There is a saying in Sanskrit, “Sarvam Annam,” which translates as “Everything is food.” Tibetan Buddhist teaching tells us that every setback can be brought to the path and used for the purpose of liberation. If we argue with reality, we waste a huge amount of energy. No real transformation can take place unless a great amount of energy is saved. We fritter away our vital life force in many ways such as spending it on unnecessary emotions. Gurdjieff described three sources of food: that which feeds the physical body, the air we breathe, and impressions which we are always receiving. Everything that we push away or say ‘no’ to is prime food for developing an inner body of being which he says may survive death. We can take in impressions and let the breath and the body transform them since the body has the alchemical knowledge of how to make use of different kinds of food. One of the fundamental practices of the Work is not to express negative emotions. A corollary is not to suppress them. We are confronted with choices regularly and can discriminate about what food is good for us at any particular time. There are also many life circumstances or impressions that we do not have choice about. Regina is the editor of Hohm Press, a workshop leader, retreat guide, and author of The Woman Awake, Igniting the Inner Life, Praying Dangerously, Only God and other books.
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Awakening Conscience: The Potential Value of Not Expressing or Suppressing Negative Emotions (Panel Discussion with Red Hawk, Clelia Lewis, and VJ Fedorschak)
Being Where We Are: Grounding Spiritual Teaching in the Body (Bandhu Dunham)
Sun. Moon. Tantra. Navigating the Ocean of Chaos and Coherence (Angelon Young)
Love and Longing: May the Heat of Suffering Become the Fire of Love (Vijaya Fedorschak)
Conscience: The Transformative Effect of Working with Inner Conflict (an interview with Clelia Lewis)
The Way of the Wise Woman: A Deeper Dive into the Awakening of the Mother Spirit (Red Hawk)
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Understanding the Persistence of 'Sleep' (Unconsciousness) (Matthew Files)
Spiritual Warriorship and the Undefended Life (Nachama Greenwald)
A Deeper Yoga: Moving Beyond Image to Wholeness and Freedom (Christina Sell)
Faith: How Necessary is It on the Spiritual Path? (Karl Krumins)
Contemplating Continuity—A Conversation with Spiritual Friends (Barbara Du Bois)
Creative Life: The Art of Getting Out of Our Own Way (Bandhu Dunham)
Not What Should Be But What Is (Regina Sara Ryan)
Cultivating Resilience and Inner Strength on the Spiritual Path (Angelon Young)
Yogi Ramsuratkumar: The Godchild, Tiruvannamalai (Caylor Wadlington)
Love What You Do Not Love: The Doorway to Ever Present Peace (Vijaya Fedorschak)
The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself (Matthew Files)
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