I'm stoked to introduce you to the Veggie Children!!
For the past few weeks at the Ananda Marga Yoga Center, we've been brainstorming ways to raise funds to support our bold mission: the all-around elevation of humanity.1
Out of the ether, an artist from our community showed up with these deliciously cute dolls that she’d crafted by hand and asked for help selling them!
That night, I couldn't sleep. So, I put pen to paper and watched as a poem unfolded about the Veggie Children.
Time to sell: a couple of hours of setup later and voilà, the Veggie Children shop is live on Etsy!
I humbly request that you please check it out, share feedback with me, buy a set of Veggie Children, and share it with your friends!
Your purchase would support a great cause: providing yoga & meditation classes at low & no cost to students of all ages. Vegetarian meals, too! Your purchase will promote the wellness & wellbeing of humanity!
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Enjoying this Yogi Summer weather with free yoga classes on the quad at Queens College 🤸🏽
Guru guidance on the benefits of yoga
“Question: Why do we practice ásanas [yoga postures]?
Answer: We perform ásanas for the following reasons:
To increase the flexibility of the body.
To rectify glandular defects and balance hormonal secretions in order to control the vrittis [propensities of the mind that govern thoughts, feelings, and emotions].
To balance the body and mind.
To withdraw the mind from undesirable thinking.
To prepare the mind for subtler and higher sádhaná [spiritual practices]."
~ Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in Yoga Psychology, chapter: "Questions and Answers on Meditation"
Guru guidance on developing intuition and problem-solving
"He only is wise who devotes himself to realizing, not reading only, the ancient revelations.
Solve all your problems through meditation.
Exchange unprofitable religious speculations for actual God-contact.
Clear your mind of dogmatic theological debris; let in the fresh, healing waters of direct perception.
Attune yourself to the active inner Guidance; the Divine Voice has the answer to every dilemma of life.
Though man's ingenuity for getting himself into trouble appears to be endless, the Infinite Succor is no less resourceful."
~ Lahiri Mahasaya (Paramahansa Yogananda’s Guru's Guru), quoted in Autobiography of a Yogi
What are you reading/watching/enjoying this week?
One love,
Shine ✌🏽
P.S. veggies rule! 🍅🎃🥕🌽🫛🥦🍆
Ananda Marga’s goal is “the all-around elevation of human beings, both individually and collectively, in all spheres of human existence: individual, social, economic, intellectual and spiritual. It is a total response to human longing and aspiration.” (from the Ananda Marga USA website)
Very cool! Offerings: different colored fabrics/colors for the veggie children’s faces for the diaspora and this “ Ananda Marga’s goal is “the all-around elevation of human beings, both individually and collectively, in all spheres of human existence: individual, social, economic, intellectual and spiritual. It is a total response to human longing and aspiration.” (from the Ananda Marga USA website)” on the Etsy website description. Sending blessings for this innovative and wholesome FUNdraiser