by Samantha on August 27, 2008
Leaving the non-duality of paradise for an earthly incarnation, we must abandon Eden, that somewhere faaaaabulous Garden of perfection. When we choose to eat of the apple, i.e. open our eyes and see, we open Pandora’s Box of tricks. Taking that hard right turn out of the Garden leaves us vulnerable to imperfection. This is [...]
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blind,
conscious,
Eden,
Eka Pada Rajakapotanasana,
Lucifer's light,
One Legged King Pigeon Pose,
perfection,
stretching into possibility,
tyrannical voices
by Samantha on August 20, 2008
The rich sabor of August comes from more than turned-over earth smells, tastes of warm vine tomatoes, and owl-screams piercing the night. There is something about her heat and somnolence that imbues luxe perception–when we take time. August herself could be one of Titian’s queens, or Rembrandt’s Graces, where more is definitely more, and more [...]
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bi-polar sweetness,
honoring polarities,
naps,
photo of Guardians,
Shakti,
stand-still,
summer slipping by,
Tadasana
by Samantha on August 13, 2008
We like grooves. The groove is known, dependable, and requires minimal upkeep. Woe unto us if we remain in the groove. But wait! Isn’t a groove all about warm, soft, honey-home contentment of the known: The shoes that fit our feet, the face that fits our persona, the habit that makes us likeable, the automatic [...]
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Bharadvajasana,
confusion of polarities,
known grooves,
power corrupts,
Seated Side Pose,
twisting into self
by Samantha on August 5, 2008
We walk hand in hand Facing forward into leaf-dappled sunlight Straight from last night’s slivery silver sun-straffed moon. In between we dreamed This is the dream. This hand in hand hour seen Precious, shimmering, passing. A morning’s ephemeral mist, A breathless breath rising Here and gone. “Only a dream,” we say Except, we held hands, [...]
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dreams,
ephemeral,
memory,
other lives,
steady