Greetings Sadhakas,
This week in class
we are considering the higher purposes of Yoga.
Who has not found
the heaven below
Will fail of it
above.
God's residence is
next to mine,
His furniture is
love.
- Emily Dickinson
Love is not
physical; it is a state of consciousness. That is why I consider loving a
skill, a great skill that can be learned. It calls for great effort and
enthusiasm, but it can be mastered. And when it is mastered, every loving relationship
grows richer and more romantic with the passage of time. You can be more
romantic, more tenderly in love during the second part of your life than you
were in your twenties.
Very, very few of
us are born with this skill. We have to learn it, mostly by making mistakes. In
my early days I too made many silly mistakes. Every one of us has made mistakes
in our relationships and gone through difficulties which led us to move away
from people who were dear to us.
A spiritual
perspective on life is meant not to torment us with the past, but to comfort
and console us. An untrained mind cannot be in love very long, while a trained
mind can never fall out of love.
Words to Live By:
Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran
The homework is
to review how the practices of Yoga helps to cultivate a “trained mind”.
Consider how this fits into the higher purposes of the practices of Yoga. What
are the higher purposes of Yoga? Go well beyond any of the physical effects of Yoga
and consider the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects and effects of the
practices of Yoga.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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