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gibbous moon haiku
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 23, 2010
gibbous moon slants poems composed in darkness feverish heart beats
Bhakti Yoga, Heart Opening to the Beloved
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | February 19, 2010
Death reminds me that there is really only one way to live. From the heart of love. Returned last night from burying Mom in North Carolina. A devoted Catholic, Priscilla Lasecki Kieber embodied the heart of bhakti yoga. Whether she was sitting on the beach, enjoying the beauty of the rolling oceanic waves, preparing cake [...]
Yoga Ethics 5, APARIGRAHA, noncovetousness
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | December 23, 2009
One who perseveres on the path of noncovetousness gains deep understanding of the meaning of life. (trans. B. Bouanchaud) I DO pray for aparigraha to blossom in my life like a spiritual flower showering me with the clarity and buoyancy of a saint. This yama, suggests I relinquish that which I hold onto. I need [...]
fall dandelion haiku
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | November 11, 2009
I am tackling the NANOWRIMO challenge this month, so blog posting has taken a back seat, I am sorry to say to my loyal readers and friends. However, what a great time to begin a haiku-post tradition expanding Laughing Yogini’s Poetry tradition? There is a great tradition of linking haiku and meditation, particularly zen practice [...]
ripeness
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | October 22, 2009
What is it that I am waiting for? Why do I think I am not good enough or strong enough or smart enough or beautiful enough or kind enough? Why is the ripeness, the fullness of my existence so difficult to accept? Why do I think someone is more ~ or less ~ then my [...]
change
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | October 7, 2009
What is certain in this life? CHANGE. Only change. If I am filled with utter happiness, I can sure that at some point, I will no longer enjoy the feeling. If I am crying my eyes and heart in grief, I know too that that sadness will not last. You will not last. I will [...]
Unstopped poem
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 12, 2009
from the collection, BAREFOOT & UPSIDE DOWN: This place spreads Without intellect, Or sincerity. Trees bust boundaries with the sky; In the valley, wildflowers dangle Everywhere, simple animals skitter. Visual harmonies break, Create a palette of incongruous And unknown mores. The sky keeps Claiming sight as it drifts. Nothing is still. Nothing tells me Anything [...]
July Fourth Sacred Pause
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | July 4, 2009
Happy Fourth of July to American yogins everywhere. Beyond the flashy fireworks and barbecue festivities, this is a day to reflect upon the meaning of freedom and to celebrate the birthday of our country. Revolutionary War soldiers certainly felt as if Colonial powers were impeding their lives and their freedom. For many of us however, [...]
Video Thursday, RUMI poetry meditation
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | June 11, 2009
Poetry can be used as a wonderful tool for your meditation. There is a layer of a good poem that is “off the page.” When I teach poetry, I ask my students to try to understand, not only the literal interpretation of a given poem, but also whatever levels they find off the page. Often, [...]
Awakening Saint Carolyn poem
carolyn aka LaughingYogini | March 13, 2009
from BAREFOOT & UPSIDE DOWN, poems by carolyn kieber grady: Awakening Saint Carolyn They still call me their Christmas Carol— I was born during a Buffalo snowstorm in ‘54 On a Jersey estuary I caught crabs in coffee cans and learned how to bail I don’t know anyone who died in Viet Nam though rock [...]
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