The greater the challenge, […]
November 15, 2023

PERSPECTIVE

“People see what they want to see and what people want to see isn’t always the truth.” Roberto Bolano “All our knowledge has its origins in […]
November 15, 2023

POEMS – VARIOUS AUTHORS

Allow By: Danna Faulds There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new […]
November 15, 2023

PURPOSE

“You have the right to work, but for the work’s sake only. You have no right to the fruits of work. Desire for the fruits of […]
November 15, 2023

QUOTES FROM THE OLD MASTERS

“Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God.” – […]
November 15, 2023

RUMI QUOTES

Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan. “Yesterday I was […]
November 15, 2023

SCIENCE OF YOGA

“The goal of the Science of yoga, is to constantly gain ground on our ignorance’s through the science of knowledge. Today we stand on the solid […]
November 15, 2023

SURRENDER

“In class to night ask yourself if there is a weight that are you lugging around with you on your journey. If you could, what weight […]
November 16, 2023

THE BLACK DOT

One day, a professor entered his classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the […]
November 16, 2023

TRUTH

No response is also a response. And a powerful one. Remember that. Speak your deepest truth, even if it means losing everything – your pride, your […]

INSPIRATIONAL PARABLES

November 16, 2023

AN ORANGE A DAY

A man visits a fruit stand every morning and buys a bag of oranges, after weighing them, he would pick one out and taste one slice […]
November 16, 2023

BAMBOO

Bamboo is the fastest growing biomass on the planet! Maybe…. but not so fast…. Bamboo does not flower often. It could take a human lifetime of […]
November 16, 2023

BE KIND TO EVERYONE YOU MEET

A 24 year old boy seeing out from the train’s window shouted… “Dad, look the trees are going backwards!” Dad smiled and a young couple sitting […]
November 16, 2023

BITTERNESS

An aging master grew tired of his apprentice’s complaints. One morning, he sent him to get some salt. When the apprentice returned, the master told him […]
November 16, 2023

CYCLE OF A RIVER

The cycle of a mighty river begins at the base of a mountain. Just a slight spring of water bubbling up from the rocks, like the […]
November 16, 2023

HERMIT CRABS

When I was a boy, my brother and I would hunt for hermit crabs along the salty mangrove roots of Matheson Hammock Park, of Biscayne Bay. […]
November 16, 2023

I WALK DOWN THE STREET

“Autobiography In Five Short Chapters by – Portia Nelson Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall […]
November 16, 2023

IMPORTANCE OF LIFE MEANING

Three Psychiatrists Vienna, Europe, the period leading up to WW2. Three Jewish psychiatrists, two learned masters in the field, one the young apprentice. The first master […]
November 16, 2023

JEWEL IN THE ROBE

Parable of the Jewel in the Robe (Chapter 8 – Prophecy of Buddhahood for the Five Hundred Disciples) A poor man visited a good friend. He […]
November 16, 2023

LETTING GO

Once a little boy slowly walked in to his mother’s room. His mother was sitting at her desk writing. Mother took a glance at him and […]
November 16, 2023

MICHAEL JORDAN – NOT GIVING UP

Do you deserve success? “If you haven’t made the sacrifices necessary to reach the level of success you’re trying to achieve, you have no one to […]
November 16, 2023

NAIL IN THE FENCE

Once upon a time there was a little boy who was talented, creative, handsome, and extremely bright. A natural leader. The kind of person everyone would […]
November 16, 2023

POTATOES, EGGS, AND COFFEE

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how […]
November 16, 2023

POWER OF ONE

Have you ever thought of the “Power of One?” It has been a challenging few weeks for all of us. The fiercest hurricanes we have witnessed […]
November 16, 2023

STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF YOGA

The review, published in the journal Brain Plasticity, focused on 11 studies of the relationship between yoga practice and brain health. “We see increases in the volume […]
November 16, 2023

THE 5 PRINCIPLES OF REIKI

The 5 principles of Reiki (Dr. Usui) are: 1. Just for today, I will not be angry. 2. Just for today, I will not worry. 3. Just […]
November 16, 2023

