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Dandelions!

By Ponch | September 22, 2007

Ilchi Lee: Dandelions

From Ilchi Lee’s book The Twelve Enlightenments

Have you ever seen a dandelion? When the plant is mature, it awaits the coming of a breeze to carry away its cotton-candy like puff of a seed. When this seed touches down on another part of Earth, it sprouts into another dandelion plant by using the nutrition from Earth and water from the sky. The dandelion has just engaged in a process of realizing the information contained within the seed. The dandelion did not choose to be born as a dandelion. However, the dandelion would not complain about its existence, even if it could. The best you can do with your life, once you have taken a physical form, is to live to the best of your abilities to nurture the seed of hope that forms the nucleus of your soul.

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Dahn Yoga Tip 1

One of the most simple and effective concepts in Dahn Yoga is the idea of "breath." All living beings breathe. It is necessary for survival on this planet. However, it is taken for granted by most people. Few people pay attention to their breathing. But the quality of the breath has great implications for the health of our mind and body.

Whether people pay attention to their breath or choose to ignore it, they will continue to inhale and exhale. Through the experiential understanding of the breath achieved in Dahn training, the connection between mind-body communication and breath becomes more apparent

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Dahn Yoga Tip 2

Breath also dramatically demonstrates the interconnectedness between people. The air and energy that one person breathes in is also the same air and energy other people have just breathed in and out. Awareness that everyone shares the same air cultivates the understanding that all living things are interconnected, not only through the breath but on many levels. Ultimately, this understanding helps develop more caring, open-hearted individuals and in turn creates a more harmonious world.

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