Although
you appear in earthly form
Your
essence is pure Consciousness.
You
are the fearless guardian of Divine Light.
So
come, return to the root of the root of your own Soul.
-
Rumi
Post- Memorial
Day Musings :: Class Updates :: Thai Yoga Therapy
Dear Friends and Yogis,
May this
email find you in happiness and sukham,
or good, sweet space. Indeed, many wisdom traditions -- including Yoga
-- teach us that we are inseparable from the vast, spacious and
delightful goodness that permeates this sacred world in which we live.
Oftentimes, however, amidst life's daily vicissitudes,
we forget that we are made of the very same indescribable
goodness that permeates the
sublime beauty of the pheonomenal world. Yet, when wakefu l,
with senses open, we may marvel at the strength, vibrancy and delicacy
of spring's fresh blossoms; relish the cool, refreshing water of a spring-fed
pond as it touches our warm skin; savor the flavors of fresh cut herbs, the
calming scent of blossoming lilacs, and the melody of a bird's song. Do
we dare to delight, for a moment, in the contours and colors that compose
the face of a loved one?
For most
Americans, Memorial Day means a long weekend, an outdoor social event, good
food, and, perhaps, a good sale on a much-desired item. For others,
including yogis and all pilgrims of spirit, it can be a time of remembrance. In
sanskrit, the word smaran describes this notion of touching upon
and remembering our true, or essential nature. Smaran gently
challenges us to remember that we are beings of light, of
spirit, of raw, living, spacious, limitless energy. To me, how we name
that omnipotent, omnipresent source of all life seems
less juicy than the pure, unfettered experience of it. On our mat, we
can access and feel this open and limitless space in each
uninhibited breath, and in each dymamic, yet still, opening of our physical
(energetic) architecture. In all aspects of life, we experience it when
we love and when we allow ourselves to be tender, open and generous to
ourselves and others. We experience it when we lift our gaze from the TV
or computer screen and expand into a moment of openness.
This
spring and summer, may you embrace the gift of Yoga, meditation, and Thai Yoga
Therapy, and allow it to be a skillfull means in experiencing smaran,
or remembrance of your ever-present beauty.
Breathe
and let go.
Engage
and be present.
Relax
and smile a lot.
Enjoy
the basic goodness of your precious life.
In
peace,
Robert
Poetic
Inspiration
(on connecting with the ever-present space that is you)
| Charles
Bukowski - It's Ours |
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there is always that space there
just before they get to us
that space
that fine relaxer
the breather
while say
flopping on a bed
thinking of nothing
or say
pouring a glass of water from the
spigot
while entranced by
nothing
that
gentle pure
space
it's worth
centuries of
existence
say
just to scratch your neck
while looking out the window at
a bare branch
that space
there
before they get to us
ensures
that
when they do
they won't
get it all
ever.
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