The truth is the mind can sometimes work against an individual’s greatest good; the essence of who we are is not found in our brains. The soul and all of it’s truth about us lies in the gut, while love, compassion, kindness, and courage are found in the heart. Practicing meditation or mindfulness can transform us from a prisoner of the mind into its master. Energy aka Chi, Qi, or prana flows through and around our bodies and into the energy centers we know as the chakras. Cha

It's easy to shame-bash smokers by telling them their aura/chakras/lungs are riddled with toxins/negative thought forms/addictive spiritual parasites, but like all duality, today I encourage you to consider another side to smoking... A sacred side, that involves prayer, offerings, purification and respect. And as Indian Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello pointed out, “Be grateful for your sins. They are carriers of grace." I recall quitting smoking 8 years ago today. I remember t