Light in Others. Seeing their Truth.
March 9, 2010 by Symbolic Living
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When you are kind to others your light shines. Others see your light, they feel your light when you are connected to your higher self and to others. When you are honest, gentle, considerate, mindful and compassionate you are spreading love to others and yourself.
In the West, and likely in all the world from place [...]
Olympic Speed Inspiration
January 28, 2010 by Symbolic Living
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Clara Hughes is a Olympian at heart. Her story is inspiring. She discusses with Anna Maria Tremonti how being in the Olympics is a way of life. Clara shares her challenges, joys and efforts of pushing through the pain with strength and determination and the importance of staying in the moment.
She also discusses finding balance [...]
Qi
November 1, 2009 by Symbolic Living
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Qi is a very powerful word which draws a lot of it’s power from it’s very broad openness to interpretation. Even the symbolism of the Chinese/Kanji character gives opportunity for esoteric content and associated ideas. The literal meaning of this character has two parts: upper part, rising steam and the lower part, pot of [...]
Yoga Wisdom
August 31, 2009 by Symbolic Living
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Yoga has a long history and development on its way to the western world.
Yoga is an ancient practice with no confirmed date of origins, but stone seals found dating to 3000 B.C.E. depict yoga poses (asanas). The ancient sacred scriptures of Brahmanism – The Vedas are loosely dated as being written between 3000-1500 B.C.E. The [...]
Meditation. Being present and letting go
August 23, 2009 by Symbolic Living
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Practicing Meditation for Peacefulness
There are many different styles of meditation. The following is a good foundation for general practice. It is a basic meditation for self awareness and being present.
Meditation is a practice because it takes a few sessions to get the rambling thoughts in our mind to calm down as we progress.
Starting [...]
Meditation. Peace of Emptiness
August 23, 2009 by Symbolic Living
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Finding stillness can be an infrequent experience for many people in today’s society. Every day, and nearly every moment, we are bombarded by external distractions that keep us from experiencing authentic peacefulness.
Our society reflects the activity of the human mind on a massive scale, infusing our world with a constant stream of thoughts, ideas, labels, [...]



