breaking the subconscious contracts...

~ Bryonie Wise

"I hereby break all contracts I made unconsciously & consciously before I knew the depth of my own Spirit; the silent ones, the ones I inherited, passed down & accepted as my own from generation to generation.

I hereby severe all ties with that which holds me down & back, unable to see the glimmer of what I know to be true, whether by my own creation or by expectations tied like weights around my ankles by others lost in the sea of their own confused hearts.

I hereby reclaim my right to choose how my story unfolds, armed with creativity, a heart made of gold & reverent humility.

I hereby fully accept all of this living & what-is-yet-to-come with brash integrity & loving determination.

I hereby swear to use my superpowers for the love of all beings & I return anything that no longer serves my Higher & Lower Self (& the ones Caught-in-Between) with gratitude & consciousness.

I do this all with love, from the great source of it found in my very own beating heart."

sit, breathe, and steady the mind...

"Whenever your mind becomes scattered, 

use your breath as the means 

to take hold of your mind again." 

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Meditation Cushion. Zafu. Floor Pillow. Natural Linen/Rayon Blend Slub Fabric. 15x5 Buckwheat Hull filled. 5" Sidewall Zipper. Handmade, USA

 ...buyer review: "For my husband, an avid meditator. His words? "Perfect." Thank you." 

USA handmade by #EtsySeller #zafuchi - 

(mala necklace by #zardenia)

mysterious journeys...

"When a path opens up before us that leads we know not where, don't be afraid to follow it. Our lives are meant to be mysterious journeys, unfolding one step at a time. Often we follow a path worn smooth by the many and in doing so we lose our authenticity, our individuality, our own unique expression. Do not be afraid to lose your way. Out of chaos, clarity will eventually rise. Out of not knowing, something new and unknown will ultimately come. Do not order things too swiftly. Wait and the miracle will appear."
~ Ann Mortifee

country road in Old Miakka, Florida...

Being and non-being create each other...

"When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.

Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.

Therefore the Master
acts without doing anything
and teaches without saying anything.
Things arise and he lets them come;
things disappear and he lets them go.
He has but doesn't possess,
acts but doesn't expect.
When his work is done, he forgets it.
That is why it lasts forever."

~ Lao Tzu: 

Tao Te Ching chapter 2

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  (and because a girl needs to pay her bills... :) )

Meditation Cushion. Zafu. Floor Pillow. Driftwood Coral.

 

wanting peace...

"In order for the world to become peaceful, people must become more peaceful. Among mature people war would not be a problem – it would be impossible. In their immaturity people want, at the same time, peace and the things which make war. However, people can mature just as children grow up. Yes, our institutions and our leaders reflect our immaturity, but as we mature we will elect better leaders and set up better institutions. It always comes back to the thing so many of us wish to avoid: working to improve ourselves." 

~ Peace Pilgrim 

(for more info about the life of Peace Pilgrim click here)

Self-acceptance...

"Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the "Beloved." Being the Beloved constitutes the core truth of our existence." 

~ Henri J.M. Nouwen

Spiderwort  flower

human emotion...

"Human emotion literally shapes the world around us. 

Not just our perception of the world, but reality itself."

excerpted - click here for the entire article 

meditate daily...for Love's sake...

 for this, and other filled/unfilled zafus by ZafuChi.etsy.com click here...

at the heart of matter...

"In the 'non-beingness',
beingness has appeared...
and in the beingness,
thousands of births and life forms
are created within a moment..."

~Nisargadatta Maharaj
~~~ 
"Are we here to maximize our own reward, 
or to generously share the fruit of our labor?"
~~~
"...let's take the time to nourish the love 
& compassion that is already in our hearts." 
~Thay
 ~~~

Hibiscus Flower Buckwheat Hull Zafu meditation cushion

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I AM - not two...

"Ascension while in physical-form is enlightenment. 
Ascension in subtle-form is life-everlasting, immortality."
  ~ ~ ~
"I Am" what you are searching for. "I Am" that inner pull from within your heart. The only difference between what "I Am" and what you take yourself to be is only a matter of belief. As you currently believe yourself to be other than "Truth" "I Am" without this belief. Remove the belief that somehow you are other than "Truth" and in that instant, freedom shines forth. 

~Agnisattva

~ ~ ~
And, because ascension doesn't pay the bills and we still need money, I present:

Buckwheat Hull Zafu Meditation Cushion. 

Floor/Dorm Pillow. Bright Green w. Floral Print. 

OOAK. Buckwheat Hulls. 

6"Sidewall Zipper. 15 x 5. USA made


 

opening up to our Source...

"Every day we dishonor our finest impulses. That is why we get a heart-ache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth and beauty. Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, to discover what is already there."

~ Henry Miller

Cassia, and Bleeding Hearts Vine

clear mind...

"The ancient Masters were profound and subtle.
Their wisdom was unfathomable.
There is no way to describe it;
all we can describe is their appearance.

They were careful
as someone crossing an iced-over stream.
Alert as a warrior in enemy territory.
Courteous as a guest.
Fluid as melting ice.
Shape-able as a block of wood.
Receptive as a valley.
Clear as a glass of water.
Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?
The Master doesn't seek fulfillment.
Not seeking, not expecting,
He is present, and can welcome all things."
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching chapter 15

cassia tree flowers from my back yard

the (sweet) option of having no opinion...

 "You always own the option of having no opinion. 

There is never any need to get worked up 

or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. 

These things are not asking to be judged by you. 

Leave them alone."
~ Marcus Aurelius

~:():~ 

 In today's vernacular: 

"Don't sweat the small stuff, 

and it's all (almost) small stuff."

Frequently the comments section of online articles/social media feeds 

is way more colorful and spicy than the information in the article itself.

Ah, the sweetness of exercising the option of having no opinion 

about that which our words cannot actually change.

And, wisdom to know the difference is key.

Siesta Key at sunset

being supa hap hap happy!

"Imagining yourself to be the body,
no wonder you have all these ailments.

Imagining yourself to be the mind,
no wonder you have all these worries.

Knowing yourself to be consciousness,
No wonder there is all this space and peace.

Realizing you are the unborn awareness,
no wonder you are supremely happy."

 

~Sri Mooji

 

(stock photo from canva)