Greetings Sadhakas,
This week in class
we are considering Santosa.
Faults and virtues
arise from our companions.
- Sanskrit
proverb
According to this
ancient saying, what is good in us and what is bad, our strong points and our
weak points alike, develop because of constant association. When we associate with
calm people, we become calm; when we associate with agitated people, we become
agitated. When we frequent the company of people who are wise, we become wiser;
when our company is otherwise, we become otherwise too.
We've all
experienced this. When we have spent an evening with someone who is
overwrought, we come home so agitated ourselves that we can't get to sleep. But
there is a positive side of the power of association: we absorb good qualities
too, by spending time with people who embody them. Whenever we associate with
people, we participate in their mental states.
Words to Live By:
Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran
The homework is
to consider the second Niyama - Santosa. Santosa can be defined as contentment,
reducing desires, becoming cheerful and creating balance of mind. Determine for
yourself how to practice Santosa and work to be the calming force in peoples
lives. Become the person that others want to associate with.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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