Today's DailyOM Offerings...
July 29, 2014
Nada: Awakening Spirit
Russill Paul
2008
Alongside the familiar yoga practice of movement and meditation is the ancient yoga of music and chant whose goal is to open your heart, awaken your mind, and arouse your spirit.
Nada yoga is a 2,000-year-old pathway to higher consciousness, enhanced health, and deeper levels of perception, developed in the esoteric spiritual schools of India. Russill Paul left his career as a film musician and took up residence in an Indian monastery where he devoted himself to deeply mastering this powerful art form. On Nada, Russill’s remarkable chanting is accompanied by his own ten-stringed hybrid instrument called a Unitar, bansuri flute, Indian percussion, sarangi, and tanpura. Nada can be used for meditation, or to fill up a room with uplifting energy. Chanting along is almost irresistible.
Russill presents his work on musical mysticism at retreats and learning centers worldwide. He has shared the stage with many musical luminaries, and has performed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
July 29, 2014
Peace and Patience
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
You could feel passionate and ambitious today. You might also be so determined to achieve your goals that you might not be aware of how your zeal is affecting others. Though your intention is probably not to alienate or offend people, your actions might be creating more conflict or controversy than is necessary. If you can temper your determination with touches of patience and calm, you will be able to direct your passionate feelings in appropriate and productive ways today. You might also try a visualization technique where you focus on strengthening your connection with others. This tool can increase your sense of community and cooperation. You will also be less likely to feel impatient or irritable with anyone who is not meeting your expectations.
When we stay calm and practice patience, we can more easily channel our ambition in productive ways. When our passion is strong and our expectations for success high, we might unwittingly act in overly aggressive ways without intending to. Choosing to proceed in a calmer, more peaceful manner will often attract the beneficial circumstances we desire. Our efforts to be kind and patient with others will usually inspire them to assist rather than oppose us. We can then achieve our goals with the least amount of resistance. Stay calm and be patient as you pursue your goals today, and your efforts will pay off in big ways.
July 29, 2014
Repeating Patterns of Meaning
Numbers
by Madisyn Taylor
Seeing number patterns repeating in your life is a signal to take pause and pay attention to it's meaning.
Glancing at the clock may cause us to look again sometimes, especially when we notice that we’ve caught it at the same time over and over again. Maybe we see the same number pattern echoed everywhere we look-whether on license plates or appliances-over a period of hours or even days. When we accept that there are no coincidences, we know there is a message in the numbers for us, and we know to pay attention to the repeating patterns and search for their true meaning.
Numerology has its basis in the ancient world and tells us that each number carries its own vibration and symbolic significance. It can mark the stages of our soul’s evolution as we move from one frequency to the next. Repeating number patterns in our lives may call us to focus on certain aspects of our lives and rise to approach them from the best within us. Once we’ve recognized that there is something we must look more deeply into, we also must trust that we will be guided to the people and places that hold the right answers for us.
Numbers, as symbols, can carry personal meanings as well. We may have our own lucky number that has served us well throughout our lives and another that reminds us of certain events of significance. If these are the numbers that are appearing, it may be the right time to delve into the past for clues about how to handle a present situation. Many people are seeing 11:11 right now, which can be interpreted as an energetic gateway that has opened for you and is ready to manifest your thoughts into reality. Whatever explanations you receive about the numbers that are appearing everywhere you look, the important thing is to trust your own guidance as to what they are telling you. Each culture attaches different meaning to the numbers, so a Chinese interpretation may be different than an interpretation from Kabalah. It is up to us to use our intuition to see which is the best fit for us. If someone has an explanation that doesn’t feel right, then this is not the answer for you but may be just a clue to keep you moving on the path. By paying attention to the numbers around us, we use them as tools to improve our connection to the universe and our awareness of our choices in life.
Nada: Awakening Spirit
Russill Paul
2008
Alongside the familiar yoga practice of movement and meditation is the ancient yoga of music and chant whose goal is to open your heart, awaken your mind, and arouse your spirit.
Nada yoga is a 2,000-year-old pathway to higher consciousness, enhanced health, and deeper levels of perception, developed in the esoteric spiritual schools of India. Russill Paul left his career as a film musician and took up residence in an Indian monastery where he devoted himself to deeply mastering this powerful art form. On Nada, Russill’s remarkable chanting is accompanied by his own ten-stringed hybrid instrument called a Unitar, bansuri flute, Indian percussion, sarangi, and tanpura. Nada can be used for meditation, or to fill up a room with uplifting energy. Chanting along is almost irresistible.
Russill presents his work on musical mysticism at retreats and learning centers worldwide. He has shared the stage with many musical luminaries, and has performed for His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
July 29, 2014
Peace and Patience
Sagittarius Daily Horoscope
You could feel passionate and ambitious today. You might also be so determined to achieve your goals that you might not be aware of how your zeal is affecting others. Though your intention is probably not to alienate or offend people, your actions might be creating more conflict or controversy than is necessary. If you can temper your determination with touches of patience and calm, you will be able to direct your passionate feelings in appropriate and productive ways today. You might also try a visualization technique where you focus on strengthening your connection with others. This tool can increase your sense of community and cooperation. You will also be less likely to feel impatient or irritable with anyone who is not meeting your expectations.
When we stay calm and practice patience, we can more easily channel our ambition in productive ways. When our passion is strong and our expectations for success high, we might unwittingly act in overly aggressive ways without intending to. Choosing to proceed in a calmer, more peaceful manner will often attract the beneficial circumstances we desire. Our efforts to be kind and patient with others will usually inspire them to assist rather than oppose us. We can then achieve our goals with the least amount of resistance. Stay calm and be patient as you pursue your goals today, and your efforts will pay off in big ways.
July 29, 2014
Repeating Patterns of Meaning
Numbers
by Madisyn Taylor
Seeing number patterns repeating in your life is a signal to take pause and pay attention to it's meaning.
Glancing at the clock may cause us to look again sometimes, especially when we notice that we’ve caught it at the same time over and over again. Maybe we see the same number pattern echoed everywhere we look-whether on license plates or appliances-over a period of hours or even days. When we accept that there are no coincidences, we know there is a message in the numbers for us, and we know to pay attention to the repeating patterns and search for their true meaning.
Numerology has its basis in the ancient world and tells us that each number carries its own vibration and symbolic significance. It can mark the stages of our soul’s evolution as we move from one frequency to the next. Repeating number patterns in our lives may call us to focus on certain aspects of our lives and rise to approach them from the best within us. Once we’ve recognized that there is something we must look more deeply into, we also must trust that we will be guided to the people and places that hold the right answers for us.
Numbers, as symbols, can carry personal meanings as well. We may have our own lucky number that has served us well throughout our lives and another that reminds us of certain events of significance. If these are the numbers that are appearing, it may be the right time to delve into the past for clues about how to handle a present situation. Many people are seeing 11:11 right now, which can be interpreted as an energetic gateway that has opened for you and is ready to manifest your thoughts into reality. Whatever explanations you receive about the numbers that are appearing everywhere you look, the important thing is to trust your own guidance as to what they are telling you. Each culture attaches different meaning to the numbers, so a Chinese interpretation may be different than an interpretation from Kabalah. It is up to us to use our intuition to see which is the best fit for us. If someone has an explanation that doesn’t feel right, then this is not the answer for you but may be just a clue to keep you moving on the path. By paying attention to the numbers around us, we use them as tools to improve our connection to the universe and our awareness of our choices in life.