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Belief – Gratitude – Clarity
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@richroll & @charles_eisenstein explore the reset

@richroll & @charles_eisenstein explore the reset we have been gifted. ❤️
https://www.richroll.com/podcast/charles-eisenstein-511/
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Sensitive to the delicacy of this moment, I’ve been careful about who I invite on the podcast to discuss it.

The pandemic has cast a cosmic panic I am not interested in amplifying. Nor do I feel it appropriate to deliver an empty dose of conjectural optimism.

I don’t hold myself out as knowing what exactly is happening. I don’t think any of us do.

I can’t give you a prediction or a prescription.

What I can offer is perception.

If there is a silver lining to this perilous moment, it’s the opportunity to snap the denial that humans exist separate from each other — and the biosphere that supports all life.

A crucial voice in this conversation, today @Charles_Eisenstein joins the podcast — writer, speaker, counter-culture intellectual and currently one of our deepest integrative thinkers.

In the vein of my exchanges with @zachbushmd, this is a thoughtful, metaphysical conversation about completely redefining our definition of normal.

Without minimizing the severity of what is and what is to come, this truly is our opportunity to cast a new world.

May Charles be our gentle steward.

I hope this conversation leaves you better than before. Link to episode in bio. ✌🏽🌱🌍 - Rich

Real—Unreal https://soulfulsojourn.com/real-unre

Real—Unreal
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This morning I climbed onto a ledge and sat in the first rays of sunshine to drink tea and read. The chapter, entitled ‘Creation theories and the reality of the world’, contains Sri Ramana’s answers to questions regarding our enigma with the waking and dream worlds, and our difficulty in coming to terms with which world, if either, is real and which is unreal. It’s a subject upon which I’ve never felt I could get any grasp, and not for lack of trying. But this morning’s musings were set on the backdrop of comments made virtually between friends these past few days. I could feel myself wanting to hold fast to my points of view, while also feeling respect for my mates and that I wanted to gaze at the topics from their perspective. The result was a feeling of unrest because I didn’t want to shun or invalidate either of us.
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In her April 6th newsletter editor’s note, Miriam Frankel (Science Editor for ‘The Conversation’) wrote, “the coronavirus pandemic will no doubt lead to an outbreak of divisive and disruptive political blame games.” You know what? I’m not interested in nor want to participate in discord, animosity, or disunity, let alone diatribes. What I value is communication, cooperation, and compassion.
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And thus, the prose reflected on the pages in front of me spoke loudly, without having to make a sound.
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❝The world of the waking state and the dream world are both creations of the mind and, so long as the mind is engrossed in either, it finds itself unable to deny their reality. It cannot deny the reality of the dream world while it is dreaming and it cannot deny the reality of the waking world while it is awake. If, on the contrary, you withdraw your mind completely from the world and turn it within and abide there, that is, if you keep awake always to the Self which is the substratum of all experiences, you will find the world of which you are now aware is just as unreal as the world in which you lived in your dream.❞ →

* Portal * https://soulfulsojourn.com/portal/ What

* Portal *
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What an odd experience it is to be sequestered, to be in lockdown. I’m certain that we all feel some level of frustration, uncertainty, helplessness, and/or inquiry into one, or many, dimensions of our central, global coronavirus motif.
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Admittedly, my biggest challenge is the same now as always, not to be overly occupied with beliefs on various topics. Perhaps that’s why I keep returning to the theme of holding space for insight and change. Humorously, even this is based on my own viewpoints. Notwithstanding, I step into the enquiry: can this time be a catalyst for a shift in the world, in me? To be more clear, can this ‘crisis’ be an opportunity for re-evaluating what we value in the world, what I value? Or, even more simply, what if it can be about getting to know ourselves better?
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Below are words taken from Jeff Foster’s musings on abundance. I’ve taken the liberty to excerpt them into a different form, an attempt to point to the space of open experience.
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connection to each breath
sensitive to every flicker of sensation and emotion in the body
greeting each unique moment
being present
opening heart and feeling deeply moved by love
embracing what needs to be held, unencumbered by memory or false hope
feeling a breeze on the cheeks
meeting others in the field of honesty and vulnerability
connecting beyond story
sharing what is alive
rooted in the present moment
knowing that we are always Home
feeling the belly rise and fall, thanking each breath
falling to one’s knees in awe
sinking more deeply into rest
being simple, kind
fresh, open, awake.
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❝ The Self is certainly within the direct experience of everyone, but not as one imagines it to be. It is one as it is.❞
—Sri Ramana
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* I Am * https://soulfulsojourn.com/i-am/ The titl

