August Newsletter 2009

Hello, Everyone;

Seems like every highly conscious speaker I hear or read about these days is talking about how things are speeding up. Well, I tell ya, if they increase any more a lot of us are going to go flying off into outer space somewhere! Does that mean it’s important to stay grounded? You betcha! Keep those feet planted squarely beneath you. You cannot deal with life in a practical manner if you fly off into Never- Never Land. Stay connected and solid in your body, breathe past the pain that you are dealing with, go beyond the pain. A lot of my generation is dealing with the pain body. We try every way to avoid the pain. Know that you are not your pain. Let it be a teacher to you like some uninvited guest in the poem “Guest House,” by Rumi. My teacher speaks all the time of how difficult it is to be a human being. It takes the courage of a lion. Find the courage to make peace with everything and everyone and you will have the peace that you so desperately search for. Blessings, Daniel

Thought for the Day: “It’s also helpful to realize that this very body we have, that’s sitting right here right now. . ., with its aches and pleasure. . . Is exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.” -Pema Chondron, Tibetan Buddhist nun

“Surrender is a form of action, not of thinking, its acceptance. Surrendering to yourself in meditation requires a lot of faith on your part. If you surrender, learn to accept without asking why. Come to peace with surrendering “-Wong Loh Sin See

Lite Thought: The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. Good judgment comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Announcements:

I will be giving a free lecture on meditation at Whole Foods on Wednesday June 9th at 7 p.m. Also, free lecture on meditation on Saturday June 13th at 3:00 p.m. at Better Bodies Yoga, 692 W. Brookhaven Cir.

Bodhisatva in Metro enjoy http://youtube.com/watch?v=jedd2FiZTqM

Workshops:

Nashville June 4-7t h Workshop Cosmic Connections Call Katherine at 615-463-7677 or 615-582-7099 www.yourcosmicconnections.com

Knoxville July 17-18th Oasis Institute Call Stephen at 865.588.770 or www.oasisinstitute.org

Melbourne, Florida August 14-16 Workshop Aquarian Dreams Contact Cheri at (321) 729-949 or www.aquariandreams.com

St. Petersburg, Florida August 20, Sound Body Holistic Healing Center Contacy Rosie 772-3881444 or www.soundbodycenter.com

Palm Harbor, Florida August 22 Oak Trail Bookstore Contact Leslie at (727-785-1960) or www.info@oaktrailbooks.com

Retreats: Tanyard Hollow Retreat Center Middle Tenn October 16-18
People have really enjoyed these retreats to just get away 2 1/2 hrs from Memphis
Please tell your friends about my upcoming Workshops, Retreats, Classes call 901 685-2462