As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the yogi whose mind is focused remains always steady in meditation on the transcendent self. -Bhagavad Gita 6.19 … [Read more...] about As a lamp in a windless place…
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Commitment to Practice
As I've been slowly reading and enjoying Krishnamacharya over the last few weeks, I've been impressed by the dedication and commitment the modern sage required of his yoga students. Most folks who take up yoga today, this yogi included, have no idea what it means to practice under the tutelage of a guru. We just sort of show up when it's convenient or absolutely necessary. Krishnamacharya, however, was very selective of those he took on as students. As shown in the following examples … [Read more...] about Commitment to Practice
Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Excerpt from The Shambhala Guide to Yoga by Georg Feuerstein. In order to gain the unsurpassable bliss of the Self, the yogin willingly adopts a life of strict discipline. The aspirant begins by carefully regulating his or her moral behavior. This forms the bedrock of all types of Yoga. Reduced to its bare bones, yogic morality is the recognition of the universal Self in all other beings. The various moral rules expounded in the Yoga scriptures are a symbolic bow to the Self within the … [Read more...] about Self-Discipline and the Yogi
Time for Yoga…
Have a hard time fitting yoga into your day? Consider this simple thought: "Instead of finding time to practice Yoga, practice Yoga all the time." ~ Bob Weisenberg … [Read more...] about Time for Yoga…
How to Listen
"When we listen as if we were in a temple and give attention to one another as if each person were our teacher, honoring his or her words as valuable and sacred, all kinds of great possibilities awaken. Even miracles can happen. To act in the world most effectively, our actions cannot come from our small sense of self, our limited identity, our hopes, and our fears. … [Read more...] about How to Listen
Yoga Sutra Meditation
Yoga Sutra 2.7 - 2.11 Attachment is a residue of pleasant experience. Aversion is a residue of suffering. Clinging to life is instinctive and self-perpetuating, even for the wise. In their subtle form, these causes of suffering are subdued by seeing where they come from. In their gross form, as patterns of consciousness, they are subdued through meditative absorption. … [Read more...] about Yoga Sutra Meditation
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