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[lazyyogi]

A patient came in today, he’s a musician and he’s being driven nuts by weird scratching sounds coming from his right ear. I took a look under the microscope and it was just a very long hair stuck in his ear canal and tickling his ear drum. I plucked it out using alligator forceps and he was overjoyed.

It’s funny that this will likely be my most satisfying patient encounter for today. Simple but truly annoying problem, quick fix, happy customer 😁

Not a common thing in ear clinic.

[lazyyogi]

When you know who you are, you don’t look to the world to tell you.

Concordantly, you do not fear what others may see when they gaze upon you.

The knowledge of yourself as you truly are is your liberation.

[lazyyogi]

Thich Nhat Hanh

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If we don’t take the time to savor and love what we already have, we will live as if we have nothing.

[lazyyogi]

“you cannot kill me in a way that matters”

[lazyyogi]

When you are full of problems, there is no room for anything new to enter, no room for a solution.

So whenever you can, make some room, create some space, so that you find the life underneath your life situation.

Use your senses fully. Be where you are. Look around. Just look, don’t interpret. See the light, shapes, colors, textures. Be aware of the silent presence of each thing. Be aware of the space that allows everything to be.

Listen to the sounds; don’t judge them. Listen to the silence underneath the sounds. Touch something — anything — and feel and acknowledge its Being. Observe the rhythm of your breathing; feel the air flowing in and out, feel the life energy inside your body.

Allow everything to be, within and without. Allow the “isness” of all things. Move deeply into the Now.

You are leaving behind the deadening world of mental abstraction, of time. You are getting out of the insane mind that is draining you of life energy, just as it is slowly poisoning and destroying the Earth.

You are awakening out of the dream of time into the present.

— Eckhart Tolle

[lazyyogi]

When you know who you are, you don’t look to the world to tell you.

Concordantly, you do not fear what others may see when they gaze upon you.

The knowledge of yourself as you truly are is your liberation.

[lazyyogi]

The best indicator of your level of consciousness is how you deal with life’s challenges when they come. Through those challenges, an already unconscious person tends to become more deeply unconscious, and a conscious person more intensely conscious. You can use a challenge to awaken you, or you can allow it to pull you into even deeper sleep.

Eckhart Tolle

[lazyyogi]

When you know who you are, you don’t look to the world to tell you.

Concordantly, you do not fear what others may see when they gaze upon you.

The knowledge of yourself as you truly are is your liberation.

[lazyyogi]

My resolution for this year is to fly under the radar. Lay low. Keep my head down and do my thing.

For me, this will be a year of completing another life stage and entering a new one. I will be finishing residency in June, I take my board exam in July, and then I begin working at a private practice in August.

Intuition tells me to focus on quietly building my foundations, work hard so that transitions will be relatively smooth, and avoid attracting too much attention.

I feel like at this point my success or failure is essentially on me and that outside influences will only serve to meddle in that.

We’ll see how it plays out.

As an aside, I really appreciate new year resolutions. I think people put too much pressure on it or turn it into a lifestyle wishlist.

When I draw a tarot card for the new year, it isn’t a prediction. It’s a contemplation as to what may benefit my growth and development in the year to come.

If you feel so inclined to form a resolution, I suggest a similar approach.

Much love!

LY

[lazyyogi]

What is the most productive way to understand the concept of a flaw?

Flaws are not mere blemishes or imperfections to hide or reluctantly accept.

True flaws are our triggers, blind spots, and attachments—forces that destabilize our clarity and sanity.

When activated, these flaws pull us into a semi-unconscious state, where we act in ways that conflict with our highest values and undermine our own best interests. In those moments, we are not ourselves.

From there, we risk hurting loved ones, isolating ourselves, and sowing confusion and suffering.

You can recognize this process in real time when you notice that getting your way has become more important than anything else.

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At some point, most people stop growing. They settle into a comfortable identity, clinging to a fixed idea of who they are.

When this happens, any change — even growth — starts to feel like a threat. This is how people grow old without growing wise. Elders were once respected not merely for their age but for the wisdom living inside them.

If we resist the pull toward the comfort and security of a rigid identity, we open ourselves to ongoing growth. Even the smallest shifts, day by day, week by week, build toward something remarkable.

Just imagine what you could become.

[lazyyogi]

Just wanted to say thank you for all that you have shared. Tumblr is a vast data-scape and here you are providing a collection of gemstones

Thanks so much for these kind words 🙏🏻

I’m delighted that this space is still providing inspiration and insight for others.

Much love.

LY

[lazyyogi]

What is the most productive way to understand the concept of a flaw?

Flaws are not mere blemishes or imperfections to hide or reluctantly accept.

True flaws are our triggers, blind spots, and attachments—forces that destabilize our clarity and sanity.

When activated, these flaws pull us into a semi-unconscious state, where we act in ways that conflict with our highest values and undermine our own best interests. In those moments, we are not ourselves.

From there, we risk hurting loved ones, isolating ourselves, and sowing confusion and suffering.

You can recognize this process in real time when you notice that getting your way has become more important than anything else.

[lazyyogi]

For a second year in a row I’m going to a poolside New Year’s Eve party in Miami with my girlfriend and my older brother. I asked the runes for advice on how best to enjoy our evening and enter 2025.

The three runes I pulled were Wunjo, Dagaz, and Jera.

Wunjo speaks to enjoyment arising from the harmony of community. Dagaz is about liminal moments, insights/revelations, and captures the instant of spontaneity. Lastly, Jera entails the passage of time and seasonal cycles.

My interpretation is that the emphasis should be on collective celebration tonight. Tonight, and every night, is most enjoyable when everyone can feel included. New year’s eve is a seasonal liminal holiday that dwells between two years. There is something both instantaneous and lingering about its significance. Allow room for spontaneity even as tradition is upheld.

I hope everyone finds some room for gratitude, celebration, and aspiration today and tomorrow.

Happy 2025! May it be a year of benefit to all sentient beings!

[lazyyogi]

Mind is anything experienced inside your head that is not literally happening in this moment.

Consciousness is everything experienced in this moment, including mind.

Awareness is the feeling you have that you exist, and it is also the reason why it feels like anything exists.

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holy shit dude I used to follow you like 10 years ago, you would always drop the best wisdom. good to see you're still spreading that knowledge

Bahaha I’m still here, just chillin 🙏🏻

Thanks for stopping by and saying hi!

LY