Its Time to Elevate

Its Time to Elevate

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Bhakti Yogi. Musician. World Traveler.

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*Living Here and Now*
For most people it can take until the end of their lives to capitalize on gratitude within relationships. Now that death is knocking on their door, they can easily express all of their disagreements, regrets and gratitude...

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Life determines our problems, but we determine their size. I heard someone once say that there are two types of people in the world. The first thinks “We are all just products of our environment”, while the other thinks “I am a product of the...

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I’ve got great funky friends all over the place! #happybdaykira (at Ichetucknee Springs State Park)

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*Becoming Receptive to Higher Energies*
As we contemplate the problems in society and feel a desire to make a difference, we must develop our inner resources in order to be capable of offering service. We cannot give what we ourselves do not possess....

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Isn’t it amazing that we each have our very own u n i q u e contribution to this world? From how we serve and love others, to all of the quirks that make us beautiful individuals - we each have a precious gem to offer. Without the diversity of...

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Me wormin’ my way out of college and entomology projects (at Salar De Uyuni - Bolivia)

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Another revolution around the sun feels pretty good. Thank you all for being a part of the magic! (at Art of Living Retreat Center)

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“The stage of perfection is called trance, or samādhi, when one’s mind is completely restrained from material mental activities by practice of yoga. This is characterized by one’s ability to see the Self by the pure mind and to relish and rejoice in...

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“If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing; if you lose your health, you have lost something; but if you lose your character, you have lost everything.”
By practicing ahimsa, or nonviolence, we can really cultivate compassion for all living...

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Spent the weekend in the blue ridge mountains cooking for 1,800 people, dancing, learning, hearing inspiring life stories and rockin’ out to Kirtan.
#sadhusanga #kirtan #heavenlymountain #bhakti #yoga #feast #dancing (at Boone, North Carolina)

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*Differentiating between spirituality and aspiring spiritualists*
Since time immemorial tyrants have misused and twisted spirituality for exploiting others in pursuit of their own materially based conquests. Other, less zealous individuals simply...

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Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others. The material conception of life makes us very eager to receive honor from others, but from the point of view of a man in perfect knowledge – who knows...

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It hasn’t sunk in yet that my college experience as I know it is coming to an end. Thinking of the precious friends made and experiences leaves me in awe. Living in the dorms on campus freshman year I thought – man, how cool is this? I am on my own...

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*Seeking Control*
Who in this world can claim complete control of their life? The nature of this world is that we do not have a choice over so many things. Being born into the world, we automatically sign up to go through aging and the inevitable...