YOGA BEAUTY WELLNESS

SO, it's been almost three whole weeks since I've posted here in Spiritual Anthropology. Not only because I felt that I had nothing to share, but because I know the hardest lessons require the greatest attention. I had completely lost sight of my core self. My job had me completely disgruntled with my life and I didn't like the person i was becoming — someone who was angry and feeling purposeless. I was feeling stuck and uninspired, burdened by circumstance and rapidly losing my joy. It was time for a serious reevaluation. This is why it is important to get to know yourself on a deep, meaningful level. When you are armed with that self-knowledge, you are able to gauge your life with a level of knowingness that is unparalleled in it's truth and scope. So often we accept unhappiness as a part of life. We make peace with our depression and tell ourselves to "get over it" without ever dealing with the root of the problem. The truth that I am in the thick ...

"Greed is not restricted to money. It can work its appetite on anything. When we believe we are behind or less than, we somehow start to want more than we need, as if what we don't have will fill in our pain and make us feel whole, as if the thing we haven't tasted will be the thing to bring us alive. The truth is that one experience taken to heart will satisfy our hunger to be loved by everyone."

I am always asking myself "how can I spread more love in the world?" The answer came a few months ago in relation to this blog. I believe that the way to ignite more love in the world is to dig deep and mine the infinite reserve of love inside of you and give that love away daily. through kind deeds and loving actions, we can change the vibrations of not only the person who receives the love, but all who witness it. and where will the witnessing happen, you ask? right here at Spiritual Anthropology! We want to hear how you are changing the world by giving love away, one heart at a time. Send your pictures, stories, and even videos to us at spiritualanthropology@gmail.com. I'm absolutely convinced, there is nothing more powerful than love. Love is what created us. Love is what sustains us. When you make a concerted effort to be a conduit of love, the trajectory of your life will change. It is the highest joy one can experience. So, are you up for the challenge?...

Oprah: Thank you for the honor of talking to you. Just being in your presence, I feel less stressed than when the day started. You have such a peaceful aura. Are you always this content? Nhat Hanh: This is my training, this is my practice. And I try to live every moment like that, to keep the peace in myself. Oprah: Because you can't give it to others if you don't have it in yourself. Nhat Hanh: Right. Oprah: I see. I know that you were born in Vietnam in 1926. Is there any wonderful memory of your childhood that you can share? Nhat Hanh: The day I saw a picture of the Buddha in a magazine. Oprah: How old were you? Nhat Hanh: I was 7, 8. He was sitting on the grass, very peaceful, smiling. I was impressed. Around me, people were not like that, so I had the desire to be like him. And I nourished that desire until the age of 16, when I had the permission of my parents to go and ordain as a monk. Oprah: Did your parents encourage you? Nhat Hanh: In the beginn...

sometimes, it's easier to blame external circurmstances for the perceived woes of our lives. this person said this, that person did that, and so on, so forth. it's hard to see the truth when we're blinded by blame, and until we take full responsibility for our lives, we will never be able to lift ourselves out of the chaos of bad decisions.  i think of myself as very pragmatic. i try to approach things rationally and intuitively, rather than emotionally. this is why i bask in the difficult moments that occur in my life. i see them as the teachers they are, bidding me to grow. everything that has happened to me thus far has only been to help me see things clearly.  and even still, sometimes i lose sight of who i am and what i truly want from this life of mine. one thing remains unmistakably clear, i can't do a thing if i'm not taking risks and seeking to grow in the fullest way possible. for me that means reading ceaselessly and taking time to dig deep into my o...