Go shopping today. Buy things for the house, and settle in more comfortably. Money matters are favorable and men and women are in harmony. Cooking and all things domestic are favored. Intuition and hunches also help. Governmental organizations or special interest groups are on your side today. A sudden loss or break can occur, but don’t worry it will be fixed by tomorrow. A good investment comes your way, and a good meal makes you happy.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
You are still raring to go. Emotional enthusiasm permeates the day. New ventures inspire you and life is exciting. Yet you can feel tentative and uncertain. Spend time with people who encourage you and have confidence in you and your aspirations. Mark Twain said, “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Remember the great people you have known and be encouraged!
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
Home and family have strong emotional pull for you today. And at the same time you are still wrapped up in the project that has been taking your time. You could feel impatient about sentimental demands, but go ahead and call your mother or your dear ones. You are like a child who has just learned to run. You’re zipping around enthusiastically but the second you notice you’ve gotten too far away from mom your confidence evaporates. Today be clear who and what is the source of your security and stay connected to that source. We’re all children in that sense.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
Something could happen today that pulls you back into a situation from the past. It’s comfortable and it’s fine to visit and reminisce, but don’t stay long. The dominant theme these days is aggressive forward action and avoiding roadblocks. Life is exciting and self-orientation is present. You are so involved in what you’re doing it’s hard to think of others. Your agenda comes first! King Louis XIV once famously complained, “I almost had to wait!” when his chariot was slow to arrive. Be patient if you almost have to wait today. Chat with people, look around and notice what’s going on in the world outside your head.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
A fortunate action with an excellent outcome happens today. This is an odd time when you feel assertive and oriented toward action, and at the same time you keep running into obstacles. Be like water today. If you’re zipping along and something’s in the way, flow around it and keep going. Don’t stop. You feel emotional and sensitive and you can take offense easily. Trust that a powerful and benevolent force is watching out for you. The Talmud says, “Every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers ‘Grow, grow’!” You too! You are safe.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
Intuitive day! There are two parts of intuitive perception: first, to have the intuition; and second, to act on it. Today those two come together and you make THE decision or choice that changes your future favorably. You are able to take everything into consideration and to act definitively, and all this comes from your intuition. Call it a hunch, whatever. Do it and move on. Your thinking is accurate. Someone may disagree with you, but stick to your guns. Definitely relax later. You deserve it.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
Art and medicine are favored today. Be creative and see the doctor if you need to. A particular form of intuitive awareness is present in every activity, combined with enthusiastic forward action. Pay close attention to where you are going; you may run into an obstacle. Something hidden or beneath the surface could suddenly loom large, and this situation will stop you cold. It seems insignificant, but it must be respected. No running stoplights! You are so enthusiastic about the future but you don’t wish to deal with forms, plans, and things that take time. Stop, wait and do what needs to be done. You’ll be glad you did later.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
Oh ho! Love or friends? You want to have both, but parcel yourself out. Do not mix romance with friendship. It doesn’t work today. Your intuition is highly developed, and your thinking is tinged with emotion. A sixth sense is at work here. You know what to do but you can’t explain it. Act on what you know to be true and you won’t make a mistake. Think up reasons later. A good friend or family member can tell you something in confidence that helps you understand the past.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
An excerpt from the Mindfulness workshop given by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo in 1999
The mistake that we make with almost any spiritual practice is waiting for it to affect us. We’re waiting for the “feeling” when Dharma is supposed to sweep us away like a Calgon bath or something, and that’s not the way it’s ever going to happen. You may have wonderful, sweeping experiences, but you’ll do that in your bathtub too. It’s just normal.
The kinds of practices that we are taught to do on the Vajrayana path, such as prostrations, are quite different and unique for us and for our culture. At first, a Westerner feels very strange performing prostrations. We feel goofy and foolish and think, “Wait a minute! I don’t even know if I like her yet. I mean, just because she’s on the big chair…” But that’s exactly why we do the prostrations, because she’s on the big chair. The big chair is there because the big chair is the throne of Dharma. It’s not my throne. It’s not Alyce Zeoli’s throne. It’s not Ahkön Lhamo’s throne. It is the throne of Dharma. When we perform the prostrations that we do, it is actually meant to be a connection between body, speech, and mind. These three are utilized together. The physical is doing something, the speech is doing something, and hopefully the mind is doing something. These three aspects of ourselves performing at the same time makes a sense of connection. It is a ritual that anchors something that is subtle, very spiritual: you can’t taste it, you can’t own it, you can’t pick it up. It anchors it into the physical. When the body performs the prostrations, you literally go into a different space. That event involving body, speech and mind takes you into a different space, if all three are engaged.
There are many mannerisms associated with Dharma, and as Westerners we think, “Well, I don’t get that whole crouching over thing. It just looks like a hunchback to me.” As Westerners, we’re taught to walk straight, almost military-like and prideful. But, actually, it is the constant mindfulness when you are in the presence of the Lama that creates an exchange of some sort. It’s not that you have to be unnatural all the time. If there is an exchange of some sort, simply that subtle tendency of doing that very little bow with mindfulness – and that’s the trick – puts the Lama’s speech in a place where you can hear it more directly. It actually establishes the connection between you and the teacher, almost like a tube or a direct tunnel going between yourself and the teacher. If you were in a room full of people and your Root Guru was talking and other people were talking and you were listening to everybody at the same time and to all in the same way, there would be no blessing there. The reason why there would be no blessing is because the main point of practicing Guru Yoga is to get us past the point of pridefulness and past the point of lack of discrimination that makes us not know whether something is extraordinary or simply ordinary. Eventually, we will come to see the non-duality of the nature of the Lama and one’s own nature. At that point one actually takes refuge in that nature, which is one’s own nature every bit as much as it is the Lama’s nature. Until then, this training is actually mind training, and, once again, Westerners have a hard time with that. We keep trying to slip it off, because we’re naturally uncomfortable with it. It doesn’t look like the rest of our culture, and we truly don’t understand.
We try to take our clues from the Lama, and this is where we all go wrong because some Lamas, like Gyaltrul Rinpoche, are funky, humble guys, and other Lamas come in like they’re your best friend. And then other Lamas come in, and they have a very fine and royal, genteel appearance. There are so many different Lamas. The trick is not to take your clue from the Lama, but to take your clue from the Dharma: from the teachings about the nature of the Lama. Whatever the appearance is, you need to form the habitual tendency and mindfulness of elevating that in preparation for the recognition of and awakening to your own Buddhanature. The reason why we’re asleep, why we’re not able to awaken, as the Buddha is awake, is primarily because the mind is so thickened through the mixture of non-virtue and virtue. It’s literally coarsened to where the loudest thing is what we hear, and the loudest thing is our ego. The loudest voice is our demand, our desire, how we feel, whether our feet hurt or not. That’s the loudest voice. The mind is simply not able to distinguish through the obscuration of being constantly involved in clinging to self-nature as inherently real. So the practice of Guru Yoga is for you, not for the teacher. Actually, I have found it to be very inconvenient. To get across the room when people are trying to prostrate is very difficult. I really do come from Brooklyn, and I really don’t care about that stuff. The only reason why I teach it the way I do, with such a fervent energy, is because I know how it works, and I know the power of that kind of practice.
A sentimental mood begins the day. You feel nostalgic and remembrance of the past is highlighted. David Garrick said, “Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run.” Honor those who deserve it, and be grateful for their influence on your life. Then a change occurs and you’re ready to go again! Friends or others provide a new scenario. Get together with your group and prepare for action! Something new is in the air. You are split between the past and the future. Remember the past, and head toward the future.
The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!
