by Michael Mamas | Thursday, July 1, 2010 | Mount Soma
As you all know, terrorism has caused Homeland Security to become quite strict. As a result, it has been terribly challenging to get the workers in from India to complete the temple. Consequently, we are going to have to postpone the consecration of the temple.
During this time, my thoughts and reflections go out to all of you. Through the years, we have encountered so many obstacles together. It has been said since ancient times that such obstacles inevitably come up when a Shiva Temple is built. Even more so when we create our Guru Chula (Enlightened City). I am most grateful that you have committed yourselves to be part of the process. Know that you are much more than simply course participants. You are a soldier for global evolution.
It may seem, in the greater scheme of things, to be a small inconvenience that schedules need to be rearranged or housing has been limited during the construction years. However, your willingness to endure is far more than that. It is the very substance required to bring forth our dream of a better world. I solute you for being an integral part of this noble effort. Soon, when the temple is finally consecrated, all these obstacles will be behind us. The wind will no longer be in our face, but will be at our back, supporting our progress forward. You will be among those whose dedication and perserverence made it so.
During these days of Wimbledon tennis, the words of Billy Jean King ring true; “Pressure is a privilege.” We have for all these years been moving forward together. It is a great privilege for me to be blessed with the opportunity to do so with you.
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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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As you all know, terrorism has caused Homeland Security to become quite strict. As a result, it has been terribly challenging to get the workers in from India to complete the temple. Consequently, we are going to have to postpone the consecration of the temple.
