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Savor

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           "Savor every inch of breath in your body." ~Sri Sri Ravi Shankar One inhalation is incalculable abundance. This breath, an influx of wonder, brings more revelation that the Bible, the Qur'an, or the Vedas, because it is their source. Every inspired text or prophecy springs from the silence where this breath is born, and to which it returns. To delight in this breath is the end of war. To delight in this breath is the end of consumerism and craving. When you savor this breath, your needs are few. When your needs are few, you exploit no one. You walk softly over the earth, tasting every step in the present moment, the green in the moss, the murmur of a tree frog. Walking this way, you are free. In a very innocent way, you can live simply, sustainably, without preaching, without political parties. Wherever you stand is holy ground. Remove your shoes. You do not take this breath, you receive it, and just to breathe is worship. For the span...

No Timeline (Video)

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You are not in time. Time is in you. You are not a tick of the clock.  You are the Witness of past, present, and future.  

Mission

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You have a mission of green on a thirsty planet. Your task is the grace of a fallen raindrop, a plum bud opening in snow, a towhee at dawn grubbing through moss for scattered stars.  In late Winter, be first among fragrances. Disdain the cynic. Release a gleam of April from your loam bulb. Don't waste time becoming anyone but a Lover. Breathe peace. Do beauty with your hands. Hope with your eyes, giving a portion of your light to strangers. Insist on no other moment but this one. Simple words, my friend, but they were born of many tears. Photo: Rolalaloves.com