Patience

Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,

This week in class we are considering patience.

Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience.

-Anandamayi Ma

We begin our journey towards the supreme goal of life from where we stand. Just as it is good to be patient with others, it is equally necessary to be patient with ourselves. After all, when the desire to live for others comes to us, we can be haunted by our past mistakes, by the amount of time we have wasted in selfish pursuits. But we must accept ourselves with all our strengths and weaknesses.

There are many obstacles on the spiritual path which can strengthen us, and these cannot be overcome unless we have infinite patience with ourselves. If we are patient with others, shouldn't we be patient with ourselves as well? Each of us is individual, with our own special qualities. We start now, where we are, with our partial love for money, partial love for pleasure, partial love for prestige, and a little love for God. We will progress at our own pace. It is not good to compare one person's progress with another's.

Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran

The homework is to connect how our Yoga path mirrors our path in life. Our practices ebb and flow, frustrations and successes, highs and lows, but a slow progression occurs. Practice being patient with any setbacks and keep coming back to your commitments.

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994

www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com

Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003