By-products

"Most of the hurts we experience are not meant for us. They are by-products of the suffering others are feeling. The truth is that most of the pain and suffering we feel isn’t directed at us at all."



Dear Yogis,

I would like to invite you to enjoy yoga and a movie on Thursday evening, November 9th at the Council on Recovery (303 Jackson Hill St,). We will have a Beginner Level Hatha Yoga Class from 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm in the Courtyard (weather permitting), followed by a viewing of the documentary film One Track Heart in Room A115 from 7:40 pm - 9:00 pm.

This is an inspirational film about someone you know!  You have heard Krishna Das sing in the music I play in our yoga classes together, and you have heard his wisdom through my teachings, as he is one of my teachers.  Here is the movie trailer: http://www.onetrackheartmovie.com/

This is a simple donation-based offering to support the work of the Council. If you can give, please do; if you can’t, you are still most welcome!  I hope you will join us for this uplifting evening.

Namaste,
Dominique

Rare

"There is a beautiful Buddhist precept that asks us to be mindful of how rare it is to find ourselves in human form on Earth.   It asks us to look about at the ant and antelope, at the butterfly and the hundred-year-old oak.  It asks us to recognize that of all the endless species of plants, animals and minerals that make up the Earth, a very small portion of life has the wakefulness of spirit that we call being human."

- The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
 by Mark Nepo