MUSIC AND MUSINGS

Whew!

2012-01-27T13:53:00.000-08:00

This is my first break in 2 months from work, meaning, able to do personal business. I'm not off today but the day is too gorgeous not to enjoy the sun while still running errands. Plus, I finally felt ready to go out again. It's been so hectic, so stressful at work - short staff, sick calls, rush, rush, rush!!! - this is it for me! It's not worth it. I'm cutting my workdays. I've been neglecting

Word of the Day

2012-01-26T14:16:00.000-08:00

Stillness

Oprah: The Beauty of TM

2012-01-26T12:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.tm.org/pdf/oprah-what-i-know-for-sure.pdf

What is Yagya Again?

2012-01-23T11:01:00.000-08:00

A few posts below, I linked an article on yagya from a religious point of view. Here's a scientific explanation of yagya by Dr. John Hagelin, "Yagya is a technology of sound. It employs the chemistry of sound, the scientific fact that through sound, you can change anything into anything." - great videos! Watch them.http://www.maharishinationalyagya.org/videos.html#video=fg5bF6E9vaAhttp://

Joy

2012-01-20T12:42:00.000-08:00

Fresh clean air After the rainRenewed, refreshed -I'm alive again!

Comment

2012-01-16T13:57:00.000-08:00

One thing I disagree with on the handbook here is #2 -In Ayurveda, the heaviest meal should be lunch as it is when our digestive fire, agni, is at its peak; hence, strongest, like the sun is at 12 noon.

2012-01-16T12:59:00.000-08:00

HANDBOOK 2012Health: 1. Drink plenty of water.2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.5. Make time to pray.6. Play more games.7. Read more books than you did in 2011.8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes

Yagya

2012-01-14T00:05:00.000-08:00

A ritual, an offering, a prayer derived from the Vedas -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagyahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VedasI had a Surya Yagya done, a personal special 2012 gift to myself, a beautiful wonderful experience -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuryaNew Year's Gift: Surya Yagyahttp://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19751580#utm_campaign=synclickback&source=http://www.bhawnayagya.org/webcast.html

Afterword

2012-01-07T13:06:00.000-08:00

Indeed, life is here to enjoy! So... BE PRESENT.BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND BE PRESENT.

Maharishi Says -

2012-01-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

Keep your desire turning back within and be patient.Allow the fulfilment to come to you. Gently resist the temptation to chase your dreams into the world, pursue them in your heart until they disappear into the Self, and leave them there. It may take a little self-discipline, be simple, be kind, stay rested. Attend to your own inner-health and happiness.Happiness radiates like the fragrance from

Looking Back and Moving Forward

2012-01-02T12:11:00.001-08:00

As I look back to what I've done and not done, undone, redone and on and on in the past year or so, and move on to thinking, dreaming, reaching my goals, achieving and accomplishing this year and on, I remember an ad I saw on a window display of Ralph Lauren Store recently - BE PRESENT. I liked it! It hit me good. It can mean a lot - being current, trendy, noticeable, whatever the store wants to

WELCOME 2012!!

2012-01-01T13:12:00.001-08:00

Hey, where'd 2011 go? It started off grandly with 1/1/11 and 1/11/11! Then it flew to 11/1/11/and on to 11/11/11/!... and now it's over!Out with the old... in with the new!WELCOME 2012!! WITH BIG HUGS & KISSES!! XOXO

Here's Sharing

2011-12-31T13:12:00.000-08:00

Here's an excerpt from something I got from my e-mail - it breaks my heart!USED vs LOVEDWhile a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up stoneAnd scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child's hand and hit it many times; not realizing he was using a wrench.At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers due to multiple fractures.When the child saw

More on TM

2011-12-28T11:35:00.000-08:00

http://www.tm.org/emailing/2010_04_28_blog.html

Going Green in 2012 and On

2011-12-28T11:12:00.000-08:00

I saw this article on-line and knowing or even, not knowing, which are recyclables or compostables and so on, thought I'd share.The reason why I don't know which is which, really, is because many times when I throw my trash and look where to throw it as there are pictures to describe them, the bins are filled with all sorts everywhere, like, yeah, nobody knows where to put where either. One time

TM Magazine, Issue 4

2011-12-22T13:02:00.000-08:00

http://issue4.tmmagazine.org/four-things-to-know-about-stress.html

Oprah on TM

2011-12-15T11:29:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6K9l2nywFE&feature=player_embedded

2011-12-06T01:22:00.000-08:00

This is me when I'm calm, cool and collected.Yeah, right! - When??

15 Minutes!

2011-12-01T14:03:00.000-08:00

"Just 15 minutes a day!" - that's all I need to get me going... and keep going! Then I'll be on the right track!What's all this about?? Something personal, something sacred, my friends - a secret! I put it here as a reminder for myself. You understand. Someday when I revisit here, say 400, 500 years from now, in my old old age, I'll remember when I made this decision and say, "Aah! I remember

A Gentle Reminder

2011-11-27T00:04:00.001-08:00

... for the unthankful heart -Estonian ProverbWho does not thank for little will not thank for much.Frank A. ClarkIf a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.Let's be grateful for what we have, big or small -Meister EckhartIf the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice.

THANKSGIVING

2011-11-24T01:34:00.000-08:00

H. U. WestermayerThe Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving.COUNT OUR BLESSINGSBE GRATEFUL AND BE HAPPY!!HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Word of the Day

2011-11-22T14:17:00.000-08:00

Bloom

Going Inward...

2011-11-22T12:46:00.001-08:00

REST is the basis of activity.This fall-winter season, as the days get short and nights long, and cold, dark, dreary, can be depressing too, as they call the "holiday blues", try not to be overtaken by these moods. Instead, take the time to go inward and rest. Meditate. There is power in inwardness... In rest... It's healing, rejuvenating, transforming, as it prepares us for the next season,

On Being

2011-11-17T15:47:00.000-08:00

Brenda and I were talking about buddhist centers in the bay area over lunch yesterday. She said there were some she didn't like 'cause, apparently, some speakers talked too much instead of just having silence. They're "too busy being somebody instead of just being."I like that! I really like that - One is a waste of time; the other, timeless. Talk more about Being, Albert Einstein says -http://

Check This Out!

2011-11-15T00:49:00.001-08:00

Dr. Robert Herron, author of the new studyOver 5 years, the TM groups’s physician expenses decreased by 28%(view enlarged chart)Michael P. O’DonnellStudy Shows Medical Costs Decrease 28 Percent Over Five-Year PeriodFormer faculty researcher Robert Herron published a new study in the current issue of The American Journal of Health Promotion. His study found that people with consistently high