by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | Spirituality
I am sitting with my family on the porch of our condo vacation rental looking out over the ocean on a little island between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. When I think of Savannah I always think of Sherman’s March, but I will save that for a future blog.
My younger daughter was talking about dreams and childhood memories as we all looked out at the clouds over the ocean. She asked what dreams are. I said they are songs of the heart. She looked up in the air and said, “Yes, that’s right.”
I said that when the heart is tired, we may have scary dreams (in response to her reference to a scary dream she had had) but the rest of the time, dreams are happy. She agreed.
I think at the upcoming class in SF I will talk more about dreams.
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by Michael Mamas | Monday, June 28, 2010 | Spirituality
As you seek peace and divinity, know that it is very nearby… always. It is the sanctity of your own Being.
Why, then, is it so elusive to so many?
The answer lies in the power of habit. Habit rules attention. Habit is the conditioning of awareness that colors perception, even of your own Self. Conditioning deceives you into thinking the veil between you and God is vast.
Truly, however, the veil between you and God is infinitely thin—nonexistent really.
Read the full article.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, June 26, 2010 | Health, Relationship
Life is all about people. To organize my day, I make a list of the people I need to speak with.
When I think of a particular field of study, I think of the person or people I look to in that field. When I think about fitness, one person I look to Mike Geary.
He offers a simple common sense approach that works. There are a good number of physical trainers that share his approach. He is not unique. However, I find his presentation accessible. The following is worth knowing. It is from Mike’s latest newsletter.
“A recent study revealed that people who drank diet-sodas actually increased bodyfat when compared to those who drank sugar-sodas.”
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by Michael Mamas | Friday, June 25, 2010 | Spirituality
Someone in the ashram program recently said to me, “If your students saw how you functioned, they would be amazed.”
“What do you mean?’” I asked, “Really all of my lectures are about nothing other than that… how I see and live life.” She is a bright woman and I am sure she followed my lectures.
She said, “Yes, I know, but until I saw it in action, I did not understand it, even though I thought I did. To see it lived has given me a totally different and profoundly deeper understanding of what you say.”
Her words reminded me of the ancient tradition of the ashram and how knowledge is conveyed there.
Knowledge in books remains in the books. To know all about something is not to become it. “Know it alls” know nothing. To Know, you must move beyond what you know.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, June 24, 2010 | Spirituality
Regarding fitness, It is said you can not exercise your way out of a bad diet. I would like to say that is also true of the rest of life.
Start with good fundamentals, good premises, a good foundation. This is true of all things, including spiritual understanding. One does well to carefully examine those fundamental principles.
Unfortunately most do not have the inclination to do so. A house does not stand well on a weak foundation.
To enjoy the surface pleasures of daily life, stay true to the depth. Tend to the depth. Pursue an understanding of the depth beyond what you currently know. Strive to live true to that.
The world is not as you have been lead to believe.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | Spirituality
Nothing is concrete.
Everything is a multifaceted abstraction.
If we reduce something to a concretion,
it loses its meaning and grandeur.
Striving to understand, we do this with ourselves, others, and everything.
By adhering to a perspective,
we limit our ability to understand.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, June 22, 2010 | Spirituality
Vulnerability comes in two forms, one with a capital “V” and the other with a small “v.”
Vulnerability (“V”) refers to your innermost Divine essence, the place of inner perfection, inner divinity, the unified field.
Paradoxically, inner divinity is not only infinite, unbounded, eternal, and unshakable, but is simultaneously infinitely Vulnerable.
On that level, you have the ability to feel something so deeply that you actually merge with it, become one with it, know it as a facet of your own being. It is the central core of your being.
Read the entire article.
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by Michael Mamas | Thursday, June 17, 2010 | Health
A number of people have let us know how much they like the fitness videos I have recently done. Thanks so much for the feedback. Here is an excellent website explaining interval training.
Personally, I have never liked doing cardio at all. However, many experts claim interval training, which is similar, is far superior to regular cardio. It is remarkable to me that I actually enjoy interval training. Finding what works for you is key to all aspects of life. Doing so wisely, free from bias or preconceived notions, is the path of discernment.
Know that a life that works for you is out there. It is up to you to find it.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Spirituality
Personality is superficial. Unfortunately, the nature of ones personality is often used to gauge ones evolution.
I look forward to the day humanity looks deeper.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, June 15, 2010 | Relationship
Aspiring to an idealized notion of yourself is like trying to turn an
apple into an orange.
It never works.
Idealized notions are at best touchstones along the way.
All too often, they are mirages that deceive for a lifetime.
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I am sitting with my family on the porch of our condo vacation rental looking out over the ocean on a little island between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC. When I think of Savannah I always think of Sherman’s March, but I will save that for a future blog.
