Pure Mountain Tao

I was looking for a book at home. I went through all the bookshelves but it was not there. I went through my desk with no success. I asked others but no one had seen it. I went back home and looked places that realistically, a book would never be. I took books off shelves to look behind them, moved furniture. No luck.

A friend stopped by and, seeing the mess, asked why I didn’t just buy a replacement. I did not want a replacement; I wanted my book. It had been personalized with my notes in it. It had become a part of me in a sense. Sometimes it is hard to understand why something is valuable to someone else. A book, clothing, a family heirloom, things become valuable when they bear a special meaning or have a unique connection to our identity. I eventually found the book but more importantly I learned about attachment. I had become attached to this book and was not suffering when I could not find it. Attachments come in all shapes, colors, and sizes.

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Sitting in the hotel

Watching an old western

With Lee Marvin in it

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BHUJANGASANA

Bhujangasana means a snake. In this asana, the body attains the shape of a raised-hood, the stance of a snake. It is a very rejuvenating exercise. Yoga exercises help to gather attention, thus causing regeneration of the entire body by developing a favorable mental state. It eradicates fatigue

in the muscles. In this asana, the upper, middle and lower muscles of the spine are massaged. They increase flexibility in the spinal column. In this posture, the muscles are slowly and gradually stretched into the final position. In this asana, when we try to bring the back of the head and the feet in contact, care should be taken not to force the stretch. Listen to the body and know your limit. Be aware of the sensations in the body during the asana.Steps to follow (Bhujangasana) :

1. Lie on your tummy on the floor.
2. Place your forehead on the floor with the palms

by the side of the trunk.
3. Slowly inhale lifting the head and trunk back from the floor.
4. While raising the trunk, straighten the elbows by pressing the palms on the floor.
5. Keep the legs perpendicular to the ground by bending the knees and exhale.6. Remove the left arm off the floor and clasp the left knee, by applying pressure on the right hand.
7. Maintain this position for several deep breaths and exhale slowly while lowering your body and bringing your arms against the body and relax.

Benefits :

It is a very rejuvenating exercise.
It cures back and shoulder problems.
It is said that those who practice this asana maintain their youth and vitality.