Leaving newsletter theme november 2012
~ Leaving Papaji liked to say we are all living in a transit lounge. Other teachers have compared our temporary existence to more...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Oct 1, 20121 min read
Silver Lining newsletter theme october 2012
~ Silver Lining If we don't go to extremes, it can be fun to discover what we love about what we hate. Byron Katie encourages us to think...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Sep 1, 20122 min read
Atmosphere newsletter theme september 2012
~ Atmosphere A radiant scientist named Sraddhalu Ranade outlines an alternative to conventional education which is based on an industrial...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Aug 1, 20121 min read
Getting Lost newsletter theme august 2012
~ Getting Lost When I was about 18, my college roommate and I won a trip to Bermuda for spring break. I danced the 24-hour marathon, and...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jul 1, 20121 min read
Irreversible newsletter theme july 2012
~ Irreversible We like to keep our options open. Having options is nearly synonymous with wealth these days. So it can take decades...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jul 1, 20121 min read
Jaya wrote this little poem while on retreat in Holland in July newsletter august 2011
Jaya wrote this little poem while on retreat in Holland in July. gentle back... why bother thinking? the whole of creation rises up...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jun 1, 20121 min read
Space and Intimacy newsletter theme june 2012
~ Space and Intimacy When a tree has enough space, it can thrive. In isolation, it might suffer drought, or it might not receive the...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
May 1, 20121 min read
(no title) newsletter theme may 2012
If the mind were blank, what would be left? Is it enough? Is it enoughness? These were meditation instructions I gave a few days ago...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Mar 1, 20122 min read
Depths newsletter theme march 2012
~ Depths I loved when Papaji (Poonjaji) talked about depth. He used to say that a human being can go deep. And that in itself is good to...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Feb 1, 20122 min read
Transmission newsletter theme february 2012
~ Transmission One and a half years ago in a NYC workshop, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen talked gently about transmission. In a way we could...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jan 1, 20121 min read
Pause newsletter theme january 2012
~ Pause The end of the calendar year can act as an excuse for a pause. We can just glimpse and taste ourselves and the stretch of our...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Dec 1, 20112 min read
Standing Out newsletter theme december 2011
~ Standing Out Watching a 1-year-old child stand up is a revelation. After lying, rolling, sitting, kneeling, sliding, and crawling for...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Nov 1, 20111 min read
Thinking for Ourselves newsletter theme november 2011
~ Thinking for Ourselves. What are my thoughts? How many of our opinions are genuinely our own? A few sparks for the exploration:...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Oct 1, 20111 min read
October Outbreath newsletter theme october 2011
-October Outbreath. Change is in the air, and it can be freeing. Some suggestions below; please feel free to add yours. Just an...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Sep 1, 20111 min read
Slinky September,the month of wild walking newsletter theme september 2011
Slinky September, the month of Wild Walking. On our retreats, we explore walking as well as lying down, sitting, eating, sleeping,...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Jul 1, 20111 min read
a letter from jaya newsletter july 2011
Jaya writes about May's deep rest retreat at the Moulin de Chaves, in France... Last year flood, this year drought the inner spring keeps...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
May 1, 20111 min read
a letter from jaya newsletter may 2011
Jaya writes about April's Deep Rest retreat in Catalonia, Spain. Every day rain. The first retreat where each teacher was also mothering...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
May 1, 20111 min read
A Note from Jaya newsletter may 2010
A Note from Jaya Gemmaji and her mother went to check on Dharmaloca last week, and the fox (is it the same one still?) pranced around the...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Apr 1, 20111 min read
a letter from jaya newsletter april 2011
Sarnath 2011 was one of my favorite Dharma Gatherings. A new phenomenon: some India fans normally in India for months at a time came this...
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Jaya Julienne Ashmore
Mar 30, 20111 min read
Open Dharma
Dharmaloca's water, filtered by the holy mountain Montsant. The pharmacist in our market town: There are 2 possible outcomes when testing...
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