🔼: [[Practices 🕯️]] ##### Sankalpas (Heart-Intentions) A Sankalpa is an intention or resolve that acts as a kind of foundation or ground to stand on. They are historically highly specific and require the guidance of a teacher, but eh. The more we practice with them, over months or years, the more powerful they become. They help [[💡 Parts|Parts]] step back and allow [[💡 Presence|Presence]] to arise. Update them as you like to keep it fresh and alive, don't let this be a rote thing. One sentence each. Bring them to mind and speak the statements before practicing. It shapes our attunement to the practice and to others. %% - “I will be…” - “I am…” - “I deserve…” (eg “I deserve to be whole”) [[🛠 Affirmations]] [[Taking a Stand as a Quality of Presence|Taking a Stand]] [[☀️ Living Daylight]] %% ###### Refuge Statement Everyone takes refuge in something. Capitalists take refuge in the free market. This is an opportunity to ground and trust in something deeper than our ordinary sense of self. What does your heart take refuge in? - Spiritual tradition - God - Family - Intimates - Virtues - Forces ###### Offer Our offer connects our practice and our doings to something bigger than ourselves. A common one is "I offer the fruits of this practice for the benefit of all beings," but only use it if that feels real or true to you. We can make it more specific, offering the benefits of our practice to people we know or care about. ###### Vow A way we align our practice with our own true nature. We might vow to be kind, generous, courageous, compassionate, open-hearted — anything. [^1]: