Contentment

Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,

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

We must live in the now to follow the path to enlightenment. In the lower realms of the mind, where time and space seem very real, we are worried about the past or concerned about the future. These two intermingle and limit conscious awareness. A person functioning in the now is in control of her own mind. She is naturally happier, more successful. She is performing every task with her fullest attention, and the rewards are to be seen equally in the quality of her work and the radiance of her face. She cannot be bored with anything she does, however simple or mundane. Everything is interesting, challenging, fulfilling. A person living fully in the now is a content person.

- Satgura Sivaya Subramaniyaswami

The homework is to bring the same kind of attention that you use to maintain balance in Vrksasana (tree posture) to some of your regular daily activities. Try to be as present as possible while you brush your teeth or when you are eating. Work to bring Dharana, one-pointed concentration and Pratyahara, refinement of the senses, to these activities. Then work to generalize this way of being to everything else in life.

Blessings,

paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
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Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003