Comments on: Viveka and the Carbon Fund http://rosegardenyoga.com/2008/10/viveka-and-the-carbon-fund/ Yoga on and off the mat (anusara yoga, philosophy, food, gardening, eco-justice) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:43:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://rosegardenyoga.com/2008/10/viveka-and-the-carbon-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Dan Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:57:40 +0000 http://rosegardenyoga.com/?p=127#comment-5 Coming from a Transcendentalist perspective, for me this relates to Thoreau's advice to "Simplify, simplify." This isn't advice to go out and become an ascetic -- there's a middle ground here, and this advice suggests that we pay attention to what's really important in life (those transcendent values), and enjoy life, without being enslaved by things that keep us from that which is most important. I know, I know, it's not an exact analogy -- we Transcendentalists are coming at this from a different perspective -- but I think we're headed in the same direction on this one.... Coming from a Transcendentalist perspective, for me this relates to Thoreau’s advice to “Simplify, simplify.” This isn’t advice to go out and become an ascetic — there’s a middle ground here, and this advice suggests that we pay attention to what’s really important in life (those transcendent values), and enjoy life, without being enslaved by things that keep us from that which is most important.

I know, I know, it’s not an exact analogy — we Transcendentalists are coming at this from a different perspective — but I think we’re headed in the same direction on this one….

]]> By: Kat http://rosegardenyoga.com/2008/10/viveka-and-the-carbon-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Kat Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:16:22 +0000 http://rosegardenyoga.com/?p=127#comment-4 I practice mindfulness meditation in which the important thing is to be mindful/aware of your choices and why you make the choice you do, which you obviously are. We are in a constant dance between healing our planet by reducing our carbon footprint and healing our planet through healing our selves, children, community. So I sometimes put the clothes in the dryer instead of out on the line because I really need to sit down and read books to the kids but it is a conscious choice and the next day I chose to put the clothes out on the line. Have a fantastic week! I practice mindfulness meditation in which the important thing is to be mindful/aware of your choices and why you make the choice you do, which you obviously are. We are in a constant dance between healing our planet by reducing our carbon footprint and healing our planet through healing our selves, children, community. So I sometimes put the clothes in the dryer instead of out on the line because I really need to sit down and read books to the kids but it is a conscious choice and the next day I chose to put the clothes out on the line. Have a fantastic week!

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