K.A.R.M.A

Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind...what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.

I will put the Law of Karma into effect by making a commitment to take the following steps:

1. Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment. And in the mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring them into my conscious awareness. I will know that the best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present.

2. Whenever I make a choice, I will ask myself two questions: "What are the consequences of this choice that I am making?" and "Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me and also to those who are affected by this choice?"

3. I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I will plunge ahead with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the consequences of my action with my inner vision. This guidance will enable me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and those around me.


~Deepak Chopra~

What goes around comes around”, or Karma is a term that comprises the entire cycle of cause and effect. The sum of all that an individual has done, is currently doing and will do. The effects of all deeds actively create past, present and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain in others. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, Karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well.

In Islam there is no thing as karma, but it's commonsense that if you do wrong then people will treat you wrong. Nothing much divine about it, it’s human nature.

On a boring night my friends and I got to argue about some heavy stuff. The topic of the evening was infidelity and adultery. After a few glasses of cheap wine, we waxed philosophically on the deep existential questions of love and betrayal. Can anyone ever find true love with an adulterer? And if you're the lucky/unlucky one to woo someone away from their significant other, can you ever be sure that they won't be wooed away again from you?

I'm of the opinion that adulterers and the people who "lure" them into adultery always get their due. So no one who's ever been hurt by this form of betrayal has to do anything exceptional to their unfaithful lovers to get back at them because the heartbreaker is bound to get hurt sooner or later.

Harsh huh? I don’t make the karma rules, I just write about them.

Yoga. 2009 Philippine Yoga Asana Championship

Surya Namaskar

... or Sun Salutation (lit. "salute to the sun"), is a common sequence I do a few minutes after waking up. standing on the mat half groggy with sleep and disoriented I take a few deep breaths with my hands on my rib cages to feel them expand.

breath deeply. ujayi. then into the prayer pose , raised arms pose, standing forward bend, equestrian, four-limbed staff, salute with the eight limbs pose, cobra, downward dog, equestrian, cobra pose, downward dog, standing forward bend, raised arms then back to prayer. exhale.

first few sets. tightness in my shoulders, heaviness of my butt :), strain in my neck.

concentrate on the breath.

i hear Dara, my neighbors bird squawking.

concentrate on the breath.

sweat starts to drip.

i feel the heat in my ribcage.

zoning out, i start to feel oblivious of my surroundings.

5 sets more. no more tightness.

more sweat. almost done.

sweaty and spent, I fold the mat and smell my mom's daing wafting in my nostrils.

bogchi.

peace & light!

photo courtesy of: cairns yoga academy

yoga stasis

my yoga instructor Fritz is out of the country but he did give me assignments on asanas that i needed to improve on. basically i have not done any of my assigned tasks. i do my sun salutation series' but can't seem to move on to the back bends and inverts. i know i'm distracted what with the recent relationship status change (let's not get into that pleeze) and my son on vacation (for a month!) and the usual work-travel routine and.. and.. and..

i can almost hear my my friend Girard ranting in my ear... "excuses excuses excuses excuses excuses excuses.. yada yada yada crap again!"

yes, i'm guilty.

ohhhmm.

peace & light!

crap crap and more crap.*updated

now what the hell nonsense is this!!!??? i mean c'mon.. *trying my best not to swear*

OOHHMMMMMMM.

*thank you Danurasana for the info below

Malaysia backs down from yoga ban

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia's prime minister said on Wednesday Muslims should still take up yoga, reversing an outright ban that has drawn widespread protests amid concerns over growing Islamic fundamentalism in the multiracial nation.

Malaysia's National Fatwa Council, comprising Islamic scholars, told Muslims at the weekend to avoid yoga because it uses Hindu prayers that could erode Muslims' faith.

But the decision drew a sharp rebuke from many Muslims and even Malaysia's sultans, or hereditary rulers, who said that they should be consulted on any matters involving Islam.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi moved to contain the damage, telling the national news agency Bernama that Muslims could carry on doing yoga but minus the chanting.

"I wish to state that a physical regime with no elements of worship can continue, meaning, it is not banned. I believe that Muslims are not easily swayed into polytheism," he said.

OKEY FINE! Grabe naman kayo koyah.. yan na lang nga ang libangan ko gusto niyo pang okrayin.Kainez ha :)

Philippine Yoga Asana Championship

I was supposed to go to this. Wanna join for the sake of joining lang. Maybe do a bit of networking with other yoga practitioners. There are only a handful of us in Davao now and it is getting to be a lonely practice.

Unfortunately, I already maxed out my frequent flier miles and don't have enough to get a free ticket to Manila.. and besides work is toxic*sob*

This was supposed to be my Christmas gift to myself *sob ulit*

Oh well. Maybe next year.

Namaste.