santidevi

Seattle… the mist casts an otherworldly sheen over the city.  The landscape takes on an impressionistic tone and I feel as if the world is being water colored.  I walk Greenlake with my laotong who spots a bald eagle sitting atop a towering, flat needled pine.  A small crow is fearlessly or perhaps recklessly trying [...]

I end the fast at 34 days.  I break it in a time honored tradition, with the eating of prasad {blessed food}. It is taken after satsang with Swami Dharmakeerthi, one of my beloved teachers from India. In the moment that I break the fast I observe the ego’s attachment to fulfilling the 40 days. [...]

It is Tuesday morning, the sky is azure blue and the air is crisp with autumn.  I fall into a slow, natural rhythm. My body adjusts to the pranic energy that now nourishes it. This subtle and refined sustenance is like nectar from the Gods. I sleep so soundly, so deeply. I am conscious [...]

I step outside of my mind and watch the tide go out.  I drop my silky at the shore and begin my wandering.  There is no compass. The borderlands await me.  I feel the marrow of my bones quicken, I shed my skin.  I let go.  The braille of my life becomes ever more indistinct. [...]

One of the greatest deterrents to your realizing your full potential is the inner critical voice. The voice that is ever certain that the aim you’re trying to achieve is impossible!  No matter what aspect of your life your attempting to change it will invariably recite a litany of reasons as to why your endeavor [...]

Fear is an invitation to Fearlessness!
Our world is evolving.  The recent global economic challenges have inspired anxiety and fear.  Our standard of living and way of life feels threatened.  What was once appeared dependable and immune to loss has fallen.  We feel overwhelmed and helpless, our very survival feels compromised. The illusory nature of the [...]

 From the moment of your birth you have been acquiring an identity.  This identity is not who you are.  You are not your body, your mind, or your emotions.  You are pure consciousness.  Consciousness has given rise to all existent form.  It is immortal and eternal.  Your authentic Self knows this Truth. 
Identity is simply the [...]