Greetings Yogis and
Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering self-will and Kriya Yoga.
This week in class we are considering self-will and Kriya Yoga.
Love makes everything that is heavy light.
-Thomas a Kempis
It is love that teaches us our real stature and reveals the
heroism we never thought we possessed. The renunciation that might be well-nigh
impossible in a vacuum can be blessedly simple when someone we love stands to
gain. Turning down a second glass of wine might take some doing in ordinary
circumstances, for example; but when you're in the company of an impressionable
teenager, you'll gladly set it aside.
Suppose you're tempted to add to your collection of antique
fire screens: hard to resist, maybe, if your aim is solely to reduce your own
acquisitiveness. But if the money you save can be spent on a tent for family
camping trips, it can be a breeze. You feel so good inside! A knack for quiet
self-sacrifice is the very life and soul of friendship. Reducing self-will
needn't be a joyless deprivation - it can be so many little acts of love,
performed over and over throughout the day.
Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath
Easwaran
The homework is to explore what it means to “reduce
self-will”. Consider that reducing
self-will is a practice; like asana, meditation, or prayer. In The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Sadhana
(practice) is defined as Tapas (burning desire), Svadhyaya (self-study) and
Isvara Pranidhana (devotion to God) or together as Kriya Yoga. Sadhana is practice to reach a goal in spite
of obstacles. Develop a practice to help
you reduce your self-will.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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