Greetings Sadhakas,
This week in class
we are considering simplicity, the important things in life and consistent
practice.
The world is too
much with us; late and soon,
Getting and
spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in
Nature that is ours.
-William Wordsworth
Our modern way of
life seems to be making us busier and busier about less and less. It is only
after we begin to taste the joy of simple living that we realize how much all this
frantic activity can stand between us and our fulfillment. The more we divide
our interests, our allegiances, our activities, the less time we have for living.
Loving, loyal
personal relationships take time. We cannot get to know someone intimately in a
day or establish a lasting relationship during a weekend conference. If we spend
eight hours a day at our job and the evening watching television, where is the
time for cultivating close friendships? If we simplify our lives, we shall find
the time and energy to be together with our family and friends, or to give our
time to a worthy cause that needs our contribution. The simple life doesn't
mean bearing with a drab routine; it means giving our time and attention to
what is most important.
Words to Live By: Inspiration
for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran
The homework is
to consider how the many practices of Yoga can support you in uncovering what
is “really important in life”. See if
having a consistent practice has the effect of helping cultivate simplicity and
if in this simplicity the things that are really important come to the surface? The only way to answer this question is from
your own experience, to practice.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
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