“If a man is to become fully himself - and this is not something that happens automatically just because you arrive at a particular age - he is going to have to give up some things in the process. Be it drugs, infidelity, childishness, lying, fear of intimacy, violence - none of these things contribute to being a man” IfsMenGivingHappensAgeLyingProcessViolenceParticularDrugGiving UpIntimacyInfidelityChildishness Author:Rod Stryker
“A little exposure to the philosophy of many Eastern spiritual traditions - including yoga - could easily lead you to conclude that if you aspire to achieve goals in the material world you cannot fulfill yourself spiritually, or vice versa. However, since all of us, at some level, long for fulfillment in all aspects of our life, it is essential to understand that these two aims are not mutually exclusive.” IfsWorldLittlesLongTwoPhilosophySpiritualGoalLevelsOur LivesAchieveMaterialsEssentialsYogaAspectTraditionAimIncludingVicesFulfillmentAspireEasternExposureExclusiveVice VersaMaterial WorldAchieving Goals Author:Rod Stryker
“There is this expectation that as January 1st dawns, we're going to do it differently. Moreover, there's this kind of pressure, that even if I've been trying to be different for a while, January 1st, from here on in - I have to be different. There's a cultural expectation, there's a personal expectation. I think it's worth just taking pause for a minute and talking about that.” IfsThinkingTryingKindDifferentTalkingMinutesExpectationsPressureDawnPausesJanuaryJanuary 1st Author:Rod Stryker
“If you make time for silence, the sacred will unfold.” IfsSilenceMeditationYogaSacredWellnessMaking Time Author:Rod Stryker
“If yoga is about life, this means ALL life, not just part of it. Together, the spiritual and the material constitute the whole you, the whole of the experience of being human, and the nature of the universe in which you live. There may be no step more important to achieving ultimate fulfillment than accepting what the Vedas teach us about desires--that some desires are inpsired by your soul.” IfsHumansMayMeanImportantSoulWholeTogetherSpiritualDesireUniverseAcceptingStepsTeachAchieveMaterialsYogaUltimateYour SoulFulfillmentBeing HumanVedas Book:The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom Source: The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom