Greetings Yogis and
Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the first and third Yamas: Ahimsa and Asteya.
This week in class we are considering the first and third Yamas: Ahimsa and Asteya.
Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.
- Michelangelo
Mogul art, one of the great periods of artistic achievement
in India ,
often is in miniature. The artist concentrated on very small areas, on little
things, and worked with tenderness and precision. Only somebody who understands
art will be able to see all the love and labor that has gone into it. Family
living is like Mogul art, worked in miniature. The canvas is so small, and the
skill required is so great, that most of us really do not appreciate the vast
potentialities of family life.
Today we hear a great deal about the family becoming
obsolete. Let us hope this is just the fantasy of those who do not understand
the value of the family. To me, the family is like a free university, where we
can get our finest education in living for others. Family does not just mean
Papa, Mama, Junior, and Janie, but all the members, including grandparents,
uncles and aunts and country cousins. The family can include dear friends and
those who participate closely in all our endeavors.
We begin by being tender and unselfish and putting up with
innumerable discomforts for the sake of adding to the joy of our family. Then,
gradually, we extend our love to include our friends, our community, our
country, and our world.
Words to Live By: Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath
Easwaran
The homework is to look at how you define your family
relationships and the quality of those relationships. Evaluate how you are applying the yamas
Ahimsa (love, non-harming) and Asteya (non-stealing, selflessness) to your
relationships. Consider how this way of
being can be generalized across the board in all areas.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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