Snow Lion Path
Snow Lion Path, from swimming to flying, is the playful discipline of joy: discipline as nourishment rather than punishment, moving us from the chains of shame to knowing our own basic goodness at a cellular level. Its practices include What Do You Want, the Reality Creation Loop, metta meditation and discipline.
Moving from Swimming (Stage 3) to Flying (Stage 4)
Snow Lion is the playful discipline of joy. He bounds from peak to peak, mane flowing, laughing as he leaps. His joy is not naïve — it is the natural fruit of discipline. But not the discipline of punishment, shame, or “do this or you’re weak.” Snow Lion’s discipline is nourishment — the structure that allows wheat to grow tall, or a man to thrive.
Here we move from the heavy chains of shame to the deep recognition of our own Basic Goodness. We stop believing the inner critic and learn to taste joy at a cellular level. Discipline becomes our ally, not our jailer.
- Key Transformational Axis:
- From Shame to Joy From ignorance of our own Basic Goodness, to complete knowing at a cellular level that all beings - very much including us - are fundamentally Good.
- Key Practices:
- What Do You Want
- Reality Creation Loop
- Metta meditation
- Discipline
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Snow Lion: Joy and CheerfulnessCome find the joy and cheerfulness already inside you, and practice inviting discipline in like sun and rain — the things that help you grow tall and thrive.
What Do You Want?Joyful discipline needs to know what it's in service of. Let's find out what you actually want — the feeling beneath every form — so the discipline has something to love.
The Reality Creation LoopDiscipline as nourishment looks like this, moment by moment: notice where you are, become willing, place your attention on what you want. Again. Again. With joy.
Metta for This Human BodySnow Lion moves from the heavy chains of shame to knowing your basic goodness at a cellular level. Metta is one of its key practices — come open your heart to this human body we all share, and from there to others.
When You're Overwhelmed - Part 2: Dancing the Path of Snow LionDiscipline isn't the finger wagging at you. It's the sun and rain you invite in. Here's how to actually dance it — five steps, from the fog of overwhelm to joy.
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