* I Am *
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The title of this post is a shameless copy from my best mate’s blog post, https://wp.me/pbiRyJ-5f . @dfberman has a tremendously optimistic view in life, and he’s constantly teaching me to give people the opportunity to shine. Yet, with race and event cancellations, the global pandemic, uncertainty abounding on (too) many levels, and the growing virus on his island paradise even he is feeling that it’s “hard not to have it get to you.”
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It’s ‘Aloha Friday’ and he wrote about some things for which he’s grateful. As I read his words I could hear his voice in my head, see his smile as he ran, and feel his positive energy 13,000km away in Catalonia. My heart warmed, joy flourished within and a smile came across my face.
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I’m taking Dano’s lead and passing on the aloha. 🌺
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I don’t have the option to go out for a run, but I do have a large terrace on which to put my bike trainer, and beautiful weather to enjoy. I’m in a safe location, isolated from people, and lots of fresh air to breathe. I have access to fresh fruit and veggies each week, and clean water from my distiller. I’m able to connect virtually with friends and family. And I’m healthy.
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❝No matter how important money is, happiness is much more important, and to find something that fills you with total satisfaction. In spite of money, in spite of basic human needs, happiness is still there. It's still the main thing. That's worth more than all the money in the world.❞
—Courage Adams, ‘Encouraged’ ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdAqBIixP80 )
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#peace #plants #namaste
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* The Questions * https://soulfulsojourn.com/the-q

* The Questions *
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Every day starts the same for me—lockdown or not.
Meditation, reading, then asanas & stretches with a bit of chanting. Not much changes when looking solely at the routine.
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Likewise, while confined to my own residence, not much changes in my immediate surroundings either: inside trainer ride when it’s raining, outside trainer ride when it’s not.
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But just as the global world moves along with constant change, so too does the inner world. The tendencies of the mind are always in flux: how my body feels, my mood, my energy level, stress and fatigue levels, and desires or lack thereof.
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I spend a lot of time these days pondering our global situation. Many people look forward to things getting back to ‘normal’. What’s normal? Why normal? Is what we had what we want? If not, what do we want, and why, and how do we go about setting ourselves up for success in creating it.
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These can be difficult questions to answer, but first, we have to *ask them*. We have to want to inquire. We have to get clear about the questions. But even before these things, there is a more fundamental question—the most basic and important question of them all. Who are you?
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“People try to find out about things which are outside of them before they try to find out ‘Who am I?’ Only by the latter means can happiness be gained.” —Sri Ramana Maharshi, “Be As You Are”
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Time for simple things, while listening to good co

Time for simple things,
while listening to good conversation.
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On Being with Krista Tippett
Rebecca Solnit: Falling Together
https://onbeing.org/programs/rebecca-solnit-falling-together/
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❝When all the ordinary divides and patterns are shattered, people step up to become their brothers’ keepers. And that purposefulness and connectedness bring joy even amidst death, chaos, fear, and loss.❞
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❝What if we could actually be better people in a better world.❞
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#peace #plants #namaste
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* Mouna & Upadeśa * https://soulfulsojourn.com/mo

* Mouna & Upadeśa *
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Mother Nature is forcing Homo sapiens into retreats.
Perhaps she is inviting us to take a break from our outwardly focused attention.
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Let us stop being so ‘busy’.
Dive within. See what is already there.
Let us each learn more about ourselves, our inner workings.
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There will be resistance.
That is how the asanas [mental tendencies] work.
But, with practice, those tendencies—that which separates us from our inner peace—will be rooted out.
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Just as standing on one leg becomes more difficult when the eyes are closed.
In time, through opening and closing the eyelids, one finds balance when focused within.
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Let us embrace this opportunity to shift gears and find out who we truly are.
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❝Silence [mouna] is the true teaching [upadeśa].
It is the perfect upadeśa.❞ —Sri Ramana Maharshi, ‘Be As You Are’
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#peace #plants #namaste
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<sigh> Spanish lockdown started on March 14 for tw

