Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Toward Inner Freedom.”
The whole trend of modern civilization is towards external freedom. Free expression of opinion, free association, freedom to establish one's personal relationships on one's own initiative, and freedom to pursue a vocation according to one's merits are essentially needed for making life fruitful and happy. But external freedom, in the last analysis, is egocentric, and should not miss its spiritual counterpart in internal freedom. Inner freedom consists in the conquest of lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride and sloth. A happy blending of reason and love can alone bring about this freedom and give meaning to all forms of external freedom. The substance of all religions consist in the achievement of this inner freedom.
- Swami Avyaktananda
The homework is to evaluate all of the aspects of your external freedoms. Without being judgmental look at where you are going beyond meeting your basic needs. Apply "a happy blending of reason and love" to your situation and see how you can create more meaning to your external freedoms and at the same time cultivate inner freedom.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
Iyengar Yoga at Rushing Water Yoga in Camas, WA
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