Ahimsa
Short Summary
Non-harm in thought, word, and deed — starting with yourself and radiating outward.
Full Description
In yogic tradition, *Ahimsa* is more than “do no harm.” It is the cultivation of reverence for all life, rooted in the recognition that we are not separate. In the Tantric view, harm begins in the mind — in the stories of separation — and is dissolved by the expansion of awareness and compassion. Ahimsa asks for gentleness in thought, speech, and action, beginning with the way we hold ourselves.
Try this: Before speaking today, pause for one breath and ask, “Will these words cause harm or bring care?”
TED's Take
Volume down, kindness up, inward kindness reflects outward
When you treat yourself with loving sweetness
You feel the mood of whole completeness
Physical/Emotional Associations
nervous system regulation; compassion; reduced reactivity; jaw/shoulders soften
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Why
This song explores the dismay we feel when we believe the limiting thoughts that run through our minds. Caught in negative patterns, we can lose connection — with others, and with ourselves. Why parallels the unraveling of a relationship with someone else and the painful disconnect from our own sense of worth. It ends with a quiet ache: What would we give, do, and say... to come home — to them, or to ourselves?
Say it with Love
"Say It With Love" is an offering, a reminder of the infinite well of love that’s always available to us.
It doesn’t ask us to deny our needs or silence our deepest feelings — it invites us to bring them forward, but to bring them from the heart.
This song is a mantra and a prayer, a chant to Lakshmi: “Remind me of the divine bounty — that no matter how much I lean on you, the well of love never runs dry.”
It transforms confusion, anxiety, and heaviness into connection, grace, and light.
As the closing track of the collection, it leaves us with an invocation: whatever you do, wherever you go, say it with love.
