Greetings Yogis and
Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering how a contemplative practice can support us in uncovering what is “really important in life."
This week in class we are considering how a contemplative practice can support us in uncovering what is “really important in life."
One cannot collect
all the beautiful shells on the beach.
One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
-Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
If you are
determined to stick to what is really important in life, then from day to day
you will see that the unimportant pastimes, the distractions that lead you away
from your purpose, will gradually weaken their hold.
On the list of
priorities, first and foremost is meditation.
It will clear your eyes and bring the detachment and discrimination we
all need to make wise choices. So right at the top of your list should be the
resolution to practice meditation, and not to let anything come in the way.
Not even the
greatest of worldly achievements will satisfy us completely. Nothing finite can
ever satisfy us. Sooner or later, all the vitality that has gone into pursuing
countless goals in the outer world must flow into one huge desire to discover
the divine presence within. This supreme discovery is what matters most in
life. We are all born to seek the supreme truth.
Words to Live By:
Inspiration for Every Day –
Eknath Easwaran
The homework is to consider how meditation or any contemplative practice can support
you in uncovering what is “really important in life”. See if having a contemplative practice has
the effects of creating peace, clarity and vision? The only way to answer this question is from
your own experience, to practice. Work
to establish a contemplative practice.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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