The second yama is satya. Satya is regularly translated as ‘truthfulness.’ Barbara Stoler Miller fleshes this out as, “When one abides in truthfulness, activity and its fruition are grounded in the truth.” The observance of satya, truthfulness, requires an alignment between an impartial self-awareness that develops our self-knowledge in each moment and an outer expression… Continue reading Reflection on the Yamas: Satya
Author: Jason Woehlke
Reflection on the Yamas: Ahimsa
In this first of five short reflections on the yamas given in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, I want to begin with a brief description of what the yamas are. The yamas comprise the first of the eight limbs of the ashtanga yoga of the great Indian sage, Patanjali. They are five in number and… Continue reading Reflection on the Yamas: Ahimsa
A Short Reflection on Meaning and Money
In an age where we are constantly bombarded by the consumerist mindset, where there is a domination by corporate enterprises, a plethora of videos documenting various lifestyles and activities, exponential technological growth, and a seeming loss of connection with ourselves, where do we begin to find meaning? This question becomes especially important for me now… Continue reading A Short Reflection on Meaning and Money
Musing on Engagement with Feeling
In Welcoming the Unwelcome, by Pema Chödrӧn, she writes, “If we can go beyond blame and other escapes and just feel the bleeding, raw meat quality of our vulnerability, we can enter a space where the best part of us comes out” (p. 30). There is a quality of life that can appear in us… Continue reading Musing on Engagement with Feeling
Questioning AI
“The intersection of spirituality and AI is a fascinating and rapidly evolving field that is beginning to explore some of the deeper questions about human existence. At its core, spirituality is about understanding our place in the world and our connection to something greater than ourselves. It’s about finding meaning and purpose in our lives,… Continue reading Questioning AI
Short Blurb to Writing
What am I learning in the process of exploring how to make a little side money as a freelancer? Well, first, I am terrified! However, reading up on other people that have also been beginners treading new water in an uncertain place (such as freelancing) has clearly revealed that this is normal. It should be… Continue reading Short Blurb to Writing
An Exploration of Motivation
At the dawn of the new year I find myself questioning motivation. What is motivation? Where does motivation come from? How do I find myself in the moment of no-motivation? Is motivation connected with desire? Is there a higher force that factors into motivation? Recently, I find that I am constantly without motivation to do… Continue reading An Exploration of Motivation
Death and Hope
Sometimes the life can stagnate, roll over onto flat ground, halter and stale. What is needed to move? What is needed? Stepping outside at the year’s end into the chilled air approaching death, a silent sound is perceivable. Enter the bones, freshen the face, an air to renew and pierce the inside dormancy. Maybe the… Continue reading Death and Hope
A Little Word
Ultimately, no words can capture it. If it were the wind, words would only be the leaves it passes through. This is the essence of a yoga. Daily I can rise to do my exercises, but they mean nothing unless daily I take off the coat of yoga from my being. At that place, there… Continue reading A Little Word
What To Do?
As I’m sure it’s a question on many, (if not most), minds of people, (least of all mid-20 year-olds) – lately the question of “What do I want to do?” has been with me. It may be more accurate to say that this is the question plagued me by others, “What do you want to… Continue reading What To Do?
Musings Of The Fool 