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TODAY'S LEARNINGSamsara: Detach From Life To Truly Live Life

Samsara means "wandering through" or "wandering without a goal" in Sanskrit. Samsara is the idea of reincarnation, which is a cycle of life in which our spirit or soul is stuck in a never-ending cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

Yogis believe that the soul keeps coming back to life until it gets moksha, or freedom. Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism all believe in the idea of reincarnation, which has been around for a long time.

According to these beliefs, samsara is a state of being in which we can't help but feel pain, sorrow, and frustration over and over again. Still, we can choose how to react to the things that are happening in our lives right now. The next life a person has depends on their karma from this life and the lives they have lived before. If we don't make good decisions, we get more bad karma, which keeps us stuck in this cycle of pain.

In the Hindu and yoga traditions, samsara is the journey of the atman, which is the universal Self's pure consciousness, through different bodies, realms, and ways of being. The only way to stop being born again and again is to reach moksha, which means "enlightenment."

Karma & Samsara

Attachment, desire, aversion, and ignorance are the main reasons why people suffer and do bad things. We get good karma and bad karma depending on what we think, say, and do. If we have enough bad karma, we will be reborn into lower realms. If we have enough good karma, we will eventually be able to move to higher levels of existence.

As karma builds up and attachments get stronger, they bind and entangle the individual soul, or jiva, in a web, or "sea of samsara," which leads to more suffering. But when we do yoga, we start to see how these patterns of attachment and aversion show up in us. As long as we are attached to life, we will keep being born and dying over and over again. But when we let go of our attachments, we stop causing ourselves pain and can start to break out of the cycle of reincarnation. This leads to freedom, or moksha, which is the ultimate goal of bringing jiva together with Brahman, the soul of everything.

Why Yoga Matters? 

Yoga's main goal is to break us out of the cycle of samsara, but this is a very hard practice. Yoga teaches us to let go of our egoistic wants and attachments and accept the truth that we are one with everything else. This is done by developing wisdom (prajna), compassion (karuna), self-inquiry (viveka), and equanimity (stability) (upeksa).

More importantly, yoga teaches us not to give up on samsara but to accept and enjoy it. We learn to live in harmony with the cycles of nature, to enjoy each moment of our lives, and to live in the present.

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POSITIVE NEWS OF THE DAY

Sandy Hazelip and Ellie Hamby are spreading the message, "If you don't use it, you lose it," to older people all over the world.

Like Phileas Fogg and Passepartout, the 80-year-olds are going around the world in 80 days to have advanced fun at their advanced age.

Hazelip and Hamby worked in Africa for 20 years and met in Zambia. Hamby is a documentary photographer, and Hazelip is a doctor.

Friendship was inevitable, and they had already been on several trips together before they decided to go around the world in 80 days to see all seven continents and all seven wonders of the world to celebrate their 80th birthdays.

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FOOD FOR THE SOULAyurveda Spring Recipes: Coconut, Turmeric & Tomato Sambar Soup

Every South Indian mom has their own version of Sambar Soup, a popular dish from the heartland of Ayurveda. It can be made to suit any constitution. This spring sambar recipe, with brightly sour lime and bitter-pungent turmeric, invigorates the blood and liquefies stagnant fats and mucus. These actions relieve sinus congestion and release excess fat just when your body needs to lighten up. Sambar soup is typically served with dosas (fermented daal crepes), idlys and mint chutney. Other optional flavors include mustard seed, garam masala, cinnamon, lime, garlic, etc.

Ingredients

1/2 tsp BLACK PEPPER 

1 whole CARROT 

1/4 c CILANTRO 

1/4 c COCONUT FLAKES 

1 tsp CORIANDER SEED 

1 tbsp CUMIN 

1 tsp FENNEL SEEDS 

1 clove GARLIC 

1 inch GINGER (FRESH) 

1 whole LIME 

1/2 c MUNG BEAN 

1 tsp MUSTARD SEED 

2 whole POTATO 

1 tsp SALT (SEA SALT) 

1 tbsp SUCANAT 

2 tbsp SUNFLOWER OIL 

1 whole TOMATO 

1 tsp TURMERIC 

1/2 c YELLOW ONION

1 c ZUCCHINI

Instructions

1. Grind the spices into a powder. Add a small amount of water to create a paste with the spices. Let the paste sit for five minutes, during which time the water will be absorbed by the spices. When you fry the spices, this water will boil, pushing out the essential oils, and the flavor, into the frying oil for a great tasting result.

2. Heat 1 Tbsp hot oil in a small pan. When the pan is hot enough that a drop of water sizzles, add the spice paste. Sautee for 30 seconds. Remove from heat before the spices brown and lose their flavor. Do not let the oil smoke, or it will turn into trans fats.

3. In a large saucepan or stockpot, heat the remaining oil. Toss in your onions. When the onions become clear, mix in the garlic and continue frying for thirty seconds. Pour in your spicy oil from step two, and all remaining ingredients. Fill the pot with water until it covers the vegetables. Bring the entire mixture to a boil, cover, and simmer on low heat for one hour or until vegetables are tender.

4. Garnish with fresh cilantro, the squeeze of a lime wedge, and a sprinkle of fresh coconut. Serve hot with coconut rice!

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