http://just-be-it.com Wed, 02 May 2012 14:37:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They say that over seventy per cent of America’s economy is based upon consumption.  Our days are filled with thousands of advertising messages trying to persuade us we’ll be happier if we choose a particular product.  Somewhere within the past few decades the skill of creating a desire moved to ... http://just-be-it.com/2012/05/the-%e2%80%98practice%e2%80%99-of-not-wanting/ The greatest truth is deeply coming to see the nature of time.  We struggle with our restlessness, grasping for conditions to be what they were or what we hope them to be.  Yet, the Law of Impermanence continues to work, moment by moment, constantly in change.  We struggle to ‘fix ... http://just-be-it.com/2012/04/breaking-the-illusion-of-certainty/ < Cultivating a sustaining felt sense of joy is hard work.  No doubt, we all have our predispositions for holding a joyful attitude.  Yet, as we move through life, experiencing deeper suffering, the work becomes more challenging.  I’m extremely inspired by the person over ninety years old who still carries a ... http://just-be-it.com/2012/03/joy-practice/ We're excited for our last performance of the year at Washington Square Bar and Grill in White Bear Lake.  It's a celebration in honor of the season of light, the arrival of winter, and the swing of sun/earth alignment to longer days.  So come on out for the best pre-Christmas ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/12/winter-solstice-with-ride-at-the-square-dec-22-9pm/ In life, we can face the moment or try to dodge it.  We can commit to being ‘here, now’ or we can try to ignore the moment.  Our restless mind is continually pulling us from ‘being here’.  We can be caught in thoughts of the past or we can be ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/12/cest-la-viesuch-is-life/ After suffering the agony of WWI, the US Congress set aside 11/11 as a day of pause.  In 1938 it was designated Armistice Day, a day to lay down arms in pause to reflect upon the loss and grief from war.  The pause was later dedicated to the loss of ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/11/armistice-day/ Just as the moon is full, may your day be filled with ‘One-der full’ moments. In celebration of One, taking pause from the pain of notions of two. To heal, to be whole, from the pain of two. Yoga...to yoke...to be in union, connected. Armistice...to lay down arms, opening hearts in faith, hope, and ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/11/one-der-full-moments/ Tomorrow marks a shifting moment.  There’s an opportunity to deepen in our notions of ‘two’ or deepen our awareness of One.  We can expand our circle of belonging or diminish it.  We can sharpen our sword or open our arms.  We can be carried away by repeating thoughts from the ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/11/intensifying-the-social-trance-or-waking-to-one/ The non-dualistic traditions speak to the interconnection of all things, to the illusion of ‘other’.  Even when we get to the core of most religions, the proponents advised us to love one another as ourselves, even our perceived enemies.  Our suffering is fueled by the illusion that we’re separate.  We ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/11/111111-from-a-non-dualistic-perspective/ Cultivating deep abiding in: Just here. Just this. As opposed to the suffering in: Just there. Just that. We need to express what we feel we are, our beauty. And, yet, we don’t know who we are.  Ahhh, the mystery. Love is what’s found in the space between generosity and gratitude. People ask, “So why meditate?” One answer is, ... http://just-be-it.com/2011/11/a-few-recent-insights/