Greetings Sadhakas,
This week in class we will be exploring how the practices of Yoga
encourage us to embrace the unity of life.
All things by
immortal power
Near or far,
Hiddenly
To each other
linked are,
That thou canst
not stir a flower
Without troubling
of a star.
– Francis Thompson
The science of
ecology teaches us that everything in the universe is connected. We cannot
separate ourselves from the consequences of even the least of our actions:
whatever we do here comes back there. This is the law of the unity of life.
Like gravity or any other law of nature, you cannot break it; you can only
break yourself against it.
If you throw a
bottle into the air, it will return to earth and shatter. Similarly, if you act
in a way that violates the unity of life - polluting the atmosphere, wasting precious
resources, ignoring the needs of others - you will find your health, your peace
of mind, and your happiness destroyed. We are not separate fragments. Like all the
animals and plants, we depend on each other and on the environment.
Words to Live By:
Inspiration for Every Day – Eknath Easwaran
The homework is to use your Yoga
practices to explore the unity of life. Yoga teaches us how to slow down and
challenges the concept of "doing" and encourages movement towards a
state of "being". It
encourages us to become or "be" the pose with a oneness. See if slowing down and being, instead of
always doing, provides you with the experience to cultivate the compassion that allows us
to embrace this oneness.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington
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