Found this in the right moment at the right time. Thank you for your messages. Gratitude. Chuang Tzu Story - When the shoe fits Chu’i the draftsman could draw more perfect circles freehand than with a compass His fingers brought forth spontaneous forms from nowhere His mind was meanwhile free and without concern with what he was doing No application was needed his mind was perfectly simple and knew no obstacle So, when the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten when the belt fits,

I have been using this verse of the Bhagavad Gita as a theme for the past few yoga classes. Here are a few different versions. "As a lamp in a windless place Does not flicker, to such is compared The yogin of controlled mind, Performing the yoga of the Self." The Bhagavad Gita, by Winthrop Sargeant "When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Eknath Easwaran "A lamp sheltered from the wind

It is an honor to share this poem on my blog. Thank you, Erin! LEARNING TO FLY In gold touched movements All but still, Many skins are shed. Cocoons hang from their silken threads, And wing patterns become visible. Thousands of scales In a palate of perfection Push through transparency: The chrysalis opens to beauty. Delicate angels Spread gossamer wings Preparing to meet the world. -Erin Piazza Thanks to Katherine Talbert for sharing images of the tra

My dear friend Brynna shared this with her Meditation group, and also with me. Thank you Brynna! The reality that is present to us and in us: call it Being...Silence. And the simple fact that by being attentive, by learning to listen (or recovering the natural capacity to listen), we can find ourself engulfed in such happiness that it cannot be explained: the happiness of being at one with everything in that hidden ground of Love for which there can be no explanations... May