My morning thoughts on St. Patrick's Day have been about the color of green and our heart chakra. The meaning of our heart chakra's name, Anahata, is "unstuck". Its goal is all about love and compassion, especially in relationships of all kinds. It holds our right to be loved and to love, so it is fitting that the phrase "I love" sits within our heart chakra. Located in the mid-chest and between the shoulder blades, this chakra is associated with the element of air, the sense of touch, the state of inner harmony, and the celestial body of Venus. The bhakti yoga path is aligned with our heart chakra. For me, the key thought I am reminded of today, is that the heart chakra is the bridge between our lower and upper chakras. It is where the integration of the mind and the body occur. The lower chakras' earth and water are transformed by fire and are then able to mix within the air of the heart chakra with the sound, light, and consciousness of our higher chakras.
Whether or not you are celebrating the gaiety of St. Patrick's Day, take a moment to reflect and feel the compassion and love associated with the color of green and your heart chakra!
Namaste,
Leslie
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Our Connection with Nature
The tulips are coming up and the trees are budding here in Atlanta. It's warm one day and cold the next. Last week it snowed one day and was gone the next. This period of transition before the spring equinox (March 20 ,2010) can help us to remember to reconnect with nature after a period of cold and long periods of time indoors.
I was reading earlier today a passage by the 14th Dalai Lama that expresses how tied our lives once were to nature and now we are so dependent on technology that we can forget those ties. It really struck a chord with me, I hope you will find some time to read it and contemplate you tie with nature.
"In the past all of life was based on trees. Their flowers gave us nourishment, their leaves and fibers clothed us and provided us with shelter. We took refuge in their branches for protection from wild animals. We used wood for heat, and for canes to bear our weight when we grew old, and to make weapons to defend ourselves. We were very close to the trees. Today, surrounded by sophisticated machinery and high-performance computers in our ultra-modern offices, it is easy to forget our ties with nature." ---by the 14th Dalai Lama
I was reading earlier today a passage by the 14th Dalai Lama that expresses how tied our lives once were to nature and now we are so dependent on technology that we can forget those ties. It really struck a chord with me, I hope you will find some time to read it and contemplate you tie with nature.
"In the past all of life was based on trees. Their flowers gave us nourishment, their leaves and fibers clothed us and provided us with shelter. We took refuge in their branches for protection from wild animals. We used wood for heat, and for canes to bear our weight when we grew old, and to make weapons to defend ourselves. We were very close to the trees. Today, surrounded by sophisticated machinery and high-performance computers in our ultra-modern offices, it is easy to forget our ties with nature." ---by the 14th Dalai Lama
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