Idleness

Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,

This week in class we are considering the topic “Making Progress.”

Idleness

This is an important secret of life: if you remain idle without doing something useful your mind thinks scattered and random thoughts, and wastes its energy. Your good thoughts should definitely be brought into action. A thought is like an unripened fruit that is not yet eaten by anyone. Ripening fruit means bringing a positive thought into action. She who is great, successful, creative, and dynamic knows how to bring all her good and creative thoughts into action, and how to give a shape and form to her creative thinking process.

- Swami Rama

The homework is to learn how your Yoga practice can help you “give a shape and form to your creative thinking process.” Consider how the 5th and 6th limbs of Yoga, Pratyahara – refinement of the senses and Dharana – concentration, can assist you in this process. Finally, bring one of your good thoughts into action.

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994

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Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003