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Thoughts lead on to action; actions form habits; habits create character; and character creates our destiny. – Debra Moffitt Karma simply means the effects of our actions. When we eat a little too much today, tomorrow, and again the next day, the result is a need to buy new pants to accommodate that expanding waist…

The Rubin Museum is well-known for its ability to combine Buddhist and Asian culture with tantalizing spiritual events. Over the next weeks it presents “Crazy Wisdom,” a film about Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche who is considered to be one of the first pioneers to bring Tibetan Buddhism to America. “Crazy wisdom is a fast track to…

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.  -Peg Bracken Why is it that at the Christmas season, we often feel the most curt and strained with those who we love and who love us most? We rush “home” (wherever that may be), split time between different sets…

As the days are short and the nights are long, the world seems to draw inward and turn its eyes inside to the inner realm of the spirit. In this dark, silence one can hear the whisperings of the heart. The heart speaks ever in a still, small voice. It does not scream above the…

In many countries in this side of the hemisphere, candles and fires are lit to bring in warmth and light during this season. The days grow short and we naturally draw inward, away from the cold to move more deeply in tune with our soul rhythms. In India, I watched a devoted woman do a…

Being in the present, conscious and awake to the beauty around you is a gift. We can chose to live with heightened awareness and become increasingly conscious of what’s going on both inside us and all around. By bringing attention to the body and tuning into feelings there, we become conscious of what’s going on…

Father Christmas is not just a fiction character or someone from fantasy land. The tradition of “Babo Natale” or Father Christmas dates back centuries and started with Saint Nick. Nicholas was a bishop living in Demre, Turkey hundreds of years ago. He wore his long red bishop’s dress and was known for his beautiful works…

With the count down on to December 25th, the next 28 days Awake in the World will focus on ways to make the holiday season less commercial and more spiritual.  Whether you celebrate the day as  Christmas, Kwanza or based on any of the other traditions, the aim is to move away from the consumer…

While we’re bombarded with commercials to go out and shop ‘til you drop today and over the coming weeks, there are alternatives. We can choose to focus on what we already have, enjoy the simple and natural things of the season and live more in harmony with the earth. By choosing consciously not to turn…

“I know the secret of silence,” Indian saint, Mahatma Gandhi wrote. In the silence the mind comes to rest and all of the pieces come home like bees to the hive. The senses gather themselves together and the fragments of our self return home to become whole. Silent practices or vows have long been staples…
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