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If you want to belong to an exceptional group, belong to yogis who seek higher consciousness. - - Sivananda Radha
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Feed the poor. Clothe the naked, Comfort the distressed. Do actions as your duty. Do not expect any thanks or appreciation, applause, salute, for your work. Share what you have with others. Always scrutinize your inner motives. Annihilate all selfish motives. - Swami Sivananda
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When you have spiritual friends, spiritual companions, spiritual associates, you live supported by their diligence and skillful qualities. - Buddha
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Should anger become more ingrained through habituation, it will become increasingly difficult to bring the mind into states of calm and insight. - Bhikkhu Cintita
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Greed, hatred and delusion, friend, make one blind, unseeing and ignorant; they destroy wisdom, are bound up with distress. - Buddha
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If you are too obsessed with being perfect, you will never be able to start. If you don’t start, the task will seem increasingly insurmountable. Take the first step and relax. You can always improve it as you progress. - Haemin Sunim
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Greed causes anxiety and restlessness, initially from not having what we desire, then later, if we have acquired what we desire, from knowing we will lose it, or from simply wanting more.
- Bhikkhu Cintita
- Bhikkhu Cintita
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Yoga is a method of strict discipline. It imposes restrictions on diet, sleep, company,
behavior, speech and thought. - Swami Sivananda
behavior, speech and thought. - Swami Sivananda
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Lovingkindness, goodwill, and compassion naturally arise from our meditation practice, but feeling compassion is not the end of the path. The next step is love in action. - Devin Berry
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First of all, what’s a sound bath? Here’s a simple but solid definition: Deep sound vibrations made by soothing instruments such as crystal bowls, gong, Tibetan metal bowls and more all designed to help you decompress. Here are ten amazing and powerful benefits of participating in a sound bath.
1. It eases pain.
2. Your muscles will relax.
3. You’ll experience a deep calm.
4. You will release stress from your body and mind.
5. Improved heart rate and blood pressure.
6. Negative moods and tension are released.
7. It’s a full body meditative experience but doesn’t require meditation proficiency.
8. Improved sleep quality (many people with insomnia fall asleep during a sound bath)
9. Improved focus and concentration
10. Balance and harmonize your energy centers (chakras)
Finally, you can think of a sound bath as a mini-zen retreat (only 90 minutes). Additionally, you don’t have to pay for an expensive retreat but will gain the same benefits.
(** the next sound bath at our center will be Friday, Feb. 23 - 6:30 to 8 pm)
1. It eases pain.
2. Your muscles will relax.
3. You’ll experience a deep calm.
4. You will release stress from your body and mind.
5. Improved heart rate and blood pressure.
6. Negative moods and tension are released.
7. It’s a full body meditative experience but doesn’t require meditation proficiency.
8. Improved sleep quality (many people with insomnia fall asleep during a sound bath)
9. Improved focus and concentration
10. Balance and harmonize your energy centers (chakras)
Finally, you can think of a sound bath as a mini-zen retreat (only 90 minutes). Additionally, you don’t have to pay for an expensive retreat but will gain the same benefits.
(** the next sound bath at our center will be Friday, Feb. 23 - 6:30 to 8 pm)
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