It’s been quite a month and I am way behind posting classes here. “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. Posted in Suzin Green Chanting and Meditation, Tao Te Ching | Tagged Gayatri Mantra, Kashmir Shaivism, Kuan Yin, mantra, Mary Oliver, meditation, Saraswati, Sri Lalita Sahasranama | 1 Comment Along with that, if you’ve not seen Ai Weiwei’s extraordinary film, Human Flow, it’s essential education for anyone who cares about life on this amazing extraordinary planet we all call home… If you want to embody Kuan Yin, whose name means, She Who Hears the Cries of the World, do click here to read Nicholas Kristof’s recent piece in the New York Times, and if you can, please make a donation to the Jamal family. Wreaking havoc on our democracy, international relations, the planet, and even outer space. This is very low-tech recording for music so do listen with gentle ears… įinally, although I’ve stopped writing political commentary here, the age of Trump continues. If you’ve never been to Monday Night Class, this will give you a sense of what it’s like to be in the room. ĪUDIO OF CLASS CHANTING SARASWATI AND OM NAMAH SHIVAYA MANTRASĪUDIO OF CLASS CHANTING GAYATRI MANTRA WITH CLOSING DHARANA In those years I did everything I could do That I might put my hands upon his warm bodyĪnd whoever lives there, little by little, The mockingbird, replaying the songs of his Wild mustard, that rough blaze of the fields. The child that was myself, that kept running away The owl in the darkness, that good darkness Way somewhere, all anointed with excitement: Not at all interested in me but on its own Slipping away from one’s own dharma will not bring prosperity it causes loss of shanti. The declaration in the Gita that “better is death following one’s own dharma following another’s dharma leads to fear” is indeed a cornerstone for building a righteous life. Shanti is evenness of mind in happiness and in sorrow, in profit and in loss, in victory and in defeat.Īccording to Shaivagam, Shanti is… that kala which dispels the three major types of impurities, anava, maya, and karma… It shows the way for those who are struggling in the illusion of maya and in actions contrary to one’s karma, forsaking one’s own dharma and embracing that of someone else. And scroll down below that for audio of mantra chanting…ġ1.20.17 OPENING DHARANA AND DHARMA TALK I’m including audio from the last two classes of November.Ĭlass on November 20th was a rather free-wheeling journey that wove the Tao Te Ching, Sri Lalita Sahasranama, and a Mary Oliver poem. This post should fill some of that long gap. My heartfelt apologies to everyone who looks forward to new content. Life’s been so sped up these last few months, it’s been impossible to keep this blog current. Seated Kuan Yin from the Princeton University Art Museum’s permanent collection.
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