2 Excerpts About [Our] Teachers (and an extra excerpt about 2 writers) July 21, 2024
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Many blessings to everyone and especially to anyone celebrating Guru Purnima / Ved Vyasa / Dharma Day / Treenok Guha Purnima and/or giving thanks to those who cultivate peace, freedom, and wisdom (inside and outside).
“There are [more than] a hundred books comprising the Upanishads, some very small and some big, each a separate treatise. The Upanishads do not reveal the life of any teacher, but simply teach principles. They are [as it were] shorthand notes taken down of discussion in [learned assemblies], generally in the courts of kings. The word Upanishad may mean ‘sittings” [or ‘sitting near a teacher’].”
— quoted from the lecture delivered in San Francisco, on May 26, 1900, by Swami Vivekananda (transcribed and printed as “The Gita I” by Ida Ansell)
Click on the excerpt titles for the entire posts about Guru Purnima.
Reflecting Light On Those Who Teach Us To Remove Darkness or Ignorance
Please join me for a 65-minute virtual yoga practice on Zoom today (Sunday, July 21st) at 2:30 PM. Use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or by emailing myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
Sunday’s playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “Guru Purnima 2020”]
Today is also the anniversary of the birth of two writes. Click the title below for their stories.
The Stories Behind the Music (or The Vibration Behind the Vibration)
If you are thinking about suicide, worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, you can dial 988 (in the US) or call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also call this TALK line if you are struggling with addiction or involved in an abusive relationship. The Lifeline network is free, confidential, and available to all 24/7. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING.
White Flag is a new app, which I have not yet researched, but which may be helpful if you need peer-to-peer (non-professional) support.
If you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgement-free place to talk, you can also click here to contact the TrevorLifeline (which is staffed 24/7 with trained counselors).
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