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So whenever your relationship is not working, whenever it brings out the β€œmadness” in you and in your partner, be glad. What was unconscious is being brought up to the light. It is an opportunity for salvation. Every moment, hold the knowing of that moment, particularly of your inner state. If there is anger, know that there is anger. If there is jealousy, defensiveness, the urge to argue, the need to be right, an inner child demanding love and attention, or emotional pain of any kind β€” whatever it is, know the reality of that moment and hold the knowing. The relationship then becomes your sadhana, your spiritual practice. If you observe unconscious behavior in your partner, hold it in the loving embrace of your knowing so that you won’t react. Unconsciousness and knowing cannot coexist for long β€” even if the knowing is only in the other person and not in the one who is acting out the unconsciousness. The energy form that lies behind hostility and attack finds the presence of love absolutely intolerable. If you react at all to your partner’s unconsciousness, you become unconscious yourself. But if you then remember to know your reaction, nothing is lost.

Eckhart Tolle

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lazyyogi

Disclaimer!

If you are reading The Lazy Yogi blog or any of the posts contained therein, you have recognized one, some, or all of the following:

  1. Peace, freedom, and happiness are always possible. They await your discovery. . On some level you know that you can be happier and more at ease than you are now. You're tired of catering to your delusions (anxieties, insecurities, addictions, etc), you feel an urge to heal from your traumas, and you're done seeking a sense of self from mundane human games. .
  2. You are suffering and you know it is possible to be free from that suffering. . Some people suffer too much and cannot see a way beyond it or imagine a life without it. Other people suffer too little and therefore feel no motivation to awaken and grow. Blessed are those who suffer enough to pursue peace, but not so much that it overwhelms their ability to do so. .
  3. You are beginning to suspect that the primary cause of your suffering is your own illusions, ignorances, and delusions. . The world has never been without problems. We need not and should not wait for the world to be without problems before we seek our own freedom from suffering. Otherwise we risk trying to change the world just to make ourselves feel more comfortable; this is a common selfish motive behind many politics. .
  4. You are more interested in discovering peace, freedom, and happiness than you are interested in being right, justified, or validated. . The ego is the personification of our ignorance; the ego's idea of happiness entails anything that solidifies its own stance. Confusing the ego's idea of happiness with real happiness itself is a fundamental source of suffering in the human world. "No one can serve two masters." You are done serving the ego's shallow and ineffective motives. You're ready to enjoy real peace, real freedom, real happiness. .
  5. You know you are going to die. . If contemplating your own death does not stir uneasiness, light panic, and fear, then you aren't being honest with yourself. You have convinced yourself that death is something that happens in the distant future, or perhaps you've taken on a belief system that lessens the psychological impact of the ending to everything you have known and experienced. For those who have sincerely felt their own mortality and have simultaneously recognized the mystery posed by being alive, the spiritual path beckons.

If you have not yet recognized (or at least suspected) any of the above, the content of this blog may be inspiring--or it may be very triggering. No one takes kindly to being woken up before they are ready to do so. I do not recommend consuming the contents of this blog unless you are prepared for them to consume you.

To those who aspire to discover the divine reality of their existence, who seek to embody the full spectrum of the infinite's play, and who endeavor to love all beings heroically, I welcome you to this space.

I promise to do all I can to help you on your way.

LY

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3 things to keep private

1. Love LifeΒ 

2. IncomeΒ 

3. Next Move

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ashstfu

forever in awe of people who pay attention. people who wait for you while you tie your shoes while the others have walked away. when they continue listening intently while the rest of the group stopped listening. noticing your moments of silence when everyone else hasn’t. β€œthis made me think of you” noticing things you never even noticed about yourself. people who say β€œtext me when you get home safe.” people who make you laugh until you cry. childhood friends who keep in touch. people with genuine intentions. people who are soft when the world has given them every opportunity to turn hard. the β€œlet’s get ice cream” at 3am friend. the turn up the music in the car and sing friend. people whose actions match their words. people who make the world feel less chaotic. kindred spirits. the trustworthy and honest. hard workers. good listeners. clear communicators. people who love you for who you are. people who don’t ask you to be anything other than yourself. people who choose you. people who stay.

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anon-i-mus

β€œTo consciously say to another person β€˜I TRULY SEE YOU’ is to acknowledge that you and the other are forever bound by a single, underlying field of Cosmic Consciousness. This statement has a more profound and deeper meaning than the popular and overused expression used in our culture, β€˜I love you’.”  

-Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)

β€œDo not β€˜fall’ in love with someone’s physical appearance, personality or fantasy/expectation that you have projected onto another. Instead, be wise enough to β€˜ascend’ into the higher, subtler regions of love and light (Oneness) - acknowledging the universal life-energy that exists within the other is the same, non-dual spirit that exists inside of you. As we rise in love - we become more lucid and transparent (transcending the illusions of separateness and limitations). In Unity Consciousness All Things Are Possible.”  ~Anon I mus (Spiritually Anonymous)Β 

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NO OTHER PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM GETS TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSES!! THE SIZE AND DISTANCE OF OUR MOON FROM EARTH AND THE SUN MAKE THE PERFECT CIRCUMSTANCES TO GET TOTALITY!!! THE EARTH AND MOON ARE SOOOO COOL AND OF COURSE OUR SUN!! I LOVE LIVING ON EARTH I LOVE YOU EARTH I LOVE YOUUUUU MOON I LOVE YOU SUN

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lazyyogi

Yesterday I drove 2 hours to experience the solar eclipse totality.

As the moon slowly drifted across the sun, red and warm colors became more muted while blues and greens more vivid. I was struck by how incredibly bright the sun was even when 95% of its light was obscured by the moon.

Then came the magical moment of totality. We watched through our eclipse glasses as the tiny sliver of sun completely vanished behind the moon. The day’s warm temperatures suddenly dropped. Birds started singing forlorn bedtime melodies.

And then we took off our eclipse glasses and looked upon the totality in utter astonishment.

In a way like never before, the moon appeared as a truly 3 dimensional object floating in the sky. Planets became visible (that’s Venus in my picture). And we saw Bailey’s Beads, delicate drops of golden sunlight at the edges of the moon.

The chills, the emotions and giddiness, it was a moment I will never forget for the rest of my life.

It was well worth the nearly 5 hour drive back.

An irreplaceable entrance to my birthday week β€οΈπŸŒ™

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worried that thing you put in your art or writing or game or music is too self-indulgent, too self-referential, too niche for anyone but yourself? fear not! you can do whatever you want forever. and you should.

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shisasan

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