INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
November 15, 2023
“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
“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
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
“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
Kindness. When we lend our strength to others, instead of pointing out their weaknesses, we are demonstrating kindness. Sometimes we can feel like we are going […]
November 15, 2023
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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 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
“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
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
Melody Beattie, Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul “Rest when you’re tired. Take a break when life stales. Take […]
November 15, 2023
“Our goal should be building a life that you don’t need a vacation from.” “You must learn to leave the table if respect is no longer […]
November 15, 2023
“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 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, 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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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 (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
“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
“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
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
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 […]
November 16, 2023
“The moment you take personal responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you change anything in your life.” Hal Elrod “The reason people blame […]
INSPIRATIONAL PARABLES
November 16, 2023
A man said to the Buddha, “I want Happiness.” Buddha said, first remove “I”, that’s ego, then remove “want”, that’s desire. See now you are left […]
November 16, 2023
A poor man asked the Buddha, “Why am I so poor?” The Buddha said, “you do not learn to give.” So the poor man said, “How […]
November 16, 2023
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 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
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
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
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
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
“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
If I Had My Life to Live Over – By Nadine Stair (age 85) from Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul I’d dare to make more mistakes […]
November 16, 2023
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
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
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
There was a man taking a morning walk at or the beach. He saw that along with the morning tide came hundreds of starfish and when […]
November 16, 2023
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
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 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
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
One of his students asked Buddha, “Are you the messiah?” “No”, answered Buddha. “Then are you a healer?” “No”, Buddha replied. “Then are you a teacher?” […]
November 16, 2023
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 (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
A businessman took a short vacation to a small Greek coastal village in Santorini. Unable to sleep he walked the pier. A small boat with just […]
November 16, 2023
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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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 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 David will walk the wedding path until you reach the “altar”. You will have a wireless mic (hopefully, if Amazon […]
November 16, 2023
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
What if there is no need to change? No need to transform yourself Into someone who is more compassionate, more present, more loving, or wise? How […]
November 16, 2023
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
“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
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 is like the corrective lenses of glasses that allow us to clearly see the womb of the soul.” David Scott You are like a candle. […]
November 16, 2023
“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 16, 2023
The law of attraction is very real. Whatever you believe to be true is what you manifest in your life. If you have an expectation be […]
November 16, 2023
March 27, 2020 – Patience and Acceptance “They say how long a minute is, essentially depends on which side of the bathroom door you are on.” […]
November 16, 2023
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the […]
November 17, 2023
I Am That – By: Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj There is only one mistake you are making: you take the inner for the outer and outer for […]
November 17, 2023
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
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
Unconditional Willing to experience aloneness, I discover connection everywhere; Turning to face my fear, I meet the warrior who lives within; Opening to my loss, I […]
November 17, 2023
“We spend so much of our lives fighting for everything we get, that when things come with ease they feel unnatural, but ease if how life […]
November 17, 2023
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
“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 17, 2023
The story of the Golden Buddha. In 1957 an entire Monastery in Thailand was being relocated by a group of monks. One day they were moving […]
November 17, 2023
“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
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
On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at 5:58 p.m. ET, the spring equinox, also known as vernal equinox, will bring the first day of spring in the […]
November 28, 2023
March is often known for the winds of change that it brings our way. Make sure you are open to changes around you and changing paths […]
November 28, 2023
1965 – U.S.A. The Alabama Freedom March Selma was known as one of the toughest places for African Americans to register. Of Selma’s 15,000 black adults, […]
November 28, 2023
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
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 […]