Tranquility-Haiku (Carpe Diem TackleItTuesday #1 Serenity)

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Sri Swami Sivananda (1887-1963)

This week the first episode of Tackle it Tuesday is Serenity and it is based on the philosophy of Sri Swami Sivananda (1887-1963) who composed the song of the 18-ity.  He was born in the south of India an studied medicine.  He worked as a doctor several years in Malaysia. After that he settled in Rishikesh at the foot of the Himalayans where he devoted his life to yoga and the spreading of it.

The first ity was serenity and the goal was to meditate and contemplate about this ity and become silent. Every ity needs a week (or a month) to learn. After you have done all 18 ‘ity, you start again with number one and so on.  There will become a time that you have changed into a better person, more in balance.

deep silence

at the top of the mountain

I discover myself

© Chèvrefeuille

centre on my breath

silence,  picture open meadows

OM, I`m at one.

&

eyes closed

cross-legged, breath relaxed

tranquility

© Tournesol 2014/08/04

Submitted for: Carpe Diem TAckle it Tuesday #1 Serenity

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A little bit about moi: I am a mom, a nana, a sister, a woman, a friend, a human being…a youth counsellor, Family Life Educator. I have been working in the helping profession for over 25 years and volunteered in various capacities from youths to seniors. Tournesol is my nom de plume for haiku and other Japanese form poetry here at Tournesoldansunjardin https://cheryllynnroberts.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy reading through my daily waka. I also have another blog "Stop the Stigma" where I may stand on my soapbox now and then and hope it will become a place to drop in and share or comment on issues important to you. In that vein this could be a great way to learn from each other. http://stigmahursteveryone.wordpress.com

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25 thoughts on “Tranquility-Haiku (Carpe Diem TackleItTuesday #1 Serenity)”

      2. As usual you are so kind…have not had a chance to visit your blog yet…doing a few per night and dont seem to catch up.

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      1. Yes.. She traveled to India many times.. He was an enlightened soul

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  6. Serenity when we get lost in creative endeavors – sometimes forgetting to breathe.
    May your meditations you peace 🙂

    Thank you for all you visits. It is a chore to keep up with return visits. But a pleasurable one 🙂

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