THE COOKIE THIEF

A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought […]
November 16, 2023

THE COST OF A CUP OF ICE CREAM

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. […]
November 16, 2023

THE DEAD RABBIT

The Dead Rabbit Mr Jones has a difficult relationship with his next door neighbor, the Lopez’s family. Mr Jones has a Labrador retriever, named lucky who […]
November 16, 2023

THE FARMER – NON-JUDGEMENT

The Farmer… Non Judgement Once upon the time there was an old farmer who had worked his crops for many years. One day his horse ran […]
November 16, 2023

THE FOUR MINUTE MILE

The “four-minute barrier” The distance of the English mile gained its current definition of 1,760 yards . Read below if you want to know why a […]
November 16, 2023

THE HOSPITAL WINDOW

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to […]
November 16, 2023

THE STORY OF THE DEAD SEA

In Israel there are two major bodies of water. One is the Sea of Galilee, a beautiful lake 13 miles long and 7 miles wide, filled […]
November 16, 2023

THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN BUDDHA

Finding our Golden Buddha In Bangkok there is a golden statue of the Buddha that stands 9’8” tall, weighs 5.5 tons and is worth approximately 250 […]
November 16, 2023

THE STORY OF TWO WOLVES

The Story of the Two Wolves An old Cherokee Indian chief was teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he told […]
November 16, 2023

THOMAS EDISON AND OUR POTENTIAL

At age 12 Thomas Edison came home from school and handed a sealed envelope to his mother. He told her, “My teacher gave this to me […]
November 16, 2023

WABI SABI

Wabi-sabi In traditional Japanese aesthetics (a set of ancient Japanese ideals), Wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Wabi-sabi […]
November 16, 2023

WEDDING CEREMONY – DIANELA & BETO

Wedding Ceremony – Dianela & Beto David will walk the wedding path until you reach the “altar”. You will have a wireless mic (hopefully, if Amazon […]
November 16, 2023

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry […]

MEDITATION LESSON PLANS

November 16, 2023

THE STORY OF BUDDHA

Buddha was born as prince Siddhartha Gautama, in northern India, in a place, which now is part of Nepal. His exact lifetime is uncertain, but most […]
November 16, 2023

MEDITATION – NURTURING SELF LOVE

“Today is the tomorrow you promised yourself yesterday.” Tonight is your night to give yourself back the love you so freely give to others. “If you […]
November 16, 2023

MEDITATION 1

You don’t learn meditation, you learn to experience it. When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a candle in a windless […]
November 16, 2023

MEDITATION 3

“As gold purified in a furnace loses its impurities and achieves its own true nature, the mind gets rid of the impurities of the attributes of […]
November 17, 2023

MEDITATION – 8

There is no right or wrong in the mind… “Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind.” – Swami Muktananda […]
November 17, 2023

MEDITATION 9

Living in a 3-dimensional world Human brains are estimated to have a staggering 86 billion neurons, with multiple connections from each cell webbing in every possible direction, […]
November 17, 2023

MEDITATION 12 – AWAKEN YOUR TRUE NATUE

Rediscovering our True Nature. “Lord Buddha himself taught that basically, human nature is pure, egoless, just as the sky is by nature clear, not cloudy. Clouds […]
November 17, 2023

MEDITATION 15

“You are a cosmic flower. Om chanting is the process of opening the psychic petals of that flower. Meditation is a way for nourishing and blossoming […]

DHARMA FLOW LESSON PLANS

November 11, 2023

WEEK 8.2 (FEB 19-25) – Two Arrows

The Story of – “The Two Arrows” The Buddhists say that any time we suffer misfortune, two arrows fly our way. The first arrow is the […]
November 28, 2023

APRIL 4TH – DISOLVING THE INVISIBLE

Yoga is a lot like life. It is a balance between holding on and letting go. Meditation means dissolving the invisible walls that ignorance has built. […]
November 28, 2023

MISC – TIME

The scarcest asset we have is time, since each of us is apportioned a finite amount of it to live our lives. We can get more […]