travel light

pack your toothbrush. toothpaste.
pack that pair of socks you love.

do not forget to pack your smile.

you are ready.

remember to travel light


Well it’s an awkward situation
Trying to fight the jungle alone
But I gotta make my way through
If I wanna travel light

Lately I’ve been walking away, floating like a song in the air
Lately, I’ve been trailing away, I’ve been walking my way

ashtanga yoga

1 hour for me

शांति

Shanti (Pali: Santi) simply means "peace". It’s a beautiful meaning and also a very beautiful sound. The shanti is repeated three times, as are many chants in Buddhism. In Buddhism as well as in Hinduism the threefold Shanti is generally interpreted as meaning the Threefold Peace in body, speech, and mind (i.e. peace in the entirety of one’s being).

Hindu teachings typically end with the words Om shanti shanti shanti as an invocation of peace, and the mantra is also used to conclude some Buddhist devotional ceremonies.

what I bring back home

Mein Leben hat allen gefallen. Nur mir nicht.

Live here and now. No expectations. Feed your body with what it is asking for.

Life is like a trip on a ship. You know that at a certain point you are gonna drown, you just don't know when.

Peace. Acceptance. Ability to say "No, thanks".

buddha

magnolia. now and here.

not yesterday. not tomorrow.

day dreaming

Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Within Hinduism, it also refers to one of the six orthodox (āstika) schools of Hindu philosophy, and to the goal toward which that school directs its practices.^[ In Jainism yoga is the sum total of all activities—mental, verbal and physical.

Sanskrit mantra:

vande gurūṇāṁ caraṇāravinde saṁdarśitasvātmasukhāvabodhe
niḥ śreyase jāṅ̇galikāyamāne saṁsāra hālāhala mohaśāntyai
ābāhu puruṣākāraṁ śaṅ̇khacakrāsi dhāriṇam
sahasra śirasaṁ śvetam praṇamāmi patañjalim

I bow to the lotus feet of the gurus,

The awakening happiness of ones own self revealed,
Beyond better, acting like the jungle physician,
Pacifying delusion, the poison of samsara.

Taking the form of a man to the shoulders,
Holding a conch, a discus, and a sword,
One thousand heads white,
To Patanjali, I salute.

Mangala mantra:

svasti prajābhyaḥ paripālayantāṁ nyāyena mārgeṇa mahīṁ mahīśāḥ
gobrāhmaṇebhyaḥ śubhamastu nityaṁ lokāḥ samastāḥ sukhino bhavantu

May prosperity be glorified -
may rulers, (administrators) rule the world with law and justice
may divinity and erudition be protected
May all beings be happy and prosperous.

And finally my favorite part comes.

Namaste is a common spoken greeting or salutation used in India and Nepal. It has multi-religious or else common usage where it may simply mean "I bow to you." The word is derived from Sanskrit namas, to bow,obeisance, reverential salutation, and te, "to you."

When spoken to another person, it is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointed upwards, in front of the chest. This gesture, called Añjali Mudrā, can also be performed wordlessly and carries the same meaning.

Namaste. I bow to you.