“Some say they get lost in books, but I find myself, again and again, in the pages of a good book. Humanly speaking, there is no greater teacher, no greater therapist, no greater healer of the soul, than a well-stocked library.”
L.R.Knost
The book uses the inherent structure of the chakra system as a map upon which to chart our Western understanding of individual development.Each chapter focuses on one chakra, starting with a description of its characteristics, then exploring its particular childhood developmental patterns, traumas and abuses, and how to heal and maintain balance.
“Love her,” he told the man.
“I told you, the feeling just isn’t there anymore,” the man replied.
“Love her,” Covey replied.
“You don’t understand. The feeling of love just isn’t there,” repeated the man.
“Then love her. If the feeling isn’t there, that’s a good reason to love her.”
“But how do you love when you do not love?” asked the man.
Covey replied: “My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb.
So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are
you willing to do that?”
Love is a feeling, yes, but a feeling that is created out of action. The fourth chakra sits
neatly above the third chakra will. Love is a daily, even hourly, conscious commitment to behave in a loving and caring fashion toward ourselves and others. When the feeling
fades, it is our responsibility to find ways to create new love. Like a garden that is
carefully tended, the rewards are well worth the effort.”
2. Eternity is Happening Now - Volume One
New essays and stories in two volumes by Sharon Gannon
Sharon deftly narrates the essence of the spiritual awakening we all seek, through stories, philosophical commentary and iconic moments with great beings - to inspire students, teachers and spiritual seekers. This is an in-depth work that brings out the essential foundations and origins of Jivamukti Yoga and a must read for the yoga community and beyond.
She doesn’t provide dry, factual accounts or tell you what you should or should not do in order to be happy. Rather, her insights and mastery with words create pathways in the reader’s consciousness that challenge habitual assumptions of reality, time, and possibilities, triggering a remembrance of what it means to be delighted with life and the myriad of opportunities it provides. If we want to enter into a new futuristic reality, we must observe and question the patterns of our past and be adventurous enough to reweave, rewrite, and thus rewire ourselves for a better future. Habits are learned behaviors. The good news is that something learned can be unlearned. We can start now and create a new type of tapestry using colorful threads derived from organic local sources of joy, compassion, and love. And in time may our future selves be delighted.
3. Eternity is Happening Now - Volume Two
New essays and stories in two volumes by Sharon Gannon
We are all storytellers, weaving the past into the present to create the fabric of the future. Truth as well as time are subjective and appear according to how we see them. This holds true for human beings as well as all beings, including nature herself. The habits of the past appear in the present and create the future. Reality, like time, is an agreed-upon construct of our collective minds, duplicated from generation to generation, from lifetime to lifetime. Nature and the individuals who make up the natural world are following laws of habit rather than fixed laws governed by external sources known as the Laws of Nature or the Laws of God. We, as human beings, dogs, cats, birds, and trees, inherit memories from our past, which is a collection of every habitual interaction or response we have had with others and the so-called external environment. Eternity is happening now.
For all us in time
To step into the atha, where eternity is
happening-now. To be able to die to the
past and give up the illusion of a future is
to be born into the present.
4. The Radiance Sutras
112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder & Delight by Lorin Roche
The Radiance Sutras is a lively version of a classic meditation text, the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, which describes 112 different doorways into meditation. The author brings us his unique perspective on each of the Sanskrit teachings, along with his one-of-a-kind guidance in how to meditate with, embody, and practice them—what he describes as "answering the call of the sutras you love."
“Your heart sees by its own light.
In meditation, adore the subtle fire
The light that you see by
Is the light that comes from inside.”
Words by Eva Lucie Daniela