<sigh>
Spanish lockdown started on March 14 for two weeks.
It was just extended another 15 days.
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We are only allowed to leave home for work, to buy food, or seek medical assistance. ·
I’m lucky because I have a terrace that's ~23m in circumference.
If I do 1832 laps I’ll have done a marathon.
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I just did 330 loops in an hour.
That’s ~7.6 kilometres.
It actually went by pretty darn quickly.
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It’s only a matter of building up to an additional 4½ hours.
I do have time to burn.
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Little did I know the extent of my @umwchawaii mental training.
• Ultraman Day 3 would be 3364 loops.
• At 5.6 hours per marathon x2 I’d still make it under the 12 hour cutoff!
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Ok, coach @alan_couzens, let’s get to work. 😎
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Fortunately, I can put my bike on the trainer for Days 1 & 2 instead of riding it around the terrace. But the 10km swim on Day 1 is going to be a bit rough with stretch bands. 😅
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Toolbox
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1/3 There’s no doubt about it, lockdown quarantine is getting to me.
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I'm a loner. I’m single. I live alone. I've been a nomad for a decade. At first, I begrudgingly accepted that my life developed this way. Over the last several years, however, I’ve embraced this lifestyle because it provides tremendous opportunities to travel, experience different cultures, and see things that most people only dream about or only see via visual media. This way of life also allows for immersing myself in quietness, something I find immensely soothing. I thrive when living in a cabin in the woods where nature is both a constant companion and a teacher.
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Even still, I’ve learned that I need human contact. I can’t go it alone. I occasionally walk around town or sit at a cafe in the central square to listen to people and feel their energy. I seize opportunities for spontaneous interaction, and I welcome hangout time and deep conversation with close friends. It was in healing from the dark depths of depression that I learned how to ask for help, to reach out to others, to acknowledge that as much as I consciously avoid people, I also need them.
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And now? I'm in lockdown in Catalonia (Spain), and the stress is starting to take its toll. I recognise it first as growing internal unrest, then it manifests in my physiology, and in my dreams. I sometimes awake with my heart pounding, in a sweat, and breathing rapidly. Last night, I was startled alert at midnight after a very violent and graphic dream about my father’s death. I know this pattern all too well. I’ve been down that road. I _don’t_ want to go there again. And when I falter, I reach out for help.
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Every single day I recommit myself to what I do want. And for that, I have identified six keystones to my own personal health. I invest in these with consistent practice. They make up the shelves of my toolbox that provide needed stability:
• sleep
• nutrition
• community
• time in nature
• regular exercise
• daily meditation
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Woohoo! Some good & motivating news arrived this m

Woohoo!
Some good & motivating news arrived this morning on the first day of lockdown here in Spain. I've been accepted into the 2020 36th Anniversary @umwchawaii !!
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Now we just gotta keep me and my crew healthy, and help the rest of the world with their health so that UMWC 2020 can happen this November on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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I can also announce that I have a new coach, @alan_couzens of @humangoai . Alan is a premier exercise physiologist who has coached a wide range of endurance athletes, from beginners to World Champions. I absolutely love his data and experience driven approach to training, and his wholistic view on health, fitness and longevity.
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Mahalo nui loa to Sheryl & David Cobb, Co-Race Directors for their faith in my #Aloha, #Ohana, #Kokua spirit.
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May a Flash Mob of peace and cooperation break out on the globe!
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namaste,
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#peace #plants #namaste
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Belief – Gratitude – Clarity
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🕊 Divine Beloved 🕊 https://soulfulsojourn.co

🕊 Divine Beloved 🕊
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I cannot see you,
yet you are everything.
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I do not hear you,
but your quietness echos.
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I long for you,
though we are joined.
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I wander away, distracted,
and run back, distraught.
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I surrender to not knowing,
walking slowly, looking closer.
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Then,
Grace.
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Disconnection kindled confusion,
out of confusion evolved lucidity.
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Separation provided contrast,
via contrast emerged clarity.
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Seeking was necessary,
through it bloomed appreciation.
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We are always One.
Living fully.
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❝The point of playing cards with me wasn’t to beat me (because I was only nine years old). It was a way of telling me she loved me [in a way that I could understand and accept].❞
~Brother Guy Consolmagno
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#peace #plants #namaste
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