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“So to be effective agents for social change we have to start with ourselves. First, we have to work on ourselves until we can be in the world without being automatically reactive.
As the stuff of the world around us comes pouring in on us, instead of reacting with fear and aversion or greed and grasping, the art is to introduce a moment of clear quiet awareness between the input (or perception) and the output (or response).
By adding this moment of awareness, we break the chain of reactivity that keeps us all so unconsciously bound.”
-Ram Dass, speaking at the Lama Foundation in 1983
This week, we explore the cultivation of joy through the lens of ahimsa, which inspires us to live in such a way that we cause no harm in thought, speech, or action to any living being, including ourselves.
Ahimsa is a yogic practice (the first of the
yamas) that offers “a way out” of suffering - if only it were that simple! This week, we explore
practical ahimsa in our
article on
Cultivating Joy With Ahimsa by PW Founder Kirsten Ahern.
We also offer insight into our recipes - where they come from and how you can collaborate! - and offer a delicious and nutritious Sweet Potato Cacao Blondie (shared with us by one of our subscribers!) to add to your holiday baking list.
So, read on and
reach out! We'd love to hear from you.
Until next week!
