Greetings Yogis and
Yoginis,
This week in class we will be exploring Tapas, the third
Niyama.
You never enjoy
the world aright, till the Sea itself floweth in your veins, till you are
clothed with the heavens, and crowned with the stars; and perceive yourself to
be the sole heir of the whole world, and more than so, because men are in it
who are every one sole heirs as well as you.
– Thomas
Traherne
In our relationship
with the environment, the real power does not lie in the hands of technologists
or politicians or directors of multinational corporations. It is individuals
like you and me who make the final decisions about what is bought and sold in
the stores, how much carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere, and what is
dumped into the sea. Each of us can begin to heal the environment right away by
changing our daily habits.
And beyond that,
there is another area which deserves our immediate attention: the world within.
For each of us has an entire world within, an internal environment as real as
the one we see around us. This internal environment has a powerful effect on
the external environment: the way we think affects the way we treat the earth.
When we purify this inner environment, we are not only making ourselves more
secure and fulfilled, but we are also making an important contribution to the
health of Mother Earth.
Words to Live By:
Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran
The homework is
to consider the third Niyama, Tapas.
Tapas is translated as
discipline, austerities, and heat. Tapas
can also mean effort. Through this
effort impurities are burned up and we purify our inner and outer
environments. Evaluate your effort as it
relates to your Yoga practices and see if there is room for change.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal,
and Vancouver Washington
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