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The sensible person is one who gets paid for playing. All work can be transformed into play — if one is not in a hurry to be somewhere else.
Alan Watts
All species learn through play. It is the way it has always been. As we get older, we limit our world by limiting our view of the world. How can we make our work play today? Can we do whatever we do as a bold adventure into the mystery of life? I invite you to take that on in all that you do today… Let me know how it goes. I am off to play at the gym.
Great Blessings,
michael
Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
Albert Schweitzer
Peace is an inside job! What can we do to bring peace to our lives today — a deep breath, a walk in nature, sharing with a friend, stretching — when we are at peace with ourselves, there is peace in the world.
Great Blessings on your day,
michael
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Through our own recovered innocence we discern the innocence of our neighbors.
Henry David Thoreau
Spending 2 weeks with a 2 year old has left me curious about innocence. What is it to be innocent? The two definitions that most resonate with me are (1) Freedom from guile, cunning, or deceit; simplicity or artlessness and (2) Freedom from harmfulness; inoffensiveness. It seem that much of our original innocence is lost as we build our identity and separate our selves from others and the world of nature. Can we rediscover how to not know? Can we bring a sense of awe and wonder to ever interaction, cultivating a beginner’s mind? This seems to me to be a path to real freedom and ultimately love for all life. I hope you will join us this Sunday as we explore the mystery of innocence in movement in our local Sweat Your Prayers. If you are not close I invite you to explore the question of innocence in any activity in which you are engaged…
Great Blessings,
michael
To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear.
Water surrounds the lotus flower, but does not wet its petals.
Buddha
Waking up my body feels stiff and my mind is busy. I am grateful that today I get to dance, to move my body and clear my mind. I hope you will join me today in moving meditation… As Gabrielle Roth says, “the fastest way to still the mind is to move the body.” Great Blessings on your day. ms
 You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.
Hermann Hesse
For some time I have been suffering with computer breakdowns. This morning I remembered my teacher, Christine Price saying, “pain is inevitable but suffering is a choice”. Today I am loving my computer breakdowns and asking my self what is this teaching me? How can I grow from this? That and a deep breath brought me back into a state of gratitude and appreciation for this precious gift called life. Wishing you a most mysterious and magnificent day filled with love and gratitude.
Great Blessings,
michael
Do not ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive.
The world needs more people who have come alive.
Howard Thurman
What brings you alive today, right now, with this breath? Let’s make a list of what brings us alive and schedule that into our precious day…
ms
During [these] periods of relaxation after concentrated intellectual activity, the intuitive mind seems to take over and can produce the sudden clarifying insights which give so much joy and delight.
- Fritjof Capra, physicist
Yes, sitting poolside can produce insights (not to mention a good tan). This month is a pilgrimage for me. Looking at how to bring all my separate parts into a unified whole. Spending lots of time sitting in stillness and pondering the questions, “How can I slow down and accomplish more?” and “How can I best use the life I have been given?”
Thank you all for your patience while we get our blog working properly. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated as always…
Great Blessings,
michael
“It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community, a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do for the survival of the earth.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Sitting in the So. of France thinking of our wonderful community in Nevada City and all the outposts of people have been touched by our beautiful and loving tribe… Although I am a long ways away, I feel so completely connected with you all…
One thing that I have learned is the importance to taking breaks. If I did not do that it would be hard to give myself fully in my commitment to love and serve. You who are a vital part of this community and who are co-creating an evolutionary jump in unison with so many other communities around the world are the ground on which I stand and I am so grateful. Thank you for your love, support and ongoing encouragement…
Love and Blessings,
michael
I look forward to being with you again in September…
September 18-20, 2009
Nevada City, California
$325
Friday and Saturday 11am-5pm; Sunday 1-6pm
Contact Michael Stone at 530-477-7757 (email: michael@welloflight.com) to register
The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposium is an inspirational educational program developed by the Pachamama Alliance in response to the accelerating degradation of our planet.
These programs explore and generate action in fulfillment of the following vision:
To bring forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on this planet.
High levels of consumption of natural resources, especially here in the U.S., are leading to the extinction of thousands of plant and animal species, as well as threatening our very life support systems. Most experts agree we are headed for disaster. Yet, this terrifying reality rarely gets mention in the daily news cycle, and was never even brought up during our last presidential election. It is as if we are living inside of a dream, sleepwalking toward oblivion.
For the latest schedule of PachaMama events, visit the website:
There are no Nevada County Symposiums scheduled at this time.
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